Talking To Kids About How They Talk
by Penney Murphy | December 29, 2022 | Parenting | 0 Comments
Communicating effectively can be a tricky thing for adults...and sometimes it can be really tough for kids our Registered Psychologist (Provisional) Lana McAleer has some great information for parents. Talking to Kids About How They Talk Many of us...
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Part One: What is it and who is it for?
by Penney Murphy | December 29, 2022 | Anxiety | 0 Comments
Have you heard of Dialectical Behavior Therapy or DBT & wondered what it is? Our Registered Counsellor Nancy Kearnan explains it for us. Dialectical Behavior Therapy Part One: What is it and who is it for? Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a type of...
Helping Kids Manage Their Feelings
by Penney Murphy | December 16, 2022 | Parenting | 0 Comments
Feelings can be tough to handle...especially for kids. Our Registered Counsellor Wendy Monks - Janzen explains a unique method to help your child manage their feelings. The Turtle Technique in Managing Feelings For many children, managing feelings can be difficult....
Goal Setting
by Penney Murphy | December 16, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
?? ?Setting goals and most importantly accomplishing them is often easier said than done. As we head into a New Year when we often think about setting goals, our Registered Psychologist (Provisional) Lana McAleer has some timely advice. Setting a Goal? Be...
Procrastination: Anxiety’s Best Friend and Worst Enemy
by Penney Murphy | December 16, 2022 | Anxiety | 0 Comments
Procrastination: Anxiety’s Best Friend and Worst Enemy Feelings of being overwhelmed and anxiety go hand in hand. For many, it makes us freeze instead of taking action (which would be a more effective way for us to deal with all we have to do). Tackling those dishes...
Comfort Food is GOOD for our Mental Health? Say What Now?
by Penney Murphy | November 15, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Comfort Food is GOOD for our Mental Health? Say what now? Our Registered Psychologist (Prov) Murray Heintz gives us the very good news in his article below. 🙂 Comfort Food And Good Mental Health Besides being fuel for the body, food has always had a close...
You are not your diagnosis.
by Penney Murphy | November 14, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Have you received a mental health diagnosis? Our Registered Psychologist (Provisional) Murray Heintz has some helpful information to keep in mind. You Are Not Your Diagnosis:Avoiding Labels Receiving a mental health diagnosis can create mixed feelings. On the one...
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
by Penney Murphy | November 14, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
You may have heard about the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT for dealing with many issues including stress, anxiety and depression. Our Registered Psychologist (Provisional) Lana McAleer explains what it is and how it works. What is CBT? If you...
Mindfulness – Part 3
by Penney Murphy | November 14, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Learning Mindfulness techniques can be one of the best gifts you give yourself. Mindfulness can greatly reduces stress, overwhelm, and anxiety. And it also increases happiness. Our Registered Counsellor Nancy Kearnan shares some history and evidence about the...
Mindfulness – Part 2
by Penney Murphy | November 14, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Learning Mindfulness techniques can be one of the best gifts you give yourself. Mindfulness can greatly reduces stress, overwhelm, and anxiety. And it also increases happiness. Our Registered Counsellor Nancy Kearnan shares an easy to learn technique for...
What do winter driving skills and mental health have in common?
by Penney Murphy | November 14, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
What do winter driving skills and good mental health have in common? Our Registered Psychologist (Provisional) Murray Heintz tells us that apparently there are a lot of similarities between the two 🙂 How To Stay In Your Lane Many of the skills and attitudes needed...
Mindfulness – Part One
by Penney Murphy | November 10, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Learning Mindfulness techniques can be one of the best gifts you give yourself. Mindfulness can greatly reduces stress, overwhelm, and anxiety. And it also increases happiness. Our Registered Counsellor Nancy Kearnan gives us the low down on Mindfulness in this...
How’s Your Relationship?
by Penney Murphy | November 9, 2022 | Couples | 0 Comments
How's your relationship? Our Psychologist Olivia Dangas recommends some great books that can help you revive your love life. Relationships can be hard. Feeling the ongoing stress of the pandemic, combined with the stress of inflation and the upcoming holiday...
Social Media & Body Image
by Penney Murphy | November 9, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Social media can have a profound impact on us. Sometimes it can be a positive influence, but when it comes to how we view our bodies, social media can be very harmful. Here's some great information from our Registered Social Worker Katarina Schmidt. Body Image &...
How’s Your Sleep?
by Penney Murphy | November 9, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
How's your sleep? It's so important to our wellbeing and yet some nights it can seem impossible to get to sleep or stay asleep.Here's some help from our Registered Social Worker Katarina Schmidt. Waking up in the middle of the night? Do you find yourself waking up in...
Gaslighting – What is it and what can you do about it?
by Penney Murphy | November 9, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
You may have heard the term 'Gaslighting". Our Registered Psychologist (Provisional) Murray Heintz explains what it is, and what to do about it. Gaslighting: What Is It And How To Manage It You may have heard the term gaslighting but not know what it all entails....
Seasonal Affective Disorder – Part 2
by Penney Murphy | November 7, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Given where we live and the long, cold, dark winters we have a lot of people struggle with Seasonal Affective Disorder. Here's some help from our Registered Social Worker Katarina Schmidt. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) - Part 2 How to cope with SAD Part 1 of this...
