It is important to recognize that all humans experience a range of emotions, just like how weather varies day to day. Happiness is not the ‘default’ emotion, just like sunny …
Quick & Easy Grounding Skills
Here is a video by our director Lindsay Faas with some quick & easy grounding skills for anxiety and trauma/stress responses.
When talking doesn’t work.
Alternative Approaches to Helping.
The post that follows is taken from an episode of the Behind the Line podcast. Find this episode of Behind the Line (Season 3, Episode 1) here. Behind the Line …
It’s Just Stress…” or Is It?
When mental health impacts physical health
Often when people reflect or take inventory on their health status, they typically only consider physical health and discount their mental health struggles, chalking it up as “just stress”. In …
Feeling “Out of It”
What is Dissociation?
We are seeing the term “dissociation” used more and more online, but what exactly does it mean? Dissociation is a term that is used to describe of a variety …
2022 – A New Hope
This blog post has been taken and re-worked from an episode of Behind the Line, a podcast created to support First Responders & Front Line Workers. Learn more about Behind …
Winter is Coming
Winter is approaching. And, without a doubt, B.C. winters are hard for a lot of people. Something about the clouds rolling in and the encroachment of a clingy, damp cold …
Creativity in Mental Health During a Pandemic
This past year and a half of pandemic life has taught me a lot. Working as a clinical counsellor, and as the owner of a large counselling clinic during a …
All About Assertiveness
Pop Quiz! Picture this: You are waiting in a long line at the grocery store. As your turn at the check-out finally approaches, someone cuts in front of you with …
What Mother’s Day Could Mean . . .
Mother’s Day . . . a day of celebration for some, while for others it may be a day of sadness, grief and loss. When I think of Mother’s Day, …