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Empowering Students for Success with Daily Affirmations
In the challenging and dynamic world of education, students often face a multitude of pressures, ranging from academic performance to social interactions and personal development. It is crucial to learn tools and strategies that foster resilience, confidence, and a...
5 Grounding Techniques- Navigating Anxiety in the Real World
In an ideal world, anxiety would be a figment of our imagination. We wouldn’t know what it feels like to be shaking in fear, or sick to our stomachs with worry. Anxiety would be a distant memory, fear would be a thing of fairy tales, and worry would be a wonder....
What’s the Impact of Nutrition on Mental Health?
We’ve all heard someone in our lives pitch the notion, “Eating healthier is cheaper!” or “An apple a day keeps the doctor away!” or perhaps “People who don’t cook don’t care about having quality meals.” Over time, we have come to understand some of the ignorance of...
The Power of Setting Healthy Boundaries in Order to Live Your Best Life
It’s easy to find ourselves overwhelmed and stretched thin within our personal relationships, our work commitments, or societal expectations. But by establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries, we can protect our well-being and create a life that aligns with our...
Mindfulness and Trauma Treatment
What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is a broad term that encompasses many different techniques and approaches. At its base, it encourages you to become aware of your internal and external world in the present moment (Sutton, 2019). This could come through becoming aware...
Laughter as a Tool for Healing
I’m sure you can think of times where you may have laughed so hard you cried, or your cheeks felt sore from smiling for so long. Maybe you remember the lightness you experienced in your body afterwards. Laughter is a powerful tool we all have available to us that can...
Mindful Movements – Strategies For Coping When You Can’t Talk To Your Therapist
When we feel overwhelmed, anxious, down, or whatever big emotion we are experiencing, something as simple as moving our body can make a world of difference. Mindfulness is not only reserved for yoga instructors or experts; it can be as simple as doing one of the...
7 Tips to Move Towards Well-Being
In a fast-paced world filled with endless responsibilities and demands, it is easy to neglect components of life. Over the last few months, I noticed myself feeling “heavy”, irritable and less effective in my life. I began to research and learn more about what it...
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): What Started Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Mood swings with feelings of euphoria to deep depression. Intense anger that causes you to lash out immediately followed by extreme guilt. Impulsive and potentially dangerous behavior. Chronic feelings of emptiness and suicidality. These are some common...
Difficulty Managing Anger? – How A Therapist Can Help
Although anger is a prickly emotion to experience, it’s an important one to pay attention to. Anger can be a signal that a boundary needs to be put up or that a need is not being met. Many people were never taught how to healthily express their anger and have learned...