Canada’s World Cup Heartbreak, the Human Need to Belong, and Mental Health
There was an unexpected debate in our house this week. Not about politics. Not about whose turn it was to[…]
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When an Estranged Relative Dies: The Grief Nobody Talks About
Family Estrangement Therapy in Ontario | Grief Counselling for Complicated Loss, Family Conflict, and Ambiguous Grief One of the things[…]
Read moreFamily Estrangement During the Holidays: When Distance Hurts More Than Contact
If you are estranged from family this season, you may already be exhausted from holding it all together, or from[…]
Read moreAmbiguous Grief and the Holidays: When Loss Isn’t Black and White
Upcoming Spring holidays like Easter, Mother’s Day, or Thanksgiving, or Christmas can bring deep emotional challenges for those navigating grief—but[…]
Read moreFamily Estrangement: Common and Stigmatizing
I’ve written several times about estrangement in families. It is a relatively common issue I see in my psychotherapy and[…]
Read moreHoliday Grief and Family Estrangement
We often associate grief around the holidays with the death of a loved one. However, it is incredibly important to[…]
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