Setting Holiday Boundaries
It's that time of year! Where the snow quietly falls, fireplaces roar with heat, yummy treats waft from the oven and let's not forget -...
Holiday Family Values
We hope you enjoyed our November blogs around building connections within our families. We enjoyed delving into facilitating playfulness...
Step Back and Let Kids Flourish
As new parents, whether we are venturing through parenthood for the very first time or navigating parenthood as we introduce multiple...
The Right to Play
These days, I feel like the phrase “child’s play” has taken on a different meaning. Instead of it implying something small or inferior,...
“How to” ? Developing a Daily Self-Affirmation Practice
We live in a society where it can be easy to get bogged down by negativity, self-doubt and self-criticism. Stating positive...
Report Cards; What Do They Mean For You?
It’s that time of year where teachers and students are collectively singing, “school’s out for summer!” Our children are gearing up for a...
Understanding Career Burnout
What is burn out? Burnout is a state of emotional exhaustion, brought on by prolonged and unmanaged stress. Career burnout, specifically,...
Things to Ask Your Therapist
We can all relate to that feeling of knowing we need support but not knowing where to begin or where to start. How do we find a...
Coping With the Ongoing Pandemic
I have been mulling over writing this post over the past month since the one-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a...
DEPENDANCE AND COUNTERWILL; These are Both POSITIVE!
You have probably heard it before that within attachment we need to foster dependence from our kids to develop independence. I imagine,...
The “fourth trimester” and postpartum mental health
Just when you think you’ve made it through the three trimesters of pregnancy and giving birth, you’re faced with the onset of the "fourth...
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Do you notice that your mood changes as the summer ends and we transition into the fall season? As the days get shorter and the weather...
Parents’ Nightmare; the Tantrum
There has not been a parent I have spoken to both personally and professionally who has not experienced a tantrum from their child. That...
Gratitude Helps To Improve Overall Well-being
More and more often through word of mouth, social media platforms, books and research studies gratitude and its benefits are being...
Love Yourself: You Are Enough
We have all done it. We have all thought it. We are not enough. This messaging is everywhere around us and it can really take a toll on...
The Daunting Term of Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy and counselling often have a lot of myths associated with it; around who it’s for and often people might believe it’s not...