Seasonal Affective Disorder – Part 1
by Penney Murphy | November 7, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Given where we live and the long, cold, dark winters we have a lot of people struggle with Seasonal Affective Disorder. Here's some help from our Registered Social Worker Katarina Schmidt. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) - Part 1 Do you notice your mood, energy and...
Preparing for Winter
by Penney Murphy | November 7, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
If your not looking forward to the shorter days and more darkness that winter brings, our Registered Psychologist (Provisional) Murray Heintz has some helpful information to get you through the dark days of winter. Preparing For Winter The colder weather, snow and...
Regulating Our Emotions – Part 2
by Penney Murphy | November 4, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Emotions can sometimes get the better of us. Our Registered Psychologist (Provisional) Lana McAleer tell us about some techniques to regulate our emotions that are very helpful. What Emotion Regulation Strategies Are Adaptive? In Part 1 of this two part...
Stress, Trauma and Our Bodies
by Penney Murphy | November 1, 2022 | Stress | 0 Comments
Stress. Have you had enough of it? Did you know that our bodies store it? Our Registered Social Worker Katarina Schmidt has some interesting information for you. Stress, Trauma and the Body When we are under a lot of stress or have experienced trauma, it tends...
What are you feeling?
by Penney Murphy | November 1, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Do you ever stop to think about how many feelings or emotions there are for us to experience? Our Registered Social Worker Katarina Schmidt has something to tell us on the subject. Do you ever feel puzzled with what you are *actually* feeling? Maybe you can...
Are You Getting Enough Rest?
by Penney Murphy | October 14, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Everybody is so busy! I know it. And sometimes we wear our 'Busy' as a badge of honor. We're proud of it. We talk about it. We put more energy and importance into being busy than we do on rest, relaxation and recharging our batteries. Unfortunately, we...
Connecting To Your Inner Child
by Penney Murphy | October 14, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Who doesn't want to improve self confidence and self compassion? Both can go along way to increase our quality of life. One way to do it is to get in touch with our Inner Child. Our Psychologist Olivia Dangas tells us how. Connect to Your Inner Child...
Surviving The Storm Of Emotions
by Penney Murphy | October 14, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
When we're feeling strong emotions it's often difficult to deal with. Our Counsellor Wendy Monks-Janzen offers some great insight into surviving an Emotional Storm. Surviving the Storm The winds are strong, you can barely walk forward hold onto your toque, or...
Self Compassion
by Penney Murphy | October 14, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Self compassion is a phrase we're hearing a lot about lately. And it is something that I think we can all (myself included) use more of. Our Registered Psychologist (Provisional) Lana McAleer tell us about Compassion Focused Therapy. It can help us to develop and...
Grief – It happens to all of us.
by Penney Murphy | October 14, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
I heard this beautiful quote about grief the other day. 'Grief is love with no place to go.' I was really touched when I heard that and found it to be so true. We all experience grief at some point in our lives...it comes in many forms and it looks very different...
What to do if you can’t get rid of your anger!
by Penney Murphy | October 14, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Everybody gets angry now and again. But if you find that your anger just won't let go... our Registered Psychologist (Provisional) Lana McAleer has some great techniques for you to try. Tips for Coping with Anger Anger, is an emotion we all feel from time...
Do you want advice or are you just venting?
by Penney Murphy | October 11, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Have you ever been in a situation when you got advice but all you wanted was to vent? Or vise versa? Our Registered Social Worker Katarina Schmidt has something to tell us on the subject. Are you wanting advice or to vent? In my personal and professional life, I...
ADHD
by Penney Murphy | October 11, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
We're learning more and more about ADHD. If you or someone you love lives with ADHD, you might find some helpful techniques to try courtesy of our Registered Psychologist (Provisional) Lana McAleer It seems like the more we realize about attention-deficit...
Helping Kids to Focus on the Positive
by Penney Murphy | October 11, 2022 | Parenting | 0 Comments
Some days it's really hard for us adults to focus on what's going right in our lives instead of what's not. It can be just as hard for kids. Our Registered Psychologist (Provisional) Lana McAleer tells you how you can help your child to look for the positives. These...
The ‘Ball in the Pool’ Metaphor
by Penney Murphy | October 3, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Negative thoughts and feelings suck! Many of us try to avoid them by pushing them down, hoping they'll just go away (which if you've tried this like me, you'll know doesn't work very well). Our Registered Social Worker Katarina Schmidt shares a favorite metaphor of...
Mindfulness, Meditation or both?
by Penney Murphy | September 29, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Do you have to meditate to practice mindfulness? Or vice versa? Our Registered Social Worker Katarina Schmidt (or Kat as we call her) tells you about her learnings. The Truth Behind Meditation and Mindfulness Did you know meditation is just one way to practice...
Struggle Care
by Penney Murphy | September 28, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Do you ever beat yourself up because you're behind on the housework or the dishes are piling up in the sink? I know I've struggled over the years thinking my home had to be spotless and perfect...just in case someone dropped by. It can be a HUGE and unnecessary...
‘Iffirmations’
by Penney Murphy | September 27, 2022 | Wellbeing | 0 Comments
Affirmations can be a powerful tool for changing your thinking, building self confidence & self esteem, and they're helpful in managing stress and anxiety as well. But I know for myself, I sometimes find them a bit clunky. They can feel like they're someone...