The third Monday of every January is called Blue Monday and is widely considered the day where depression is at its worst. It is thought that the combination of Seasonal Affective Disorder, post holiday drop, the grey weather, and the lack of something to look forward to in the coming...
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You know the feeling. You’ve over-indulged during the holidays. Now you’re feeling sluggish. You want to clean up your eating. While it’s tempting to jump on-board the latest diet, cleanse, or challenge, I recommend resisting the temptation (and all those social media messages). Why? Research shows that such all-in strategies...
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The topic of Bullying seems like an odd topic the week before Christmas but hear me out. There are two reasons I want to talk about it now. One because the Holiday season gives us a unique opportunity to talk about bullying with our children and second, historically one of...
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Thursday November 25 is the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women. Why do we mark International Days? International days and weeks are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to call for local and global actions to increase awareness and to strengthen advocacy efforts, to shine...
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This Remembrance Day, it is important to understand how trauma can affect all aspects of life for those who have experienced war and violence firsthand. A lot has changed since soldiers in the First World War coined the term “shell-shock” to describe the symptoms they were suffering from: fatigue, tremors,...
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The past year has been difficult for a lot of reasons, one of which is being faced with changes to your relationship. Maybe you’ve found yourself spending more time with your partner if you’re both working from home, navigating your home as a workspace. Or maybe one or both of...
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It is the time of year we all know has been waiting in the wings; the days become shorter, the weather turns greyer and drizzlier, and many people start to feel a little bit lower or less happy. These feelings start to sink in and affect all aspects of our...
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With Covid-19 causing an unusual amount of stress, it’s not surprising that some personal relationships are suffering. We’ve had to limit our contact with others and make hard choices about who to see and who not to see. Masking requirements and vaccinations have brought our values to the forefront. Many...
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Coping with coming out of more than a year of Covid restrictions Changes in Covid-19 restrictions have allowed some of us to be able to move back into our workplaces or attend face to face college and university classes. As these transitions take place we can be struck with a...
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