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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Emotional Neglect: Why So Many Adults Struggle Without Knowing Why
Many adults come to therapy believing something is wrong with them. They describe anxiety, burnout, relationship struggles, people-pleasing, perfectionism, low[…]
Read moreWhen 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 moreWhen Adult Children Cut Off Contact: Grief, Shame, and Complexity
There has been a quiet, or not so quiet explosion in family estrangement over the last decade. Or maybe we[…]
Read moreParenting Through Grief During the Holidays: When You’re Trying to Hold Your Heart Together While Holding Your Kids Too
There is a particular kind of loneliness that comes with grieving while parenting—especially during the holidays. Parents often whisper things[…]
Read moreWhen Love Feels Like a Tug-of-War: Navigating Stepparent–Stepchild Tension in Blended Families
If you’re in a blended family where one or both of you have children in the mix, and, as the[…]
Read moreUnlearning 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.[…]
Read morePhubbing, 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,[…]
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