Hack Your Mind: Easy Tips to Crush Your Anxiety
How was the 2020 pandemic for you? Do you feel anxious? Overwhelmed? The good news is you’re not alone. Anxiety and depression are on the rise across our lonely society. Fortunately, there are a few quick and straightforward tricks that can help you hack your mind into a better mood. Having doubts? Try out these […]
Grace, Kindness and Letting Go
As a Registered Nurse and Psychotherapist, I find clients are often very self-critical, hard on themselves and play the ‘should’ blame game. I ‘should’ have done more, I ‘should’ know better, I ‘should’ have known this. We all do it. Unfortunately, for clients who struggle with mental health issues this negative inner critic can result […]
How to Calm Panic Attacks
Have you ever woken in the middle of the night to find that you can’t breathe, or that your mind is racing? Do you get a sudden rush of sweat and feel clammy shakiness too? Maybe you feel you can’t calm your mind during these episodes. Learning how to calm panic attacks is critical, giving […]
The Science of Addiction
Today, we know that addiction or chemical dependence is a disease of the brain. It is more accurately known as substance use disorder. Much progress over the past decade has led to increased acceptance for the fact that substance use disorder is an illness affecting the brain like asthma is an illness affecting the lungs. […]
5 Ways to Make Time for Meditation and Why You Should
If you yearn for a greater sense of calm, a fresh way to focus your attention and positive change in your life, meditation is an effective strategy for achieving it. The best part is it doesn’t require special equipment, just the motivation to stick with it. Meditation takes practice, but over time you’ll learn to […]
Coping with Covid-19 Related Anxiety, Stress and Depression
With so many cases of Covid-19, and all the restrictions and lockdowns across Canada, the mental health of Canadians has been well, a pretty significant topic. Due to the pandemic, social isolation and the uncertain times, we’re seeing an increasing rate of Covid-19 related depression, stress and anxiety in Canadians across the country. We’re just […]
