Mar 25, 2023 | Anxiety, Self-Care, Stress
Have you ever found it difficult to fall asleep due to an exam the next day? Or maybe you were excited about an upcoming event? Perhaps you just can’t turn your mind off from tasks needed to be completed. Most of us experience sleepless nights, or difficulty falling...
Dec 10, 2022 | Addiction & Mental Health, Anxiety, Stress
It’s natural to feel low occasionally. But when hopelessness and despair become omnipresent and difficult to control, it might be depression. More than mere sorrow in reaction to life’s hardships and losses, depression impacts how we think, feel, and...
Dec 7, 2022 | Anxiety, Counselling, Self-Care, Stress
Sweaty palms, shortness of breath, feeling of terror – these are just some of the signs of anxiety. Life can present us with some very scary moments, and we can have a strong mental and physical reaction to these events. Most, if not all, people have experienced...
Nov 18, 2022 | Anxiety, Self-Care, Stress
As Canadians, we have a special relationship with cold weather and harsh winters. We had to get used to it. However, sudden drops in temperature, extreme cold, and all the other inevitable parts of winter can influence our physiology. We need to physically and...
Oct 9, 2022 | Anxiety, Stress, Work
“Hey, how’s work?” – “Oh, work’s been the worst. An absolute dread. I’m heading for burnout, for sure.” Burnout. Modern plague. It calls for empathy, tiny claps, worried nods, and even (in extreme cases) a healthy dose...
Jun 30, 2022 | Anxiety, Counselling, Grief, Self-Care, Stress, Trauma
There are many ways our mental health can be affected by life’s events. Unfortunately, we may not always have the best experiences and when we are faced with a traumatic event or occurrence, we may come away with some level of trauma. Trauma can come in many forms,...
