The other day someone said to me, "I know I need to rest, but I don't think I know how!" It's a predictable outcome of our always on, always online lifestyle. When work and leisure all take place in front of a screen, it gets harder and harder to get rest that really feels restful. If you've just come out of a weekend spent rotting in bed with your phone and are facing a week ahead that feels overwhelming, it might be helpful to learn a little more about rest and how we reall

While ADHD symptoms first show up in childhood, sometimes the adults around us didn't recognize our ADHD symptoms when we were a child. That doesn't mean the struggle or symptoms went away as we grew up. Many people seek counselling for something like depression, anxiety, anger management or substance use in adulthood, and later realize that ADHD is also part of what is going on for them. Here are 10 signs you might have ADHD: It takes a LOT of energy to get started with some

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You know it when you're in it: the familiar whoompf as your nervous system and body take in the presence of a threat, followed by the...

When the world around us is changing quickly, how do we cope? Whether we like it or not, the world we live in is constantly changing....

Dreams are ephemeral, mysterious, and can span the entire spectrum of emotional experience, from boring and unremarkable to vividly...

Change is a funny thing. We can want something very deeply, and then when we actually get it, we're terrified. Or we might go around...

When the skeletons in your closet keep bursting out at the worst possible time, that's a clue that there is something in your past that...

Many of my clients are women who are struggling in one way or another with their anger. It's easy to spot when your anger is big and...

If you're seeing a flood of content about ADHD and are starting to wonder if you have it, is it worth seeking an official diagnosis?...

Inner parts and dreams both open up and unfold into experiences of deep meaning when we bring curiosity, compassion and courage to the...

If you're doing therapy, you're already committing to a process of self-reflection. Journaling is something that can help support your...

How can therapy help us perform at our best?  Imagine trying to work with one hand tied behind your back. When we have a bunch of stuff...

As a culture, we’re more familiar with what goes into getting healthy physically than what it takes to get healthy mentally. However,...

If you’ve ever wondered, “what makes therapy work?” you’re not alone. Eugene Gendlin asked that same question back in the 1960’s when he...

We all know that it can be hard to change, even when you really want to. So when we actually begin to achieve the changes we have been...

I just want to feel happy all the time, what's wrong with that? So many people ask me, "what's the point of feeling sad?" It's actually...

Is this popular style of therapy right for you? Here's a little background on IFS and a guided reflection process that can help you find...

When most people think of dreamwork, they often imagine a patient reclining on a couch, re-telling their dream to a rather stiff Freudian...