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Mood Disorder

On Getting a Mental Health Diagnosis

June 13, 2018April 10, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 4 Comments

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.

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Mental Health & Medication

April 16, 2018April 10, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 6 Comments

Medication has its limits. It will not provide a healthy environment, social support, the tools to manage difficult situations, or to heal from major crisis or traumatic events and should not be solely relied on for these things. 

Winter Blues

February 22, 2018April 11, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 2 Comments

The winter blues, the slump. Motivation is low, energy is low, mood is low.

An interview with Adventure Therapist, Lise Brown

December 4, 2017April 11, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 3 Comments

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.

Men & Trauma- Anger, Anxiety, Addiction & Depression

November 13, 2017April 25, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 18 Comments

While PTSD is becoming more recognized and treated, within the military, men experience trauma in a variety of other contexts.

When YOU are the Volcano – 7 Ways to Care for Yourself

November 10, 2017April 25, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 21 Comments

Sometimes we get to a point where we risk losing relationships and potentially our own health, freedom, or life, as a result of things that we’ve said or done.

7 Ways to Love a Volcano

November 5, 2017April 25, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 15 Comments

If you love someone who seems to be randomly explosive, it can feel like you’re loving  volcano.

Mental Illness & Diagnosis – Saving Normal

October 18, 2017April 25, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 6 Comments

Our society has become increasingly perfectionistic, with less and less tolerance for anything considered less than perfect or ‘outside of the narrowing range of normal.’

Addiction, Your Best Frenemy?

October 14, 2017April 25, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 14 Comments

But if we start with the assumption that humans are rational creatures whose primary concern is their own survival, then we need to assume that people made decisions regarding their behaviors and substance use for a reason. Sometimes, for a very good reason.

Mental Illness – A Relationship Story

October 10, 2017April 25, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 10 Comments

Counselling can also help you to build a healthier relationships with anxiety and depression or sadness, as each may be useful at various points in your life, and each may be destructive at other times. 

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Joy Eidse

About Joy Eidse

Joy Eidse is a registered Social Worker living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She works as a counsellor for individuals wanting to work on issues related to mental health or trauma. Send Joy a message.

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