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Using Your Faith to Practice Mindful Gratitude
It’s a familiar memory for a lot of Canadians: sitting around the table for Thanksgiving dinner, each...
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9 Daily Habits That Can Boost Happiness
Are you struggling to find joy in your everyday life? If so, you’re not alone. Many people have a difficult...
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Conflict Resolution Strategies for Couples
Conflict is natural, and every couple will experience it at some point in their relationship. The difference...
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Cultivating Mindfulness in Daily Life
Have you heard about the concept of mindfulness? It involves being aware of the thoughts, feelings, and...
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How Counseling Can Help With Big Life Changes
They say there are only two things in life you can count on: death and taxes. I would add a third: changes....
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Single on Valentine's Day? Treat Yourself to Self Care
Ah, Valentine’s Day – a holiday to celebrate love with the one you love. Well, that sounds great...
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Why Consider Premarital Counseling with a Faith-Based Counselor
“’Til death do us part.” It’s a nice thought. Until about three years into the marriage when you realize...
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How to Feel Less Stress as a Parent when the Kids Go Back to School
Starting a new school year can be super exciting. It can also be stressful, both for the child and the...
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Journaling Therapy - Art Therapy
“Dear Diary…”   As kids, many of us told our deepest secrets and our hopes and dreams to our diaries....
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Overcoming Depression: Practical Steps
Do you experience persistent feelings of sadness, emptiness, hopelessness, worthlessness, or guilt? Are...
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Here’s How Social Isolation Affects Your Health
Many of us experienced social isolation during the recent pandemic. And none of us will deny that those...
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Holiday Stress Prevention Tips
The holidays are right around the corner! And that means many of us will begin losing our minds, patience,...
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Parenting Tips for your 'Out of Control' Child
At one time or another, all parents feel like their child is acting “out of control.” But eventually...
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How to Support Your Mental Health Between Therapy Sessions
Therapy is a wonderful way to explore your inner world, process your feelings, and inspire transformation....
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Dealing with Family Trauma Around the Holidays
The holidays are often a complex time for many people. On the one hand, there is a sense of joy in the...
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3 Ways to Build Intimacy with Your Partner
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is famous for having said, “Into each life some rain must fall,” meaning life...
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Managing Work-Life Balance
Do you have trouble balancing work and your personal life? If so, you’re not alone. According to Mental...
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The Power of Vulnerability
We live in a society that rewards those with courage and valor. We are taught from a young age that it’s...
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The Importance of Community for Your Mental Health
Our mental health significantly impacts our quality of life, so it makes sense that we would want to...
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Practical Communication Tips for Couples
If you have found yourself in a troubled relationship, there is a very good chance you grew up with parents...
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5 Realistic New Year’s Resolutions
Do you find yourself setting New Year’s resolutions each year, only to forget about them months, weeks,...
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Building Resilience in Difficult Times
With everything that we’ve gone through as a society in recent years—the COVID-19 pandemic, mass shootings,...
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Effects of Child Abuse on Adult Survivors
Each year in this country millions of children are the victims of child abuse at the hands of parents,...
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Mental Health Effects of Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse is not as easy to spot as physical abuse, but oftentimes its effects can be just as traumatic....
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How to Bring Up Resilient Children
Have you heard the phrase “helicopter parent?” It describes a mother or father that ‘hovers’ around their...
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