Worried about difficult family relationships over the holidays?
As you head into the holidays, here are a few reminders to help you feel better about spending time with family and friends. Consider...
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- Dec 17, 2022
- 2 min
When Grief doesn't take a holiday
Whether you have lost a loved one or you're navigating through a life transition such as becoming an empty-nester, getting separated or...
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- Dec 10, 2022
- 2 min
Keep your sex life alive over the holidays.
Work parties, children’s parties, family time, visiting and hosting relatives, decorating, baking, shopping...and the list goes on...it's...
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- Dec 3, 2022
- 2 min
Tips to navigate those body & food-related comments coming your way.
The holiday season can bring a lot of anxiety to those experiencing body dissatisfaction, disordered eating, or eating disorders. Holiday...
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- Nov 26, 2022
- 2 min
Fear or intuition, do you know the difference?
Fear holds you back in life and robs you of daily joy. It can lead you to not fully showing up the way you’d like and fear can prevent...
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- Nov 19, 2022
- 2 min
How to Cope in a Healthy Way
When you are trying to cope, you do things to relieve an unwanted feeling. These coping techniques can be positive or negative; healthy...
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- Nov 12, 2022
- 3 min
Domestic Violence - How to Recognize it &Get the Help You Need
In New Brunswick, one in four women is affected by domestic violence and the province has the third-highest rate in the country for...
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- Nov 5, 2022
- 2 min
Your Handy Guide for Coping with Panic Attacks
Ever had one? Panic attacks feel awful in the moment and often seem to come out of nowhere. Sometimes they can be past trauma coming...
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- Oct 28, 2022
- 2 min
What Does a Therapy Session Look Like?
What happens when you come talk to someone at our clinic? I get asked this question often, so I thought I would break it down for you,...
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- Oct 21, 2022
- 3 min
Let's Get REAL for a Minute
You may have heard about our new anti-stigma campaign by now...our Movement…There is No US & THEM (#WeAllStruggle). I wanted to give a...
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- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
What NOT to Say (when someone is struggling with pregnancy or infant loss)
Did you know a miscarriage happens as often as 1 in 4 recognized pregnancies? Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day....
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- Oct 7, 2022
- 2 min
5 Things You Should Know about Depression
Depression is a very real and treatable illness. But stigma, myths and misunderstandings persist and continue to be barriers to treatment...
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- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
5 Reasons Why Therapy Might Just be What You Need
There is nothing to fear when visiting a therapist! If you’ve never been, you might be feeling like you don’t know what to expect. (you...
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- Sep 23, 2022
- 2 min
What's YOUR focus at this time of year?
My focus: Growth & Renewal Many of us strive for this at some point in our lives (and some of us more regularly) - we vow to make...
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- Sep 16, 2022
- 2 min
Got a Wandering Mind During Sex? (you aren't alone!)
Q: Why does my mind wander during sex and how can I stop it? A: This is such a great question, thank you for asking! Almost everyone will...
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- Sep 9, 2022
- 3 min
Suicide - The word caught your attention, didn't it?
We just spent World Suicide Prevention Day at the "Stomp out Stigma Walk & Wellness Fair" on Saturday at Rockwood Park in Saint John and,...
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- Sep 2, 2022
- 2 min
Will You Please Just Tell Me What to Do? (I'm Listening)
Did you ever wish that someone would just tell you what to do when you are faced with a tough decision? Maybe this is why you have...
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- Aug 26, 2022
- 1 min
YOU ASKED...WE ANSWERED! How can I support this movement?
We've had an overwhelming response to our campaign, There is No US & THEM,with many of you wanting to get on board with our movement! And...
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- Aug 19, 2022
- 3 min
You're INVITED!!
We recently clarified our vision and mission here at Laura Gatien & Associates and now we're launching an anti-stigma campaign that I am...
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- Aug 12, 2022
- 2 min
Want more happiness? Stop looking in the wrong places.
Happiness is determined partly by genetics, your external circumstances and your thoughts. The quality of your thoughts has a major...
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