Mindfulness
10 Types of Grief: The Transformative Power of Grief Counselling
Grief counselling, or bereavement counselling, is commonly associated with the death of a loved one. However, people experience grief for other kinds of loss, such as the loss of a job, marriage, or quality of life. A safe, warm, and comforting therapeutic space is paramount in grief counselling to support the bereaved through their uniquely…
Read MoreSocial Media Use Boundaries 101: Take Back Control and Improve Well-Being
Social media use has been normalized as a means of connection among millennials, Gen Z, and Generation Alpha. With the rising number of hours time spent online (Ortiz-Ospina, 2019), one must ask themselves what kind of impact are these apps having on the collective mental health and what boundaries should be considered? Recent research names…
Read MoreWhat is Emotion-Focused Therapy and 6 Steps to Use It
One could argue that any effective psychotherapy is emotion-focused in some sense. After all, mental health is determined by the quality of our thoughts, feelings, behaviour, environment, interpersonal relationships, personality, and biology. Many people seeking help for their mental health begin with an unfavourable relationship with their emotions; one that is associated with judgment, shame,…
Read More5 Expansive Practices for Inner Peace
Blue Monday is behind us and the days are getting longer… slowly, but surely! If winter sports aren’t your thing and no warm destinations are on the calendar, you might find yourself huddled up next to your Happy Light, imagining yourself on a beach somewhere. I feel you. This blog is for you if you’re…
Read MoreStop Fearing Your Emotions: Learn How to Ride the Emotional Wave
Have you ever been afraid of experiencing your emotions? Do you ever stop yourself from feeling your feelings to their fullest extent? The notion of resisting, having difficulty containing, or altogether avoiding emotions is perhaps one of the most common [underlying] reasons people seek therapy. Many people struggle to let themselves feel their feelings, which…
Read MoreHow Mindfulness Positively Changes the Brain
If you’ve been anywhere on the Internet over the last decade, you’ve probably heard of the term “mindfulness”. In an increasingly demanding Western society, it seems as though we’re seeing a trend toward people seeking to ‘de-stress’ their busy lives. What is mindfulness? Various definitions of mindfulness exist, both technical and conceptual. According to the…
Read MoreEmotion-Focused Coping vs. Thriving Through Life
Emotion-Focused Coping in Therapy Coping strategies are an integral part of many people’s experience with therapy, particularly because they support emotion-focused regulation, distress tolerance, and acting effectively. The American Psychological Association (APA) defines a emotion-focused coping strategy as the following, “an action, a series of actions, or a thought process used in meeting a stressful or unpleasant situation…
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