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Creative Memoir Writing- A Therapy Workshop

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / Leave a comment

Find insight & healing from what has shaped you. Explore parts of self, discover resources and map your journey.

Creative Writing Therapy for Body Image-Poetry

January 15, 2025 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / 1 Comment

This exercise distills and contains the event. In doing so we may be able to better see the essence of the event and it’s impact. Self compassion often follows

The Village Well

December 31, 2023 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / Leave a comment

Announcing a new location as of January 2024. After six wonderful years at Wolseley Wellness, I am venturing out on my own. My new location, in the heart of Osborne Village will allow me to expand my practice to eventually include workshops, more space for creative arts therapy and potentially animal assisted therapy- depending on … Continue reading The Village Well

Winter is Coming – Don’t be SAD

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / Leave a comment

I think we can find ways to live with and even embrace winter without feeling defeated by it year after year.

Update for Joy Eidse Counselling

August 27, 2021 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / Leave a comment

Life since pandemic.

4 Things you Should Know about Being white,* and Feeling Guilty

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / Leave a comment

Fears of getting it wrong, often keep white people from speaking up or taking action or responsibility for on injustices around them.

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Do You Care Too Much?

April 10, 2019April 9, 2019 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / 4 Comments

When we assume that we are, or should be unaffected by the world around us and then shame ourselves for being affected by the world around us, we have become unwell, as humans.

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5 Things Your Anger Can Help you pay Attention to

July 25, 2018April 10, 2019 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / 6 Comments

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.

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What I Hear When You Speak

May 23, 2018April 10, 2019 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / Leave a comment

When we sit down together, and you prepare to speak, I am listening...

The 3 Parts of Parenting Teens

March 19, 2018April 11, 2019 / Joy Eidse MSW, RSW / 5 Comments

You do not need to model perfection, in fact, allowing your child to see you fail, will show them that they do not need to be perfect and that if they do fail, they too, can recover.

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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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