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Our Blog is loaded with great information to keep your mental health in check ~ even if you feel you don't have mental health issues!

Nov 17, 2021
3 min

An Entrepreneurs Journey ~ some of the hardest days of my life.

There's been countless times where I could have listened to some of the negative voices around me, even those who cared about me and who...

Nov 3, 2021
2 min

Do you want to WANT sex?

Many people wrote in to me about feeling pretty content in their relationships yet they find themselves not wanting to have sex (or...

Oct 28, 2021
1 min

Have you experienced trauma? Find yourself again.

Sometimes bad things happen to good people. The first hand exposure to human suffering and cruelty is real.

Oct 20, 2021
2 min

A simple trick to soothe your nervous system - access your vagus nerve!

The vagus nerve, according to Jessica (my counselling intern), impacts many systems in our body including our major organs - kidneys,...

Oct 13, 2021
2 min

Moms have been sold a lie

The role of a mother has been idealized in our culture for generations and placed on a pedestal. We are simply being set up to fail and...

Oct 7, 2021
2 min

Am I a lesbian if I fantasize about being intimate with women?

"If I fantasize about sex with another woman during sex with my husband, does this mean I am lesbian?" Many women report being attracted...

Sep 29, 2021
1 min

How healthy is the relationship you're in?

Have you experienced, or are you experiencing any of these behaviors in your relationship? Your partner breaks stuff (or threatens to)...

Sep 22, 2021
1 min

How we understand suicide

We know that many people feel there is no way out. They often believe they provide no value to the world and that others are better off...

Sep 15, 2021
2 min

Free Therapy? Every Friday? Oh no way!

It’s hard to believe, but it’s been TWO whole years since my intern-turned-associate Joelle Blais and I, launched our free drop in...

Sep 8, 2021
2 min

Is September the new January?

September can be an opportunity to rework the direction things are going for you and set some new goals for your life. As a therapist -...

Sep 2, 2021
2 min

Sex Q&A...“How can I ensure my partner has an orgasm?”

Laura: You can’t. And orgasm doesn’t always look like it does in the movies. Many women especially, have received messaging their whole...

Aug 26, 2021
1 min

Why it's important to do the hard things

Doing hard things is part of life and it gets easier the more you do them. As a culture, we need to be more ok with not being ok. With...

Aug 19, 2021
1 min

All the Things we Grieve

I've noticed some interesting patterns in my work on how people grieve. Too many people feel that they should not be grieving if they...

Aug 12, 2021
2 min

Does it feel like everyone is breaking up? You don't have to be next

Here are a few ideas to keep things on the right track with the one you love... 1. Check in often, building your communication with one...

Aug 5, 2021
2 min

Am I Worthy?

Some of the saddest things I see in my practice are the amount of people who do not see their own worth or importance in this world,...

Jul 29, 2021
1 min

What does your therapist REALLY think about you?

As your therapist, we think our clients are incredible for coming to therapy and being open about many painful and vulnerable things in...

Jul 22, 2021
1 min

Depressed or feeling like self-harming? These coping skills might help.

Depression is not always laying in bed crying as you may have thought. Sometimes it is an inner sadness that does not go away. It can be...

Jul 15, 2021
2 min

He doesn’t "look" autistic

This is my son, Gabe - he has autism. He’s brilliant and unique in so many ways. When he was first diagnosed shortly after his 3rd...

Jul 8, 2021
2 min

Be willing to feel & accept

Sometimes it feels like our culture sends the message that if we are not happy, we are broken, that something must be very wrong. That...

Jul 2, 2021
2 min

Every storm runs out of rain

I am not quite sure how it happened, perhaps gradually and one small habit at a time, but I seemed to have lost my self-care practices;...