Embrace Self-Compassion: The Key to Effective Goal Setting

Embrace Self-Compassion: The Key to Effective Goal Setting

Welcome to 2025 – A new year, and often the time when people consider what changes they would like to make to improve their lives. We have just survived the holiday season, and let’s be honest – we are exhausted. If you are a parent, then you have...

Coping with Postpartum Rage: Tips for Parents

You’ve become a parent. You love your baby, but you have a secret. When baby cries, or when you’re feeling stressed, you feel rage inside. Not just anger – rage. It feels like you’re going to explode, yelling and maybe even throwing things. You...

Counselling Basics – Should I see a Counsellor?

Are you considering seeing a counsellor? Perhaps you are wondering what’s the point of therapy; afterall, you have supportive friends and family members, so why should you talk to a stranger about your “stuff”?  You’re noticing patterns in your behaviour that you...

Remember to Rest (Overwhelmed Series #3)

Continuing the Overwhelmed series, today’s strategy for getting out of that overwhelmed state (and staying out of it) is to remember to rest! I know when I get all worked up and overwhelmed with stress, the last thing on my mind is “I should take a...