Anxiety: America's Next Great Epidemic? Anxiety is one of the fastest growing mental illnesses affecting the U.S. and Canadian populations and the numbers don’t appear to be slowing. In fact, the number of reported cases of anxiety disorders has risen an astounding 1,200 percent since 1980. The Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada reports that 12 [...]
Gender Roles and How They Limit Us Gender roles are forces that tend to separate men and women. We hear phrases like, "he is just a boy," or, "girls are fragile." We assign these roles to children who grow up to be adults who have limited tools to understand, let alone deal with, these perceived [...]
The Silver Lining is Bigger Than We Think: Finding the Balance in Challenge “The sum of all forces in a closed system is zero.” This quote refers to a well-known theory from physics called the conservation of matter. If we apply it to mindset and human behavior, it has profound implications for those of use [...]
EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a therapeutic strategy that has been very successful in helping people who struggle with anxiety and other emotional disturbances and it is the approach that I specialize in. In my opinion, EMDR Therapy is the closest thing to a magic wand that I have found in counselling. [...]
As we get busier and we have less time to accomplish all of our chores, multi-tasking has become a given for those who aim for success. However, according to neuroscientist Daniel Levitin, switching from one thought to another seems to clutter our brain which leads to lower productivity. How can we organize our minds so [...]
In my blog posts I do my best to give some solid approaches to managing life and mental health concerns more easily. The concept of volunteering to help those in need is a point I would very strongly like to encourage you to consider if you are someone who often feels depressed, 'down in the [...]
Often in my life and in my work I come across people who are struggling with a lot of insecurities and seem very concerned about the judgments of others. Sometimes this phenomenon seems to completely dictate a person's life and they are filled with anxiety and guilt about who they are as a person or [...]
Depression, anxiety, and other emotional problems are issues that many people struggle with. Often, these problems interfere with everyday life and general well-being. I have read a statistic saying that 80% of the population in North America will suffer from some degree of depression at some point in their lives. There are self-care strategies that [...]
Dr. Gottman is a relationship expert and has been studying marriage and divorce for many many years. "Dr. Gottman believes that it’s much more important to understand why certain actions increase divorce risk rather than to predict it. What are the negative behavior patterns that can predict divorce? Dr. Gottman has named the most corrosive [...]
Another great way to calm the mind and pull yourself out of an emotional spiral is using numbers. Numbers are left brain activity. When you activate the left hemisphere of your brain, you pull the energy out of the right side which is your emotional side. * Counting down from 20 or 50 or 100 [...]
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