National Indigenous Peoples Day
To celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day, I’ve collected a few helpful resources for learning more about Indigenous cultures, practices, and perspectives.
What’s the Difference between a Psychologist and a Psychiatrist?
Here’s one question I’m asked all the time: What’s the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?
Both professions are focused on helping people improve their well-being, but coming at it from different angles and with some unique skills.
Hopefully this article helps to explain our unique roles in mental health care.
Maternal Mental Health: Post-Partum Anxiety
Welcoming a new baby into the world is often a time of joy and excitement. It can also be a time of significant stress and anxiety.
It’s understandable to worry after having a baby. Parenting comes with a lot of responsibility! And there are more messages than ever about how moms “should” best care for their children. It can be overwhelming to know what to do and who to trust.
For some women, these normal fears and worries develop into something more serious.
How to Build Resilience and Grow through Hard Times
Resilience involves coping well with challenging situations. People show resilience when they find ways to recover from setbacks. When they adapt to whatever challenges come up and keep going even through hard times.
Beyond just getting by, being resilient means finding ways to grow through adversity.
Resilience is a skill that we can build and nurture over time. Here are 7 ways to promote resilience in your life.
Book Review: “The Compassionate-Mind Guide to Recovering from Trauma and PTSD”
Looking for resources on how to overcome difficult events from your past? In their guide to recovering from trauma and PTSD, Lee and James highlight the negative effects of self-blame after trauma and emphasize the role of self-compassion in promoting healing.
Is Anxiety an Issue? 5 Things to Consider
Everyone has some level of stress or anxiety in their lives. It’s normal to feel worried at times, especially when you’re faced with tough situations - like financial problems, relationship issues, or a global pandemic!
But fear and worry can go beyond that helpful range and have negative impacts on our day-to-day life. If you’re wondering whether anxiety is an issue in your life, here are five things to consider.
Fight, Flight, Freeze: 3 Kinds of Stress Responses
You’ve likely heard the phrase, “fight or flight.” It’s actually pretty helpful for understanding how people respond to stress. Especially if we can add one more word: Fight, flight, or freeze.
In this article, I describe three common stress responses and their potential effects.
6 Tips for Coping with Stress
There are many different ways to cope with stress. These steps range from changing up your routine to meeting with a mental health professional. In this post, I outline several steps to get you started.
COVID-19 & Women’s Well-Being
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #ChooseToChallenge. I wanted to highlight how COVID-19 has impacted women’s well-being. While there’s no doubt that men are struggling too, research suggests that women have been hit hard by the economic, social, and emotional challenges of the pandemic.
How Stress Affects Your Mind & Body
Stress is a huge issue for lots of people, and one that only seems to be getting worse over time. In a recent poll, 46% of Canadians reported they feel stressed regularly (33%) or all the time (13%).