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What is Non-Duality?
Written by: Brittany Bannerman Non-duality has always been an integral part of the work that we do at Strength Counselling Services. It comprises the foundation of our fifth pillar of the therapeutic process: The Integration Tier. At this stage, our...
How Mental Health Affects Your Relationships
In this blog we discuss the basics of mental health, the affects of mental health on relationships, and how we may work together to support each other.
How to Manage Being Bullied as an Adult
In this blog we discuss how to recognize signs of bullying as an adult, the associated emotions of being or witnessing adult bullying, and how to react and respond to this negative behaviour.
5 Activities to Help Alleviate Anxiety
With the holidays, and with them our excitement, coming to a close, winter weather that continues to chill us to the bone, and all the expectations we create for ourselves for the coming year, January can be a very stressful time for many. With large amounts of...
How to manage job stress to support your mental health
No matter the individual, we have all faced anxiety and stressful situations throughout our lives. From children to the elderly, everyone hasfelt these emotions. It is normal to feel nervous, anxious, on edge, frightened, or worried. And although these feelings are...
Letting go of shame and victimization
When we experience a traumatic event, it leaves a lasting impression of psychological effects. Many individuals struggle to cope with the memories, emotions, and thoughts associated with the event. If we are direct victims in the traumatic incident, we may come away...
What is shame? How can you tell how it manifests for you?
Treating others as we wish to be treated is a piece of advice that we are regularly told as children. This can be a very positive viewpoint on how to treat family, friends, and even strangers. But what if we delve deeper into examining our self-conscious emotions and...
6 Benefits of Online Counselling
Throughout our lives we all face challenges that affect our mental health. How we cope with those challenges can vary from person to person. Some may seek the comfort of their loved ones, solitude in the great outdoors, or take up a hobby to help improve their mental...
Ways That a Rough Childhood Can Affect Adult Relationships
As adults we often forget about how impressionable children’s minds can be. They are always watching, replicating, and learning from those around them. In fact, according to Healthline Parenthood, the most crucial milestones in a kid’s life occur by the age of 7....
Coping strategies for dealing with natural disasters/pandemics
Natural disasters can drastically change the way we live our lives. Our once “normal” day-to-day routines are suddenly disturbed and we must find an alternative way to continue with our daily lives. Whether it is a weather phenomenon such as a flood, tornado, or...
How to support yourself during times of social isolation
What the current Pandemic has taught many of us is, isolation is not easy for everyone. To ensure the public remains safe from Covid-19, and the spread of the virus is slowed down, we as a global community were asked to stay in self-isolation. Of course, for many who...
Impulses: How do you deal with resisting impulses?
As humans, we are designed to seek out basic needs such as food, water, warmth, and rest. Nothing outlines this human behaviour better than Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. At our fundamental base of humanity, we act on the impulse of meeting our basic needs. We do not...