Wellness Articles
What is Stress and Stress Management?
The world is in a constant state of busyness, whether it is returning to the office full time, students going back to school this fall, juggling your kids’ extracurricular activities or your even own – everyone is busy and stressed out trying to balance their...
Being A “Good Enough” Parent
The world of “perfect parenting” – an endless highlight reel of Instagram-worthy scenes of parents with their immaculately dressed children – does not serve us as parents. We forget that these images are just a moment in time, and do not show the truth of what it...
Self-Worth and Self Love is Connected to a Healthy Self-Esteem
How we See Ourselves Self-esteem is how we see, think and feel about ourselves (Hibbert, 2013). Some may also include that it can be described as individual feelings and thoughts around our own authenticity, confidence, respect, our self-efficacy, self-worth, and...
Mental Health Coping Skills
We’ve all found ourselves in a low spot. It’s hard. We often wonder how we can get out of this situation or feeling. Learning to reduce stress and identify other areas of mental strain is necessary for everyone. There are many ways we can gain forward momentum, and...
WHAT IS MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY?
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) aims to support and help folks that are struggling with depression and feelings of chronic unhappiness and low mood. The treatment uses the practices of cognitive-behavioral therapy combined with mindfulness-based practices...
How to Maintain Mental Health During Tough Times
Why is Mental Health Important? Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. This type of health is important at...
Pregnancy and Mental Health
As women, we go through several stages of growth and development, including pregnancy. It feels like yesterday you were young; you felt free as a child. I recall a lady recalling a statement her mum used to make, "You are no spring chicken anymore," She would always...
Front line workers and Burnout
Providing support and resources for front line workers in the helping profession has been long neglected as incorporated practice. The recent pandemic has only highlighted the deficits within the systemic support for people within the helping profession. Current...
Anxiety – Myths, Facts, and Hope
Anxiety is a part of the everyday human experience, worries and fears regarding health, family problems, life transitions, money, and world events are a part of life. Anxiety can be best characterized as when these worries and fear become more than a temporary...
Neurodiversity – What is it and Why Should We Understand it?
What is Neurodiversity? Neurodiversity is the practice of viewing brain deviations such as Learning Disabilities, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) , Neurodiversity is the practice of viewing brain deviations such as Learning Disabilities, Autism, Asperger’s...
