by Kala | Nov 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Last weekend I attended the BCACC’s Regional Workshop, which focused on working with adult ADHD. Although you may think ADHD is a diagnosis reserved for children, the truth is that ADHD impacts adults as well. ADHD is a lifelong type of neurodiversity – meaning that...
by Kala | Nov 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
In my most recent post, I shared that being vulnerable does not equate to being weak. I also outlined the importance of healthy communication and healthy boundaries when opening yourself to being vulnerable with someone. Vulnerability is a challenge, but with the...
by Kala | Nov 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Do you remember in 2010 when Brené Brown’s TED Talk The Power of Vulnerability went viral? Maybe you don’t, but I do. I remember feeling inspired as I listened to her words, and as a young aspiring mental health professional, I shared the TED Talk with a male friend...
by Kala | Nov 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Dads, something that comes up when I work with men in the counselling room is how difficult communication with your partner can be. There are many factors that impact the communication styles that you grow up to favour. Where you grow up impacts the unspoken rules of...
by Kala | Nov 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
When I surveyed dads to ask for topics they would like to read about this month, one of the responses that was mentioned frequently was how to deal with the pressure to “be enough” for the family. Having a new baby is incredibly demanding, and much of the process is...
by Kala | Nov 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
What makes you angry? Is it when you have asked your kiddo ten times to pick up their shoes, and then you trip on the shoes that are still in the middle of the hallway? Or maybe you feel angry when the baby is crying and just won’t stop crying. You know it is...
