What are some triggers that may be causing conflict between you and your partner? In this 18sec video, I identify the third major risk factor that can affect your emotional health during pregnancy. I encourage you to take this opportunity to talk openly with your partner about what may be causing stress in your relationship […]
What is anxiety? Therapy Notebooks gives this description: “Anxiety is characterized by excessive worry that is difficult to control, ruminating on the past, or avoiding things we fear might trigger us further. It can also induce physical symptoms (which) can interrupt our lives in ways big and small, and can impact our ability to manage […]
On being closed to help while exhausted: Last week I shared the following: “This morning an article landed in my inbox talking about motherhood and burnout, and how this percentage has only gone up since the pandemic began. Understandable many moms are stressed and burned out. I sympathized with the writer writing the […]
This time last year when we published a post on dads mental health, we talked about the ‘February blues’. ‘February can be a tricky month. On one hand, it is known as ‘the month of love,’ as Valentine’s Day falls right in the middle. On the other, it is well known that many people get […]
How do you navigate the challenges of relationships that are often part of holiday gatherings (even if it is done digitally this year over Zoom)? Living in your upper brain is a life strategy that will help you to manage difficult family and relationship situations. I call this a life strategy because it will help […]
As we enter November, we shine the spotlight on dads. This is typically when mental health awareness for men is raised via the Movember campaign where men grow out their moustaches or by individuals speaking out. Chuck Bruce from the Mental Health Commission of Canada says this: ‘At the MHCC, we have long advocated for increased awareness […]
Did you know that loneliness is on the rise? Even before COVID-19 hit, studies have shown that despite the world being more connected than ever with technology, people are lonelier than in times past[1]. Studies have also been showing that younger generations are reporting feeling more lonely than previous generations [2]. This, along with COVID-19 […]
