Part of the Sandwich Generation? How to recognize stress within yourself and lighten your load.
My role as a social worker in the Extra Mural program gave me a firsthand exposure to how taxing this double caregiver role can be on...
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- Dec 2, 2021
- 2 min
Porn: Does it augment a couple's sex life, or destroy it?
Porn has been thought to be both something that can separate couples and something that can bring them closer together. From my...
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- Nov 24, 2021
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Watching MAID? Is the story of domestic abuse hitting home?
This recent post by TexanTish Tillish (after watching the TV mini-series MAID) was so powerful, I wanted to share it with you... From:...
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- Nov 17, 2021
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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...
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- Nov 3, 2021
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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...
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- Oct 28, 2021
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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.
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- 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,...
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- Oct 13, 2021
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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...
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- 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...
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- 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)...
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- 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...
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- Sep 15, 2021
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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...
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- Sep 8, 2021
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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 -...
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- Sep 2, 2021
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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...
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- Aug 26, 2021
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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...
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- Aug 19, 2021
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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...
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- Aug 12, 2021
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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...
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- Aug 5, 2021
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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,...
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- 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...
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- Jul 22, 2021
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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...
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