...if you don't like your therapist, and/or you think your therapist doesn't like you, you are not likely to experience the changes your are hoping for.
Addictions
9 Ways to Support a Loved One with Mental Illness
We have power to act and and to influence another person's journey with mental illness, but we do not have all the power.
5 Things Your Anger Can Help you pay Attention to
As adults, many of us fear our anger. We are used to avoiding it, hiding it away and then when it gets out, it feels too big to handle and causes damage in our lives.
On Getting a Mental Health Diagnosis
A diagnosis is not an assessment of who you are. It is a description of the symptoms you are experiencing. Some diagnosis have more stigma attached than others and some can help to bring life-changing clarity to an individual, directing them towards needed help.
An interview with Adventure Therapist, Lise Brown
Lise Brown, a Winnipeg based Adventure therapist, talks about our fear of the outside; kids with knives, forest bathing; risky behaviour vs rope climbing; and knowing your limits.
How to Reduce Suicides – A Guide for Everyone
Suicide impacts all of us and speaks about who we are as a society. We can all work towards healing our society.
What do You Really Need? – A 6 Step Complete Self-Care Assessment Guide
When you feel the need to withdraw, when you feel pain, restlessness, irritation, sadness or discomfort consider what it is that you actually need to care for.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) – The New Hysteria
The problem with the way the diagnosis of BPD is being applied, is that, the individuals’ experience of trauma is often minimized or ignored.
Men & Trauma- Anger, Anxiety, Addiction & Depression
While PTSD is becoming more recognized and treated, within the military, men experience trauma in a variety of other contexts.
Too Many Sticks & Carrots
The practice of behaviour modification has become so prevalent in our society, that we often don’t even notice when we’re using this system and can hardly imagine any other way of doing things.
It's Not Just You 