What “Should” Good Parenting Look Like?
And It’s Not What You Think It Is 12 years ago, we were blessed with my newborn twins. Everything went exactly as planned. Two healthy babies were delivered exactly as expected, and then they were dropped in our laps. We were suddenly overwhelmed with what was to come next. We were new parents, without any […]
Top 3 Reasons Why You Should Celebrate Women
My mom’s birthday happens to fall on International Women’s Day, March 8. How befitting. When I think about her life journey, she has really paved the way for the women in my family. Mom is the eldest of 11 children. She grew up in poverty. Because of life circumstances, she was forced to give up […]
How to Celebrate Women Through Self-Care
What does celebrating women look like? If you are a woman, how do you celebrate yourself? If you are a person that cares about a woman, how do you celebrate her? International Women’s Day recognizes the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. We can all agree that, traditionally, women’s achievements in these areas […]
How Digital Literacy Can Support Women’s Safety, Health and Wellbeing
The theme for International Women’s Day 2023 is “DigitALL: innovation and technology for gender equality.” There is no question that technology plays a crucial part in our everyday lives. And there is no doubt that a digital divide exists between the haves and the have-nots. The pandemic demonstrated the digital disparity in two significant sectors: […]
How to Beat Insomnia
Written by: Dr. Michael Mandrusiak, PsyD, Registered Psychologist An Insomnia Story Demi is a fast-paced professional who juggles work and family and still manages to stay on top of her game. A recent and exciting career change is nothing unusual for her, but three weeks into the new gig she experiences three nights of difficulty […]
5 Secrets to Achieving your New Year’s Resolution
Many of you set new year’s resolutions and have great hopes of changing and improving yourself. However, most people give up shortly after the new year has just begun. By the end of January, 55-75% fail to achieve their resolution. The number keeps dropping rapidly over the year and by December, only 8% meet and […]
Sleep 101: Exploring the Power of Sleep
Does sleep feel elusive at times? Do you remember the last time you woke up feeling refreshed and ready to start your day? There is a sleep deprivation epidemic happening in our society. Research indicates that two thirds of adults in developing countries do not get the recommended 8 hours of sleep per night (National […]
Why Do You Lie?
Most of you may think that you are an honest person. But research shows that the average adult lies 1 to 2 times a day and is lied to 10 to 200 times a day. The psych-illogical thing is, none of us want to be lied to, but all of us lie to others. […]
How is Procrastination Related to Perfectionism?
We’ve all probably had someone tell us that “you just need to work harder”, like it was supposed to motivate you to get off the couch (or devices) to do something. I’ve been working with students of all ages for many years and have come across a common theme for students who’ve seem to have […]
Be Your Own Therapist with this Technique!
Written by: Dr. Nardeen Awadalla, PsyD, Doctoral Clinician Sometimes it can feel like life is happening to you and you’re trying to keep your head above water. In times like this, while it might look like everything is fine on the outside, you might be feeling dissatisfied or uneasy on the inside without really knowing […]