Unlearning People-Pleasing: Reclaiming Your Voice After a Lifetime of De-Selfing and Enmeshment
There’s a specific pain I see in therapy that comes from spending a whole life trying to keep the peace.[…]
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Phubbing, Loneliness, and the Quiet Loss of Connection: What Therapists See Behind Closed Doors
If you’ve ever tried to tell your partner something important (or even not that important) and they responded with, “Sorry—what?”[…]
Read moreAlready Feeling Dull this Season? How somatic awareness and small acts of courage and reignite joy
This past weekend, after a stretch of early snow, then rain, I headed to the nearby beach on Lake Ontario[…]
Read moreAfter the Final Inning: A Therapist’s Reflection on the Blue Jays and on Coming Down from the High
The Toronto Blue Jays didn’t get the ending they fought for — and neither did we. After that marathon season,[…]
Read moreWant It All: A Therapist’s Take on Blue Jays Fandom, Emotional Highs, and the Crash After the Cheer
Last night was hard — even for those temporary baseball fans. The Blue Jays lost to the LA Dodgers and[…]
Read moreBetween “Lions and Honey Badgers”: A Therapist’s Take on Game 6
Tonight’s World Series game – Game 6 — the Dodgers vs. the Blue Jays, feels less like a sporting event[…]
Read moreThe Legacy of Love: How Grief Can Transform Our Sense of Purpose and Connection
When someone we love dies — or when we lose a relationship, dream, or part of our identity — we[…]
Read moreTrauma Therapy and Anger: How Therapy Teaches Healthy Expression
You may not think of yourself as someone who’s “angry.” Who wants that? But maybe you’re the one who bottles[…]
Read moreWhen Friends Change Plans: Healing Jealousy, Loneliness, and Old Wounds Around the Holidays
The Canadian Thanksgiving leftovers are barely gone, and already the air is shifting — cooler mornings, shorter days, and talk[…]
Read moreWhen Thanksgiving Hurts: Family Conflict, Estrangement, and Finding Peace in Imperfect Families
Thanksgiving in Canada can be complicated. While media images show long tables, laughter, and connection, many people experience something entirely[…]
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