What is Self-Care
Self-care is the foundation that enables us to achieve what we want to in life. It involves how we take care of ourselves through caring for our physical, emotional, and spiritual health. There are some…
Coping with Life
The Damage of Toxic Positivity
Toxic positivity is when optimism or positive thinking is taken too far to the point where negative emotions are shut down and hardships are invalidated. It can do real harm to people struggling with different…
Coping with Challenges During the Holidays
Holidays can be a special time when there is joy in spending time with friends and family. It can be a time of joy with giving and gratitude. Unfortunately, for many people, the holidays can…
How Spirituality Can Help The Healing Process in Therapy?
Spirituality can be a powerful aspect of your helping process, whether you take your form of spirituality into your therapy sessions or not. It was for me, but I know not everyone is like me.…
The Benefits of Gratitude Practices
Gratitude can have many benefits for your health and can be done in many ways. However, some pitfalls can occur with gratitude practices, which can turn a beneficial experience into a harmful one. Overall, gratitude…
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is the practice of fully attending to the present moment without judgment. The options for practicing mindfulness are almost limitless. Additionally, there are many benefits to a regular mindfulness practice. What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness…
My Approach to Grief Counselling
Grief can be very challenging, confusing and distressing for you to deal with. Grief Counselling can help you process that grief. Furthermore, grief is not something that is completely resolved but something that you come…
How Can a Therapist Help Improve Your Sleep?
There are several ways that counselling help you improve your sleep. Therapists often know the background to why certain items are listed on sleep hygiene lists and help you figure out how to use them…