Summer Protection for Your Mental Health: A Guide to a Healthy and Happy Season
Summer in Atlantic Canada is all about fun in the sun, vacations, and a break from the usual routine. Slowing down and chilling out are the name of the game.
The Invisibility of Grief: Shedding Light on an Unseen Struggle
Grief is a deeply personal and profound emotion, yet it often goes unnoticed or misunderstood by those who haven’t experienced it firsthand.
Decluttering: Is it for you?
If you are finding yourself overwhelmed with the clutter in your life, read our new blog for tips on how to declutter for your self-care!
The How Tos of Fighting Fair
Every couple argues at points in their relationship. It’s a given. Disagreeing on how to do...
Stressing and Eating: How to Eat for Health
What do you do when your stress eating over the holidays carries on into January, February… and you find yourself wanting more of the chocolate and sugary treats to get you through gray, cold winter days?
What To Say & Not To Say To Someone Who’s Grieving
It’s tough to watch someone going through grief after losing a loved one to death. Seeing someone in emotional pain is not easy, and you may find yourself wanting to do something to ease or take away people’s distress.
Uncovering Toxic Positivity
Being positive all the time is actually not the best option for your mental wellbeing.
What to Do When You Have A Panic Attack When You’re At Work
The most embarrassing moment at work is when you find yourself suddenly sweating, feeling like all eyes are on you, you can’t speak, you’re feeling like your brain is in a fog.
Is It Bad If Your Partner Rarely Gets You Gifts?
Here you are, scrolling Instagram, and you see yet another post of your friends getting gifts from their intimate partners. Giving gifts means they love you, right? Isn’t giving gifts the way it’s supposed to be?
Resilience: What It Is And Why It Is Important
Experiencing trauma is part of being human. Most people will experience a traumatic event once or twice in their lives.
How to Help Your Loved One When They Are Feeling Anxious
You might be having a great time with your loved one, with things seeming fine, and all of a sudden your loved one’s heart is pounding, they’re sweating and looking like they are going to run and hide.
Practicing Gratitude is a Game Changer
Research shows that practicing gratitude intentionally can improve your mental health and strengthen your relationships.
The Phone Call That Changed Everything
I remember getting the phone call from the school that day. It was from the school psychologist explaining to me that my daughter had a panic attack in the school cafeteria and could I come get her.
How to Argue to Show Respect Not Just to Win
Life brings up conflicts and hard times that will challenge you in moments when you may not act like your best self. Everyone acts in ways that hurt others, even unintentionally, at one time or another.
Grief For a Pet Loss Is Real Grief
Losing a pet can be just as painful – or even more painful – than losing a human being.
Finding Solidness In The Chaos of Grieving: The Role of Mindfulness In Grieving
In the choppy waters of grief, mindfulness offers a life raft. The emotions of grieving are heavy to bear, coming without warning, tossing you into uncharted territory.
How To Tell If You Have Workplace Burnout & What To Do About It
Feeling satisfied and like you are making a difference at work can mean everything… until it doesn’t. Burnout is becoming an epidemic and it’s time to protect yourself from its exhaustion.
Self Criticism: A Help or A Hindrance?
Self-criticism is when your inner voice evaluates who you are in a negative way. Although some self-criticism can put you on a path to changing patterns or values in a helpful way, too much criticism limits your growth.