by Nikole Seals | Mental Health, Parent Education
Sexting, Sextortion, & Revenge Porn: What You Need to Know I know it’s a scary and sensitive topic but we need to have some real talk about these acts because they are having a profound impact on the safety and self-worth of our young girls and women. It’s... 
by Nikole Seals | Mental Health
How Can Nutrition Helps to Reduce ADHD Symptoms? According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 11% of children ages 4-17 were diagnosed with ADHD in 2017. Boys were almost three times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than girls. More and more... 
by Nikole Seals | Mental Health
We’ve all got those foods that we turn to when we’re stressed-out. My go-to foods are muffins and in those really overwhelming moments—I will destroy some buttermilk biscuits. In those moments, it’s my stress that calling the shots. That’s because stress has a... 
by Nikole Seals | Mental Health
If you’re a regular visitor to NourishedMinds.com, then you know I’m determined to change people’s perception of social workers. Not all social workers work in public child welfare distributing aid or investigating abuse. Those characters you see in the movies or on... 
by Nikole Seals | Mental Health
The answer to this question is twofold. First we must accept the fact that we don’t like to suffer or feel any discomfort. It’s as if we believe that it’s more natural to be pain-free. We’ve convinced ourselves that the absence of pain and discomfort is health and... 
by Nikole Seals | Family Health, Mental Health
Brain matter is mostly made up of fat which is why eating fats is an important part of a healthy diet. But not all fats are created equal. Extensive research on the role that fats play in our overall health has found high levels of essential fatty acids in our brains....
