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Is My Teen Depressed?

Is My Teen Depressed?  Adolescence and Depression: Signs to Look out For by Francesca Scaini, RP, MA, BFA, CATA Art Therapist Registered Psychotherapist   Do you remember your own teen years and how intense everything felt? A time where the most insignificant problems were earth-shattering and caused you to either skyrocket to emotional bliss or [...]

Can Two People Grow & Change at the Same Rate?

Have you ever outgrown relationships before? Not every good friendship or partnership we have is meant to last, but there is always great learning from it - if you open your eyes to what that lesson may be. We can’t really control who we align with and whether those relationships are meant to last or [...]

Benefits of a Second Lockdown

How are you feeling about these second wave COVID-19 lockdown measures in Ontario? Although we can all easily think of the negatives about the lockdown, this article focuses on the benefits of the second lockdown. How did you do in the last lockdown? We all survived the first one, now let’s get through this second [...]

How To Support Others

Do you struggle with being a supportive friend or family member? How do you relate to others and support them during their life’s challenges? Do you want to be of support but don’t know how? This article will teach you a little something about how to be supportive, how to validate others, what not to [...]

How To Share Emotions Effectively

When people upset you, don’t victimize yourself.  Focus on how that person’s action made you FEEL and the sensations triggered in your body, where you FEEL the pain.  Communicate to them how their actions made you FEEL.  Don’t blame them and assume they did it intentionally or to hurt you.  The majority of people aren’t [...]

COVID Loaded

by Kayla Noodelman *Disclaimer* Note: This blog is a purposeful attempt to help lighten the mood while sharing meaningful information. It is about staying mentally well while the world tries to flatten the curve of Covid-19 cases. It is written for those of us working remotely from home, adhering to social distancing, and dealing [...]

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