If you’ve considered contacting a counsellor or psychotherapist and then stopped before you booked in, this post is for you. Maybe you got busy and just forgot when the urgency of the moment settled. There can be a whole host of questions or thoughts that can come up for people when they consider booking a counselling appointment.
Infidelity can be painful and challenging, but you don’t need to go through it alone. Counselling can help you navigate these tumultuous waters, providing a safe and supportive place to move towards healing and overall well-being.
What we know about trauma is that the body remembers some of the specific details in a concrete and tangible way. We cannot predict which ones it will remember and often people feel frustrated by the things that their system ‘on alert’ responds to.
November transforms into Movember each year, marked by the sprouting of mustaches on thousands of men’s faces worldwide. While seeing your loved ones and acquaintances sporting a new mustache may be amusing, the underpinning cause of Movember is no laughing matter.
Today, November 18th is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. It is a day where people from across the globe can come together to recognize the profound impact traumatic grief leaves in its wake. It is a time to remember those loved ones who have been lost and to support survivors who live on with this often unbearable weight.
Snow is like a weighted blanket, silencing the clutter of daily life. In this part of the world, we settle in to wait it out. Schools close. Groceries wait. Sports pause. Meetings cancel. In the stillness of the storm, we may lack stillness inside ourselves.
Teachers have an innate desire to help and support. We are specifically trained to give ourselves to others, to consider how others learn best, to be mindful of how others might be experiencing things, and to figure out what others need to move forward. We guide others to cultivate knowledge; we bolster others as they find their best selves; we offer stability and healthy relationships.
If you’ve considered contacting a counsellor or psychotherapist and then stopped before you booked in, this post is for you. Maybe you…
Losing a loved one is an indelibly painful experience that can feel like being submerged in the depths of an unforgiving ocean.…