CAPP Blog

Through Community Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (CAPP), LSI fosters healthy, positive relationships in Iowa children and teens. We provide K-12 students with age-appropriate relationship-building, pregnancy prevention, and anti-bullying curriculum.

“Let Me Tell You ‘bout my Best Friend”

By Anne Peters, LMFT Hello! Did you know June 8 is National Best Friend’s Day? I love how there are holidays to celebrate just about everything. A day to celebrate...

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Taking on new challenges and kicking bad habits

By Anne Peters, LMFT Hi, everyone! How are we already landing in June? Time flies. Did anyone else find themselves just simply acting on survival techniques over the last several...

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Interview with LSI Clinical Service Coordinator Amy Davis

By Anne Peters, LMFT Welcome back! Here with me today (virtually) is Amy Davis, a Clinical Service Coordinator here at LSI. When we talk about people who wear multiple caps...

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Gratitude and Reflection- What are You Thankful for During These Challenging Times?

By Anne Peters, LMFT Hello! How have you been doing? We continue to ride this rollercoaster of a pandemic, where you catch negative and positive reports on the news daily....

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Guided Mindfulness Activity to Decrease Anxiety

By Anne Peters, LMFT Hi, everyone! Anxiety is around us all the time. Some of us experience anxiety more than others, but anxiety is a stranger to no one. Today,...

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6 Self-Motivation Tips

By Anne Peters, LMFT Hello there! Thanks for finding your way to our blog. Today, we are talking self-motivation. I love this quote from Mary Oliver: “Tell me, what is...

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How to Talk to Your Kids About the Coronavirus (and Other Related Topics)

By Anne Peters, LMFT Hello and welcome back! Here we are, still managing the difficulties that come along with COVID-19. We have talked for several weeks now about how it...

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Ideas to Manage Your New Coworkers (Partners, Roommates, Spouses) When WFH

By Anne Peters, LMFT Hi everyone! I hope you are all staying healthy and doing your best to take care of yourself during this trying time. Working from home (or...

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An Ode to Moms

By Anne Peters, LMFT Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! This blog serves as an ode to all moms – biological, foster, adoptive, fur baby, grieving, in-law,...

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Easy and Fun Activities to Do with Your Children While Staying at Home

By Anne Peters, LMFT Hi, everyone! Welcome back. How cooped up are we feeling today? If you’ve got kids at home - THANK YOU. Thank you for keeping your children...

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