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Strengthening the Pillars of Your Relationship: Hands-On Exercises from Premarital Therapy
Let's delve into some hands-on exercises often recommended during premarital sessions. These activities can be both enlightening and fun, giving you valuable insights into your relationship.
Recognizing the Signs of Domestic Abuse
Suppose you are in an intimate relationship, dating someone new or have a friend or family member who makes you question your worth, mistreats you, or displays control and power behaviours.
Mindfulness and Dreams - Using Your Consciousness and Unconsciousness to Guide Your Thinking
It is well-known that dreams can often be a source of guidance and interpretation in life and that attending to our subconscious drives can offer us additional awareness and insight into both our motivations and desires, and our vices and temptations.
Types of Trauma
There are different types of trauma such as acute, chronic, complex, and vicarious trauma.
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.
The Deep Connection Between Sleep and Mental Health: Insights from a Therapist
Over the years, I've come to appreciate just how deeply intertwined sleep and mental well-being are. In this blog post, I'll explore the five crucial ways in which sleep can significantly affect your mental health, and why it's essential to prioritize healthy sleep habits for a more balanced and content life.
The Power of Prayer and Meditation
In this fast-paced world consisting of various demands and distractions, most of us seek inner peace, a sense of purpose and solace. Two strong and powerful tools that have been utilized for centuries, going beyond religious and cultural boundaries, are meditation and praye
Mindful Hobbies for Chronic Pain/Illness
When you live with chronic pain, it can be difficult to find yourself in the present moment. However, being present and mindful can be immensely helpful in managing your mental health and even your experience of certain chronic pain and illness related symptoms.
Signs of Co-Dependency
Co-dependency is a term used to describe a pattern of behaviour in which individuals rely excessively on others for emotional support and validation
When Caring Hurts: Compassion Fatigue
Have you ever found yourself in a position where it seems like you're the sole bearer of others' emotional struggles? Perhaps it's somebody who always turns to you for a listening ear, or your mom who frequently reaches out to share the growing heap of issues she's facing
Understanding Your Partner Before Saying “I Do”: The Importance of Premarital Therapy
Just like how we make sure to check the water's depth before diving into a pool, it's wise to understand the dynamics of your relationship and prepare for the lifelong commitment ahead.
Domestic Abuse and It's Forms
You may have heard the terms used to describe domestic abuse: intimate partner violence (IPV) and domestic violence. Domestic abuse looks like patterns of behaviours in all kinds of relationships to obtain or hold power and control over someone else
Fall into Mindfulness
Fall can be a time of personal change and growth. The change of seasons is the perfect time to use mindfulness techniques and embrace what is all around us in order to lower stress levels
Nurturing Your Well-being Through the Seven Types of Self-Care
When managing our day-to-day life, we often forget the importance of taking care of ourselves. Self-care is not only a luxury, but a requirement and a need for our mental, emotional, and physical well-being to be maintained.
Seeking Meaning through Adversity
I would like to provide a blog post for those who are struggling with any form of adversity in their life, and/or who find it difficult to recognize and experience meaning.
Upgrading Your Confidence
Confidence is trusting yourself and your abilities. A way to look at confidence is that it is a skill that can be developed and mastered over time.
Understanding the Legacy of Trauma
If you’ve scrolled through mental health TikTok or followed any wellness influencers across other social media platforms, you’ve probably seen some over-generalized content about one of popular psychology’s current favourite buzzwords – trauma
Quick Tips for Managing Social Anxiety
Experiencing anxiety around social events can get in the way of enjoying the positive aspects they have to offer.
Stress Management 101
Stress is an everyday part of our lives and can be detrimental to our health at times, but on the other hand, it can also be beneficial and how you use your stress will determine how someone comes out of a situation