Attachment styles play a significant role in how we form and maintain relationships. According to Levine and Heller (2010), there are 3 types of adult attachment styles: secure, anxious, and avoidant. As awareness of attachment theory continues to grow, people are often able to identify which attachment style they relate to; however, information about [...]
In today's fast-paced world, the conversation around self-esteem and mental health has taken center stage, with numerous individuals seeking solace and healing in various forms. Amidst the many therapeutic practices, pet therapy emerges as a unique and profound method of nurturing our psychological well-being. The unconditional love and companionship offered by pets have long [...]
Considering a New Year’s resolution? Let us invite you to rethink the “resolution” idea. Exact statistics aside, it is common knowledge that the vast majority of New Year’s resolutions end in perceived failure and disappointment. That is not the way to start your year on a positive note around the goals you wish to [...]
It’s okay to not be okay. These words are repeated often in our society, but what do they mean in real life? Many of us live busy lives, filled with huge responsibilities – whether it’s work, kids, partners, aging parents, bills, pets, or friends, life rarely seems to slow down. Sometimes, even the thought [...]
Climate change-induced disasters, such as the recent wildfires in British Columbia (BC), have cast a long shadow of grief and stress over communities worldwide. These cataclysmic events, fueled by rising temperatures and erratic weather patterns, bring a heavy emotional burden that extends beyond the immediate devastation. It's a mournful recognition of the shifting baseline of [...]
The weeks and months following the birth of a child can bring joyful, challenging, exhausting, and life-changing experiences. For some new mothers, this phase of life may also bring feelings of sadness, emptiness, mood instability, and anxiety. Post-partum depression (PPD) is a serious but very treatable condition impacting one in nine women in the year [...]
It’s the first day of school! Is that exclamation mark one of excitement or anxiousness? Going back to school for some parents and children can bring about feelings of anxiety depending on past experiences and how school has been going for the child (thus far). Covid has created anxiety for those who may have not [...]
