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How Do I Cope With Anxiety?
Everyone experiences anxiety, although not to the same degree or severity, and the experience hits home a little differently for everyone. For those whom anxiety is a considerable problem that interrupts their ability to live, it is a serious issue that needs to be...
Helping Kids Cope with Divorce
Divorce isn’t easy for anyone, but children can take it particularly hard. Many children don’t understand what is happening and many more feel the divorce is somehow their fault. Here’s how you can help your child cope: Communicate Openly The divorce should be...
What is Equine-Assisted Therapy?
Many of us have always known that we feel better and calmer when we are around nature or animals. And studies have consistently shown that there is indeed therapeutic value of human-animal interaction. So it’s no surprise that Equine Assisted Therapy has become an...
How Sex Therapy Can Lead to More Intimacy
A relationship requires different things to thrive. Good communication is necessary, as is mutual respect and compromise. But one of the most important aspects of a healthy relationship is a sense of intimacy between each other. While intimacy can be fostered through...
Healthy Food & Emotional Regulation
Are you an emotional eater? When you’re feeling stressed, do you find yourself ordering in pizza? When something sad happens, do you drown your grief in sugar? If so, you’re not alone. A majority of people deal with the challenges of life by turning to their favorite...
Rekindle the Flames of Love with the Secrets to a Happy Married Life
One of the most amazing feelings in life is when you have a spouse who loves you the way you love him/her. You understand each other’s unspoken words and try to find ways to make each other happy. But sooner or later, the happiness of married life begins to fade. It...
Parent’s guide to nurture self-esteem in their kids
Kids learn everything new at the drizzling rate, right from their birth. This includes developing their physical as well as mental strengths. It is needless to say that every parent wants to raise a confident, responsible and knowledgeable child. And you won’t believe...
The Truth About Perfectionism
We live in a society that values things that appear perfect. And I suppose there are things that can be perfect. Architects can draw the perfect straight line, mathematicians can solve an equation with a perfect calculation, and a chocolate cake can be perfectly...
Tips for Staying Healthy While Working from Home
For some people, working from home is a normal routine. This is, after all, the gig economy, and many people have been freelancing, making a living from their home office for many years now. But for others, working from home is a completely new phenomenon brought...
What is Racial Trauma?
Racial trauma, also sometimes referred to as race-based traumatic stress (RBTS), refers to mental and emotional stress that is a result of racial bias, discrimination, and hate crimes. Those individuals who experience these types of encounters can subsequently deal...
4 Powerful Immunity Boosters
As we continue to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us are wondering how we can boost our immune systems. You most likely know you should take more vitamin C, but here are some other ways you can give your immunity a powerful boost: Tackle That Stress When...
Working women and their work-life balance
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to upend the lives across the world, even in 2021, it has caused turbulence in the professional lives, especially that of working women and single mothers. Regardless of redefined gender roles, women are indeed having a hard time...
How has COVID affected “Work-life balance”?
The COVID-19 pandemic seemed to come out of nowhere and knock us all off our feet. Businesses and individuals had to very quickly reassess every aspect of their lives and adjust to a new normal. Although many people adjusted with relative ease, many did not, and this...
How to manage financial stress in marriage?
When you first fall in love and get married, money is not likely to be one of your biggest concerns. However, there is no denying that money does matter, and if you and your spouse are not on the same financial page, it can get pretty stressful pretty fast, and...
5 ways to boost your child’s confidence for his mental growth
If you want to bring up a mentally happy and healthy child, you need to focus on bringing up a child who is confident in him or herself. Children who are self-confident are not only more likely to push themselves and try new things, but they are also more likely to...
3 Reasons Why Men Should Try Therapy
Men have taken on a specific role in human development over the span of hundreds of thousands of years. While roles have very recently shifted somewhat, historically speaking, men have been the ones to fight the wars and build society. And if you think about it, it’s...
What is Trauma Therapy?
Not many of us will get through life without facing our own share of challenges. But some people experience not just stress and strife, but actual trauma. Trauma may come in the form of a physically or emotionally abusive relationship, a physical accident such as a...
How To Get More Protein In Your Diet Without Eating More Meat
Finally, protein is getting its much-deserved attention. For decades, most discussions revolving around macronutrients focused on fat and carbs, namely how much should we be eating of both. But there SHOULD be focus on protein. Protein builds our entire body, from...
National Counseling Awareness Month
April is National Counseling Awareness Month, and so I thought it would be a good idea to take this time to talk a little about mental health and the benefits of seeking treatment for whatever issues you may be facing. When we talk about mental health, we are talking...
Couples Counselling: Tips and Techniques
Relationship issues can be difficult to navigate alone. Without specific couples counselling techniques, communication is often mishandled and issues misunderstood. Couples counselling is one method to creating a stronger bond through both hard and comfortable times....
6 ways to Improve the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety in Adults
According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), around 25% of adults in the U.S are struggling with depression, anxiety, or both. Anxiety in teens is also quite prevalent. Even though these feelings are overwhelming or you feel like you will never snap...