Am I Running Out of Time to Find Love? Dating, Ageing, and Feeling Left Behind
If you’re someone who feels you’re watching the clock and single (again or for some time), you may be feeling[…]
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Canadian Thanksgiving, Family Conflict, Anxiety and Grief: When Gratitude Doesn’t Make the Pain Go Away
As Canadian Thanksgiving approaches, I find myself thinking about the people I work with in therapy, the losses they are[…]
Read moreTrauma Changes Relationships Part 1 — Including the Relationship You Have with Yourself
Healing isn’t just about what happened to you. It’s about learning to relate to yourself, others, and the world in[…]
Read moreWhen Disagreement Feels Like Rejection: Why Some Families Can’t Tolerate Difference
What Bowen’s Family Systems Theory Can Teach Us About Conflict, Belonging, and Being Yourself There are some families where disagreement[…]
Read moreThe Day After Tragedy: Why Grief and Trauma Don’t Follow a Timeline
Like many Ontarians this past weekend, I found myself reading the news in disbelief. Five children gone in a horrific[…]
Read moreWhy First Responders Can’t “Just Switch Off” After Work
You’ve likely heard it before: “Just leave work at work.” But for many first responders and other trauma exposed professionals,[…]
Read moreHigh-Functioning Burnout: When You’re Still Performing but Internally Exhausted
Does this sound familiar? You’re still getting things done. Meeting expectations.Showing up.Holding it together. From the outside, nothing looks wrong.[…]
Read moreIntergenerational Trauma and Intergenerational Strength: Trauma Therapy For Claiming Both
If you’re finding your way here because you’re tired of carrying patterns that don’t feel like they even started with[…]
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