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Experiencing Grief During a Life Transition
Oftentimes a life transition will involve a range of different emotions and a degree of stress.
What Is a Window of Tolerance
Everyone has a unique window of tolerance. A window of tolerance can be thought of as an optimal zone of arousal in which an individual feels present, calm, and safe.
Coping with Seasonal Depression: As the Days Get Shorter
Understanding how the changing seasons impact our mental health is key to finding ways to cope during this time of year.
Tips for Combating Seasonal Affective Disorder
As the summer begins to wind down and school resumes once more for another year of learning, many of us may start to feel a shift in our moods and productivity, which is commonly referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Why Spirituality Can Still Matter in Therapy - Even If You’re Not Religious
Although we typically assume that therapy is focused only on mental and emotional health, the exploration of spiritual identity can be immensely valuable in the therapeutic process.
Stressy or Depressy: What a Therapist Wants You to Know About Starting Therapy
The fact that you’re reading a blog post about this topic could mean you (or someone you know) is struggling with this strange and challenging and sometimes super bummer thing we call life.
Supporting Friends and Family Through Grief: What to Say and Do
There’s no right or wrong way to grieve. Although grief is a universal experience that we all go through, it is so unique in that every individual experiences and processes grief in their own way. We all grieve differently.
What Does My Therapist Mean When They Ask Me: “Where Do You Feel That in Your Body?
When we experience anxiety, depression, trauma, or any other forms of distress, it can be natural to find yourself stuck in your head.
Self-Care for Busy People
Incorporating self-care into a busy life requires intentional planning and prioritization. Here are practical tips to make self-care a feasible part of your schedule, no matter how hectic it is.
Fake It Until You Make It: Through a Therapeutic Lens
I’m sure we’ve all heard the phrase “fake it until you make it,” and if you’re like me, the phrase may have conjured up some mixed emotions.
Understanding Covert Depression in Men: A Candid Chat
Today, I want to chat about something that's often misunderstood and frequently overlooked, especially in men: covert depression.
Understanding and Challenging Cognitive Distortions, and their Corrective Techniques
In this post, I would like to offer an in-depth summary of typical cognitive-behavioural distortions, and their accompanying cognitive-behavioural tools to challenge and re-orient these distortions into more adaptive perspectives of the self, the world, and the future;
Winter Blues: How to Prepare for the Months Ahead
Did you know that January 16th is known as the most depressing day of the month?
Suffering in Silence
How many new moms have felt like they were not allowed to express their personal challenges when entering motherhood? How many of us as mothers feel that we’re supposed to be able to manage all the new expectations and new duties without asking for help?
CBT and Existentialism- How to Use Cognitive Behavioural Theory Techniques to Help with Entropy, and Feelings of Anxiety, Depression, and Hopelessness
When we feel like nothing we do in life matters, or that we have no purpose and are drifting aimlessly, or even that we have no hope for a positive or successful future; what do we do? How do we deal with these feelings, and what happens if they don’t go away? I will try to help with these questions with this post for those who struggle with them.
Winter's Chill: Navigating the Shadows of Seasonal Affective Disorder
As the winter months cast their shadows, we explore the phenomenon known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Improving Motivation
When we think of motivation, we think of things that empower us to tackle everyday tasks or larger-than-life challenges
Silent Mental Health Epidemic Among Asian Canadian Women?
Is there a silent mental health epidemic among Asian Canadian women? If so, why and what can be doneabout it?
Filling One's Cup
Filling one’s cup refers to making time for oneself and enjoying things that bring you happiness. Sounds easy. I want you to stop and think about what brings you happiness and think how many things you partake in that make you feel happy and how often.