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Acknowledging Everyday Griefs – Parenting, Friendship, Aging & Faith

October 2, 2019September 30, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 1 Comment

If you can acknowledge grief and loss instead of minimizing or judging yourself for feeling it, then you will be able to heal and carry on. 

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7 Ways to Increase Your Body Positivity

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 2 Comments

As women, most of us are told in one way or another throughout the course of our lives, that we are only really welcome in the world if our bodies are found to be attractive to other people based on the beauty standards of our time.

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12 Ways to Increase Your Sex Positivity

June 5, 2019June 4, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 3 Comments

Being sex positive means not only accepting, but embracing and celebrating the wide spectrum of sexual expressions and identities that exist in our world ranging from highly sexual to asexual.

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Learning to Love My Younger Self: Re-storying a Life

May 15, 2019May 14, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 2 Comments

That compassion changed things for me. It felt like a re-write of my story. It felt like a shame lifter. It felt like I could forgive myself and even discover that no forgiveness was necessary. It was powerful.

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The 4 Adult Attachment Styles

March 20, 2019April 9, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 2 Comments

Understanding the basic styles of attachment is the first step to healing any attachment wounds you may have.

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16+ Things Counselling Can Help You With

January 23, 2019April 19, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 5 Comments

People come to counseling for all kinds of reasons. There is no wrong reason to talk to a counsellor, here are some issues that counselling can be particularly helpful with.

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Friendship in Adulthood- Couples, Singles, School aged Families & Seniors

November 21, 2018April 9, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 6 Comments

A recent study shows that loneliness is as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day! And it can occur at any time in life. Here are some ways to stay connected.

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Friendship in Adulthood- Early Adulthood & Young Families

November 14, 2018April 9, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 11 Comments

The idea that adults are supposed to have it all together and be completely independent, is a myth that affects the willingness of many to reach out to their friends for support when things are not going well.

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The 3 Types of Non Physical Abuse

October 31, 2018April 9, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 11 Comments

This post is meant to help you identify the various types of non-physical abuse, which include verbal abuse, emotional abuse and psychological abuse. Once identified you should be better able to know where to set boundaries in terms of expecting respect from others.

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Parenting about Porn

October 24, 2018April 9, 2019 / Joy Eidse RSW / 2 Comments

We need to be better informed about porn. When we make parenting decisions based on fear and lack of information, we may do more harm than good. 

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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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