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Find the Best Therapist: Your Step-by-step Guide
In today’s fast-paced world, prioritising mental health has never been more essential. Just as we seek out specialists for our physical health, finding the right therapist is a crucial step in nurturing our emotional well-being. Therapy can provide a safe space to...
How Nature Benefits Mental Health
Why your Doctor may soon be telling you to take a hike! Do You Know About The Nature Prescription? Hey Halton! Do you know about the PaRx program? Halton Healthcare has become the first hospital system to partner with the PaRX program that prescribes...
How to Achieve Your New Years Resolutions
Our motivation and excitement over our resolutions will naturally wane, and with that our commitment. But what if we didn’t rely on motivation? Motivation is transient. It swoops in with inspiration and encouragement but it can also sneak away when you need it most. Motivation is not honest, it’s convenient.
How to Stop People-Pleasing Over the Holidays and Take Care of Yourself
The holidays can be fun, but they can also make you feel stressed if you always try to make everyone happy. If you’re worried about saying "no" or doing too much, it’s time to learn how to take care of yourself while still being kind to others. Here’s how to do it!...
How to Feel Better After a Breakup During the Holiday Season: Tips for Healing and Finding Joy
The holiday season is often filled with joy, excitement, and celebrations, but if you’ve recently gone through a breakup, it can feel like everything is overshadowed by pain. What’s supposed to be a time of warmth and togetherness can instead highlight the emptiness...
Loneliness and the Holidays: Finding Connection in a Season of Disconnection
The holiday season is often portrayed as a time of joy, connection, and celebration. But for many people, it can bring up feelings of loneliness. Whether it’s the absence of a loved one, the pressure to “fit in” with family traditions, or the stark contrast between...
Is Life Burnout a Problem?
Burnout Meaning Burnout. The term is thrown around a lot these days. Society tends to identify burnout as a catch all for overwhelm, fatigue, low motivation, irritability, etc. The World Health Organisation identified burnout as an official diagnosis. However, based...
Understanding and Managing Seasonal Depression: Peaks & Valleys Perspective
As the days get shorter and the chill of winter begins to set in, you might notice a shift in your mood, your energy, or even your motivation. For some people, this seasonal change can lead to something deeper—a condition known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. SAD can leave us feeling disconnected, tired, irritable, and at times, a little hopeless. The good news is that there are ways to manage these feelings and find some peace during the colder months.
13 Causes of Burnout and How to Recover
What is burnout? How do you know if you are suffering from burnout? What is the difference between burnout and depression? How can you heal from burnout? , What is Burnout? Burnout is a form of extreme stress and fatigue due to one's occupation. Since 2019, burnout is...
What is Brainspotting and Can it Help You?
What is Brainspotting? Brainspotting is a brain-based therapeutic intervention that developed out of the use of eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR). Dr. David Grand is the founder and developer of this intervention. For 25 years Dr. Grand worked with...