Blog | Cortney Pasternak, Counsellor

Why Ignoring Mild Depression Can Lead to More Intense Depressive Episodes

Do you find yourself (or someone you know or love) saying some of these phrases? “I’m Fine… Just Tired.” “It’s[…]

If you’re finding your way here because you’re tired of carrying patterns that don’t feel like they even started with[…]

There’s a specific pain I see in therapy that comes from spending a whole life trying to keep the peace.[…]

Why do the holidays — a time we’re supposed to feel joy — often bring up dread instead? Some of[…]

If you’ve ever stood outside a closed door listening to your teens yell, slam, or shut down, you know how[…]

As the holidays approach, many people feel the familiar pressure of returning to family environments that bring up old wounds,[…]

If you’ve ever tried to tell your partner something important (or even not that important) and they responded with, “Sorry—what?”[…]

This past weekend, after a stretch of early snow, then rain, I headed to the nearby beach on Lake Ontario[…]

In southern Ontario, the snow came early this year. It was heavy, wet, and startlingly white against the still-golden leaves[…]

The first snowfall arrived early in southern Ontario this year—quiet, heavy, wet, and unexpected. It came as poppies began to[…]