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Cortney Pasternak,  Counsellor

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Solitude is not Loneliness

March 15, 2019 Cortney Pasternak Blog

Solitude is an important and often neglected and misunderstood area of self-care —an area of self-care, like others, that help[…]

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Precarious Work and Anxiety – You’re Not Alone

October 6, 2018 Cortney Pasternak Blog

Contrary to some of the popular discourse that paint millennials as lazy, my experience with counselling and coaching millennials around[…]

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Integrated Mindfulness for Depression

March 16, 2018 Cortney Pasternak Blog

As a psychotherapist and a meditation practitioner, I have seen the benefits of mindfulness meditation, and then the ways in[…]

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Brain Food and Depression

March 2, 2018 Cortney Pasternak Blog

I’m no dietician or nutritionist, but I am not at all surprised by this article which refers to a study[…]

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A True Government Commitment to Mental Health Care

July 25, 2017 Cortney Pasternak Blog

Governments in this country talk a lot about improving mental health services for people with anxiety, depression and other common[…]

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Are You Raising Resilient and Confident Children?

July 24, 2017 Cortney Pasternak Blog

Resiliency is one of the great gifts we can develop in life — it can help to build confidence around[…]

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Mindful Public Policy

July 1, 2017 Cortney Pasternak Blog

As a therapist who both uses mindfulness and meditation with clients and also practices it, I can attest to the[…]

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Anxiety and Pro Athletes: Let’s Find a Way to Talk About it

June 26, 2017 Cortney Pasternak Blog

I was disheartened but not entirely surprised to see some of the insensitive and clearly misguided responses from some Blue[…]

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Healing from Trauma: “Unfocus” for just 15 minutes

June 17, 2017 Cortney Pasternak Blog

Traumatic experiences affect us in different ways.  The road to healing can be long and non-linear.  When we suppress emotions[…]

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Parent-delivered CBT: Improving Access?

May 25, 2017 Cortney Pasternak Blog

Like many counsellors, I help parents and other caregivers learn strategies to help both themselves and their children better cope[…]

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