Category: Caroline Rudin

The baby blues: why is this happening?

5/9/2023

by Caroline Rudin, LMSW, MS.Ed., PMH-C

“Congratulations!” There are balloons and bouquets of flowers all over the hospital room. The room smells sweet and clean. Your makeup and hair are beautifully done up as you lie in bed with soft, cozy sheets and blankets, cradling your newborn in your arms. Your partner is sweetly standing over you, holding your hand, in amazement of your efforts and your child. Your family rushes into the room to gush over your baby and take turns holding and changing her for you so you can begin to rest.

“CUT!”

Does this sound like a fairytale? A television commercial? Most times, it is. Let’s rewind, shall we?

New Year’s Resolutions: How to Set SMART Goals

1/16/2023

by Caroline Rudin, LMSW MS.Ed.

What would happen if instead of resolutions, we created aspirations?

Happy New Year from the Wavelengths team! For the few days between the Christmas holiday and New Year’s Eve, we are all in a relaxed yet preparatory state. I spent time cleaning and organizing my space, closing up the books on the year, and thinking about what I want to take with me into the next year. At the stroke of midnight, there is a believed phenomenon that *everything changes*. This time could be used as a fresh start, a clean slate, a new beginning. Enter: the New Year’s Resolution.

These goals that we create are made with the best of intentions, we are feeling optimistic, excited even, to achieve these quests within the next three hundred sixty five days. Some people set goals to lose weight, redesign their spaces, or make all new friends to socialize with. Often, these goals are created using all-or-nothing language: I am going to lose thirty pounds. I am going to purchase all new furniture, paint, and decor. I am going to go out every single weekend. This wording leaves very little room for reality and the potentially difficulties we may encounter. What happens when this newfound hope turns into acknowledging that this goal may be out of reach?

What is the Vagus Nerve and How Can I Activate It?

10/18/2022

By Caroline Rudin LMSW, MS.,Ed

“Fight or flight.” “Rest and digest.” We’ve heard these terms over and over since high school biology class, but, how can we access the latter physical response in the right times? Each of us as individuals have experienced intense levels of stress within the past two years alone living through pandemic times and some of us are still trying to cope with the changes that have occurred. Let’s tap into your personal resiliency and introduce a few different methods of reaching a state of calm that you may not have thought of before.