Investigational Treatment Trials for COPD Are you interested in a new and easier way to treat your COPD? If so, you may be eligible for an investigational treatment trial. The TPMG Clinical Research Division in Williamsburg is conducting multiple clinical trials designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an investigational drug for individuals with moderate to severeContinue Reading
Help for Sad or Anxious Children and Teens
Help for Sad or Anxious Children and Teens By Madeline Vann, M.Ed., NCC, resident in counseling at White Cloud Therapeutic Services, LLC It’s been a tough year or so, and even with the excitement of going back to school, parents are expressing a lot of reasonable concern about the mental health of children and teens. Scary statisticsContinue Reading
Governor Northam Announces Public Health Order to Require Universal Masking in K-12 Schools
Governor Northam Announces Public Health Order to Require Universal Masking in K-12 Schools Order reinforces state law SB 1303 Governor Northam today announced a Public Health Emergency Order requiring universal masking in all indoor settings in Virginia’s K-12 schools. Information from www.governor.virginia.gov This order reinforces current state law, which requires Virginia schools adhere to mitigation strategiesContinue Reading
Learning to Build Connection
Learning to Build Connection By Madeline Vann, M.Ed., NCC, resident in counseling at White Cloud Therapeutic Services, LLC Finding ways to connect and belong are a critical part of our health and happiness. And yet, so many people are struggling with the feeling of being disconnected and alone – even in a family or a community setting.Continue Reading
Build Connections..
Build Connections.. By Madeline Vann, M.Ed., NCC, resident in counseling at White Cloud Therapeutic Services, LLC Summer is the perfect time to have fun with your kids and at the same time, build connection and increase their attention span and focus. Even if they seem not to be listening, children and teens take most of their cuesContinue Reading
The Resilience You Built This Year…
The Resilience You Built This Year by Madeline Vann, NCC, M.Ed. at White Cloud Therapeutic Services Has anyone told you today that you are resilient? Well, let me be the first. You’re resilient – and so is everyone reading this. How do I know? First of all, a definition – resilience is, in brief, the ability toContinue Reading
Vaccine Clinics July 10 & 31, 2021
Local vaccination clinics for Hampton Roads area for this upcoming week Looking for vaccines near me? Learn more about how to book your vaccine at your local pharmacy. UPCOMING CLINIC Tue Aug 3rd from 8 am – 11 am at Berkeley Middle SchoolTues, Aug 24th from 8 am – 11 am at Berkeley Middle SchoolContinue Reading
Summer Bucket List, by Madeline Vann, M.Ed., NCC
Summer Bucket List By Madeline Vann, M.Ed., NCC, resident in counseling at White Cloud Therapeutic Services, LLC School’s out for summer. What are your plans? Take a moment to mark this moment in some way. Yes, certain things are different than before – we have drive through moving up ceremonies and there are no schoolContinue Reading
The Power of “Weird”, by Madeline Vann, NCC, M.Ed. at White Cloud Therapeutic Services
The Power of “Weird” by Madeline Vann, NCC, M.Ed. at White Cloud Therapeutic Services One of my favorite books is titled “Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World” by Olga Kazan. I recommend it to everyone who feels sometimes like they don’t fit in and wonders if they have a place in theContinue Reading
Where can I find a COVID-19 Vaccine Near Me?
Where can I find a COVID-19 Vaccine Near Me? Is that what you have been typing in Google this week? Well, if you have not been directed to Vaccine Finder – here you go…Click HERE Just type in your zip code and how many mile radius you are willing to drive an all of theContinue Reading
How about Mountain Biking York River State Park Laurel Glen / Bob Cat Run Trail?
Our friends at Localourist.com where they encourage you to “Live like a local and play like a tourist” have found a great mountain bike trail in our own backyard. Here is their article: How about Mountain Biking York River State Park Laurel Glen / Bob Cat Run Trail? by Localourist.com explorer and writer C. Bada Why not? If youContinue Reading
Strengthening Families FREE Program
Strengthening Families Program Strengthening Families Program hosted virtually by Bacon Street Youth and Family Services, is now open to families with youth between the ages of 10-14. The program will help you learn effective parenting skills; promote increased family communication; and improve parent-child relationships, social competencies, and school performance. This FREE program will run onlineContinue Reading
Best Games for Family Game Night for Families with Teens, Tweens, Elementary & Preschoolers
Family Game Night Game Recommendations for Families with Preschool, Elementary, Tween and Teen Kiddos! Just updated for Christmas! Updated 12/15/20You know what is fun? Family Game Night. Seriously, if you haven’t tried it – really now is the time. You can even do it with the cousins, grandparents or friends via zoom to really changeContinue Reading
Can we take a moment to talk about grief?
Can we take a moment to talk about grief? Written by Madeline Vann, NCC, M.Ed. at White Cloud Therapeutic Services Can we take a moment to talk about grief? I think we can all agree 2020 has been a difficult year, to put it mildly. And before we finally get out of this year, we haveContinue Reading
Workout at home while working from home!
Workout at home while working from home! We know it has not only been hard to change your work / life balance, but it seems like with the colder weather heading our way we may be struggling to fit in an outdoor workout. We have gone through our partners’ sites and pulled affiliate links ofContinue Reading
Try a Gratitude and Appreciation Ritual
Try a Gratitude and Appreciation Ritual Written by Madeline Vann, NCC, M.Ed. at White Cloud Therapeutic Services Rituals are so important. And we have a couple of big ones coming up – Halloween, voting (or however you and your family choose to participate in our democracy), and Thanksgiving. We love to be involved in these events, withContinue Reading
Negotiating Screen Time in a Virtual Landscape
Negotiating Screen Time in a Virtual Landscape Written by Madeline Vann, NCC, M.Ed. at White Cloud Therapeutic Services Conflict over screens comes up a lot lately with families and couples – and even individuals, who are wondering if they are on their screen too frequently. Common ground for all of us appears to be worrying about theContinue Reading
Too Much of a “Good” Thing?
Too Much of a “Good” Thing?Written by Madeline Vann, NCC, M.Ed. at White Cloud Therapeutic Services “Today in homeschooling we are working on fractions,” says the meme. You know the one. There are four wine glasses with varying degrees of fullness and fractions by each glass (1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 1). For most people, that’s probably anContinue Reading
