3 Keys to Ongoing Learning
Experience brings wisdom and the ability to trust we know what we are doing – most of the time. This might sound appealing and may be what we are all striving for, but there...
Read More
4 Guidelines for Good Parenting
I recently came across a special edition of the magazine, Scientific American Mind, called “Raise Great Kids! How to Help Them Thrive in School and Life.” It’s a few years old at this point,...
Read More
Tips for Using Laughter in Counselling
Dave always begins and ends with a joke. However, the conversations between such bookends are anything but funny. In our meetings, Dave talks about his experiences of the chaos he survived growing up, and...
Read More
4 Benefits of Peer Support for Youth
As a mother, mental health therapist, and blogger, I like to read other blogs about well-being. In my reading, I came across this succinct definition of what it means to be mentally healthy: “The...
Read More
Live Happier and Healthier: 10 Tips to Reduce Stress
According to the Mental Health Commission of Canada (January 2015), stress and stress-related illnesses are on the rise. Stress is so commonplace in our fast-paced society that it seems like a way of life...
Read More
