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Cortney Pasternak,  Counsellor

Tag: Mindfulness

Coping with COVID-19 -Directions from Author of the Happiness Trap.

March 22, 2020 Cortney Pasternak Uncategorized

‘FACE COVID’ How to respond effectively to the Corona crisis by Dr Russ Harris, author of The Happiness Trap (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93LFNtcR1Ok[…]

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Is Anger and Resentment Ruling You?

October 30, 2018 Cortney Pasternak Blog

We all feel anger and resentment from time to time, particularly when things don’t go the way we hope or[…]

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Mindfulness to Sophrology

May 25, 2018 Cortney Pasternak Blog

Trying to relax with longer sessions of mindfulness meditation can be tough for those feeling constant agitation – particularly those[…]

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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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Mindfulness and Drinking: Can you Ride Out the Urge?

September 10, 2017 Cortney Pasternak Blog

Mindfulness-based approaches in therapy work to help clients notice but not suppress or judge or distract from particular urges that[…]

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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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Managing Anxiety: Connecting Thoughts, Feelings, Behaviours

June 19, 2017 Cortney Pasternak Blog

There are many different components that impact our anxiety levels, which can include both our environment and our wiring.  What[…]

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Dating and Social Anxiety

May 19, 2017 Cortney Pasternak Blog

If you struggle with social anxiety, defined in part as a fear of social situations and interactions, dating can be[…]

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Got Social Anxiety? Put down the Wine and the Phone

May 15, 2017 Cortney Pasternak Blog

For many, the idea of social networking events, or any event demanding small talk with strangers or acquaintances, evoke feelings[…]

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Just a Little Meditation Can Go a Long Way

May 5, 2017 Cortney Pasternak Blog

This is not the first time a study has confirmed the benefits of meditation for anxiety.  Indeed “Mindfulness meditation” which[…]

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