By: Cierra Bailey Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) Anxiety When anxiety takes over, our instinct is to protect ourselves. If heading to the grocery store triggers thoughts like “What if something goes wrong?”, avoiding the trip brings instant relief. It makes sense because our brains naturally want to keep us safe. Here is the tricky part: the very…
Rare, Treatable, and Still Not Talked About Enough A recent TIME article was titled “Postpartum Psychosis Is Rising. We Are Not Ready.” While the headline is attention-grabbing, the message underneath is one that many of us working in perinatal mental health have known for years: postpartum psychosis is a medical emergency that remains widely misunderstood, frequently missed, and surrounded…
How Children’s Therapy in Norfolk County Can Make a Difference Looking for children’s therapy in Norfolk County? Learn how our warm, kid-focused counselling approach helps children build confidence, emotional resilience, and connection. As parents, we want nothing more than for our children to feel safe, confident, and loved. So when our child is struggling—whether it’s…
The Transformative Power of Mental Health Bullet Journals Written by: Hannah Kochany, BSW (cand.) Within the chaotic journey of navigating our own mental health struggles and emotions that feel like they’ve run wild, finding solace and structure can be quite challenging. Organizing our thoughts and feelings and putting names and reasons behind them can often…
Written by: Hannah Kochany BSW (cand.) In the commotion of modern life, we often tend to find ourselves overwhelmed by the demands of work, school, relationships, and various other responsibilities. In stressful times like these, our mental health should be our top priority. While we aren’t always in control of these stressors, we do have…
Written by: Hannah Kochany BSW (cand.) Positive Affirmations to Help Relieve Your Anxiety Calming down when you feel your anxiety bubbling up can often appear to be quite difficult. Anxiety can come along with feeling nervous, restless or tense, rapidly breathing, lack of concentration, feeling weak or tired, and so much more. As frustrating as…
Written by: Hannah Kochany BSW (cand.) How to Recognize and Recover from a Burnout at Work and School Imagine getting up in the morning with a full day of lectures and class work, or a long shift or meetings in store for you. All important, yet you want no part in getting up. The thought…
Written by: Avril Ferguson, BA, MACP, Registered Psychotherapist I’m sure that most of us can remember March 2020 like it was yesterday. We had just heard here and there about the pandemic, but had no idea what was to come. We just need to stay inside for two weeks for this to pass, right? Many…