Choosing The Values You Keep Abandoning
Right before a breakthrough, your nervous system stops bracing for a second, mid-exhaustion. Hands loosen on a steering wheel you’ve been gripping too hard. Your eyes catch your reflection in … Read more
Mental Health
Evidence-based resources on anxiety, depression, grief, and other mental health challenges, written by licensed therapists.
Finding the Right Kind of Horse-Assisted Support: What to Know Before You Book
If you’ve been searching for horse-assisted support in Ontario, you’ve probably noticed that the landscape looks different depending on where you look. Wellness retreats, barn programs, equine coaching, and clinical … Read more
When Grandma’s Got ADHD – A gap we can no longer ignore.
More and more older adults are coming to therapy, often for the first time. They want to understand how their brains work and discover new ways to enjoy their golden … Read more
ADHD and Sleepless Nights: How to Quiet Your Mind and Rest
If you live with ADHD, you likely know how difficult it can be to get a good night’s sleep. What many people do not realize is that ADHD and sleep … Read more
Choosing a Mental Health Service: How to Recognize Quality Care
Access to mental health care in Canada has expanded rapidly in recent years. Online platforms, private clinics and virtual assessment services are now widely available, in addition to more capacity … Read more
End-of-Life transitions: Are we protecting the dying or protecting ourselves?
A reflection for both the dying and those who love them. Protector parts, unfinished conversations and the quiet work of presence at the end of life. It’s happened. That moment in life … Read more
Generational Stress in Neurodivergent Families: Why it can feel harder and how the nervous system adapts.
“Your survival response is not a moral failing. An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.” Viktor Frankel In my trauma focused clinical work, people sometimes arrive … Read more
High Achievers with ADHD: The Mental Health Story Few Talk About
The Reality of Being a Twice-Exceptional Adult with ADHD For the purposes of this article, under the umbrella of ‘twice-exceptional’, I’m going to talk about adults who are twice-exceptional (being … Read more
Perimenopause and ADHD: A Midlife Perfect Storm
By: Carole Gionet, Nurse Practitioner NP-PHC If you’ve been wondering why your focus, memory, or mood seem to have taken a nosedive in midlife, you’re not imagining it. For many … Read more
E103: When Empathy Hurts, with Psychotherapist Christina Crowe
Compassion fatigue and prolonged isolation have left us caring alone. Join Psychotherapist Christina Crowe for a brief exploration of how to rebuild collaboration and co-regulation in our post-isolation culture. Resources … Read more