How to Find the Best Psychological Services in Calgary and Beyond
A question that is always in people’s minds when engaging with a product or service is, “Am I receiving the best?” This is, in part, due to our natural human instinct for comparison, problem-solving, and forward movement to keep questing and pursuing more and better. It is also, in part, to our consumer culture which keeps us doubting and questioning what is bad, good, and best. Of course this question comes up in the therapy arena as well, though the answer definitely looks different than if you are using the best phone or eating the best donair.
How Do You Know If You’re a People Pleaser? Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment.
On the surface, people pleasing can look like being kind, helpful, and offering support to other people. You may wonder how this could be unhealthy and unkind to our mental health? In and of themselves, these are great qualities and not where people pleasing can create issues. People pleasing’s harm comes from its intensity, frequency, underlying motivations, and impact.
Navigating Holiday Pressure With Healthy Boundaries: 10 Strategies for prioritizing your mental health this season
Each year I find myself circling back around to writing about mental health over the holidays and how to navigate the season in the healthiest way possible. This is because each year is a cyclical repeat of certain patterns:
Increased pressure (both internal and external)
Increased resentment
Increased stress and overwhelm
Financial demands that can become unmanageable
20 Quick and Easy Relaxation Strategies You Can Do At Home Today
People often have the idea that relaxation is a week-long vacation on a beach, a day at the spa, or having multiple hours to do an enjoyable activity. While these are all certainly examples of relaxing activities, they are also special and not available on a daily or regular basis (unfortunately!). Therefore, relaxation must be viewed in a realistic, not idealistic, way.
Why Is It So Hard to Relax? Tips for Managing Anxiety and Stress
Clients come into our office all the time saying that they feel chronically stressed, overwhelmed and burnt out yet do not know how to relax. This feels foolish to them because, “Who doesn’t know how to relax?” (their words, not ours). In reality, most people do not know how to relax unless they practice it because, believe it or not, relaxation is a skill and not as natural a muscle as we believe. Don’t believe it? Let’s talk some more about our relaxation response system.
Tips for Improving Men’s Mental Health
It is estimated that around 12% of men are accessing mental health support in North America compared to over 21% of women. This is despite men having reportedly higher rates of suicidal ideation, substance use and Addiction issues. What prevents men from accessing mental health care at higher rates? What can we do to change this? These are the issues that we will explore in this blog post about men’s mental health.
Using Bilateral Stimulation to Deal with Big Emotions
DBT Can Help Feelings Be Less Scary
Self-Care During the Holidays
How to Recover from Burnout
The Top Myths About Feelings
The ABC’s of Dealing with Conflict and Triggers
Coping with the Ugly News
Living as an Introvert
Coping with Pandemic Anxiety
Anxiety: Our Fear Reflex on Overdrive