Posts Tagged ‘psychotherapy’
When Losing a Pet Feels Like Losing Family: Understanding Pet Grief and How Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Can Help
Written by Lauren Suraci, RN Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) For many people, pets are not just companions; they are part of the family. They are present in daily routines, offer consistent companionship, and often provide a sense of comfort that feels steady and nonjudgmental. Because of this, the loss of a pet can be deeply…
Read MoreWhen Social Media Makes Us Feel “Less Than”: How Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Can Help Teens and Young Adults Navigate Social Comparison
Written by Lauren Suraci, RN, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) Social media is woven into everyday life. With billions of users on Instagram and Facebook alone, teens and young adults are immersed in online spaces where they share experiences, explore identity, and observe the lives of others. Yet these same platforms can also become environments where constant…
Read MoreSigns It Might Be Time to Seek Help for Postpartum Depression
Written by Keisha Villeneuve, Social Service Worker and Student What is postpartum depression: Postpartum depression is a type of depression that may start during a woman’s pregnancy or within the first year of a child’s birth. Much like depression, it affects a person’s mood and how they feel, which impacts the way they think about themselves,…
Read MoreNavigating Major Life Transitions: Tips for Emotional Resilience
Written By: Brooke Pollard, RSW, RP-Q (OCSWSSW, CRPO) Tugade and Fredrickson (2011) describe emotional and psychological resilience as a concept using a metaphor illustrating wrought iron compared to cast iron due to its “soft,” “malleable,” and non-breakable structure, indicating its resilient compounding nature. Tugade and Fredrickson’s (2011) depiction of resilience can be applied to our…
Read MoreHow are You Maintaining Your Depression?
Written By: Brooke Pollard, RSW, RP-Q (OCSWSSW, CRPO) Oh, depression, a relentless, time-consuming, and foggy, outside-of-self experience that any person can encounter at unique points of their life (Fusar-Poli et al., 2023). Outside of what some of the majority social perceptions and attitudes tell us, depression and its symptoms are not biased to any person…
Read MoreMoral Injury: Understanding Unseen Wounds.
By: Natalie DeSantis, RN Psychotherapist, RP (Qualifying). What is moral distress and moral injury? In recent decades, the terms moral distress and moral injury have been used to denote the unseen wounds formed in situations where individuals are required to act against their personal values, beliefs, ethics or morals (Williams et al., 2021). Traditionally, these…
Read MoreWork-Life Balance: Strategies for Managing Stress and Prioritizing Well-being
Written by Hailey Moulton, BA (Hons), MACP (In Progress), RP (Qualifying) Achieving a healthy work-life balance in today’s fast-paced society can feel overwhelming. Juggling work responsibilities, personal commitments, and self-care often seems impossible, leading to burnout, stress, and unhappiness. However, with the right strategies and self-care, it is possible to manage stress and prioritize well-being…
Read MoreEffective Communication: Building Stronger and Healthier Relationships
Written by: Jonathan Rom, MD MPH RP (Qualifying) This piece of art is Rothko’s Four Darks in Red. What do you think the artist was trying to say with it? Some people see these saturated lines of red and black and notice the use of colour to reverse gravity, bringing out the often repressed, dark…
Read MoreCoping with Grief: Healthy Ways to Navigate Loss and Bereavement
Written By Jonathan Rom, MD MPH RP (Qualifying). Figuring out what types of grief are “healthy” is a topic still debated by experts1. You may not be surprised to read this, given that each culture has different norms around grief. Most of these norms are hard to define and, sometimes, even harder to adhere to…
Read MoreUnderstanding Depression: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
Written By Jonathan Rom, MD MPH RP (Qualifying). Our first blog of 2024 is here to shed some light on the topic of depression. Whether this information is new to you or a refresher, the topic can be complicated. Depression goes beyond normal sadness and experiences of this condition and can have a lot of…
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