Adult ADHD Part Two …  20 Everyday Problems and 5 Easy Solutions

In part one of this series, I explained what adult ADHD is, and how it works in the brain. In part two, I’ve curated a list of twenty chronic problems that seem to occur with more frequency in those with adult ADHD. (These examples are all…

Adult ADHD Part One ... What is ADHD (and Can You Grow Out of it)?

Growing up, even though I was the oldest, I was more forgetful and disorganized than my siblings. I was (and am) more of a TV junkie. I got lost very easily (still do). I was a bookworm, to the point that I would ignore everything and everybody.…
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Raising Healthy Kids in A Painful World: The Two Most Helpful Tips About Parenting I Learned in Therapy

The hardest and the most rewarding job I've undertaken in my whole life has been my role as a parent. It's frequently difficult, even when life is good. But when we as parents experience our own struggles, how do we keep it together in order…

Twelve Excellent Movies About the Pain (and the Joy) of Parenting

When we are expecting, we have this idea that our babies will bring us happiness. I maintain that starting a family does not make a person “happy” (whatever that means). Parenting is painful and scary. Parenting hurts precisely because…
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Cinematherapy Revisited: 95 Movies (and TV Shows) about Depression, Anxiety, Grief & Loss, Divorce, Disability, Parenting & Other Really Tough Things You Might Need Counselling For

While they are probably not considered "Cinematherapy," I love superhero movies, time travel and other fantasy and science fiction. In fact, I love them as much (usually even more) than the next middle-aged woman. Give me Doom Patrol, X-Men,…

Ten Questions to Help You Think Differently and Feel Better

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in its very basic form is based on the idea that our mental health is like a three-legged stool. Each of the three legs stand for a different aspect of health: thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. Make a change…

Mindfulness Meditation for Anxiety: Both to Reduce it ... & to Increase our Ability to Bear it

Even Alcatraz is kinda beautiful, in its own way, when seen from a distance! Like many of you, I am trying to incorporate more mindfulness meditation both in my personal and my professional life. But ... in my own life I am not doing so…

10 Reasons to Choose Email Counselling (and 3 Reasons Not to)

The world is changing fast, and counselling is too. Below are ten reasons many individuals find that email counselling can be therapeutic during times of need. (Scroll down to find three reasons NOT to choose email counselling!) You can communicate…
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An Intro to Watching Movies as Therapy

I love going to the movies, don’t you!? Movies make you feel things. “Who has not walked out of a movie theatre feeling sad, scared, inspired, or otherwise moved? Movies can potentially open a person’s eyes to new solutions to any number…

A Peek Inside My Email Counselling Office: A Role Play

Today, you get to be a fly on the wall, and peek inside my email counselling office! Email counselling seems to inspire strong feelings. Most people I talk to are very intrigued. There are a few who have said: "that would NEVER work for me!"…