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How to Set Healthy Boundaries Without Feeling Guilty

Have you ever said “yes” when you really wanted to say “no”? Maybe you agreed to work late again, answered…

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Grounding Exercises to Calm Your Nervous System: Coming Home to Yourself

As a clinical counsellor, I sit with many people who feel untethered. They tell me things like:  “It feels like…

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Healing the Child Within

Building a Bridge Between the Past and Present Do you cry easily, avoid conflict, lack joy, people please, or suppress…

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Anxiety: Friend or Foe?

Navigating the Protective and Paralyzing Effects In Pixar’s Inside Out 2, we dive back into the colourful world inside the mind…

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The Vacation Conundrum

When Relaxing Feels Hard What does enjoying your summer vacation have to do with elite tennis?   Let me explain.  Paralympic…

Becoming a True LGBTQ+ Ally

3 Essential Principles for Meaningful Support Pride Month celebrates the LGBTQ+ community with parades, parties, and festivities. However, it’s crucial…

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Spring Forward: How to Have a Fresh Start

It’s time to come out of hibernation and embrace the arrival of spring. As the winter frost begins to thaw…

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How to Find Immediate Peace & Calm

Without Doing Anything Most of us find that our mind is cluttered with busyness, work, and distractions. We’re constantly on…

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How to Achieve Better Mental Health in the New Year

And actually hit your goal Many of you know you should take better care of yourself. You tell yourself that…

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