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Advocating for your right to pleasure! By Jaimie Keillor
Dive into the unspoken side of sexual health with our latest blog post! Advocating for your right to pleasure is just as important as the essentials taught in sex ed. When the conversation stops at STIs, pregnancy, and consent, we're often left with questions—especially about pleasure.
The Role of Social Media in Eating Disorders: Unpacking the Influence of Online Culture By Elisha
Social media is everywhere, it’s constant, and let’s face it, it’s quite hard to avoid. But did you know it can have a major impact on how we feel about ourselves, especially when it comes to body image? In this post, we’re diving into how online culture can play a role in eating disorders and mental health.
A letter to my 17-year-old self By Danielle
For those who may not know, eating disorders are serious, debilitating, potentially deadly illnesses that wield incredible power and misery over those who suffer from them.
I would know because I was one of these people.
Understanding Trauma and Its Impact on Children: Insights for Caregivers in Foster and Adoptive Families By Kristin
Understanding trauma is the first step toward healing. Dive into our latest blog to learn how trauma impacts children and discover practical, trauma-informed strategies for parents/caregivers.
Kristin breaks it all down, including:
Types of trauma, How trauma affects behaviour and learning, The stress response, The power of relationships in healing, Tips and tools for caregivers
Take a breath and let it go! Using EMDR therapy to conquer your past. By Kudret
It’s the New Year, but are you still struggling with letting go parts of your past? Or you might be feeling stuck in feelings of discomfort and memories that linger no matter how hard you try to push them away. EMDR therapy works to process these memories and allow your brain to move towards healing so you can engage in your life in healthier ways.
The First Step: A guide to start counselling
E-book: helping you find a counsellor that is right for you.
From Stress to Success: Helping Youth Athletes Overcome Sports Anxiety- By Elisha
Helping youth athletes overcome sports anxiety
Christmas in grief by Danielle R
Navigating the holiday season following a loss can be incredibly challenging. In this blog post, Danielle R. shares her heartfelt perspective on encountering a “year of firsts,” particularly her first holiday season without her husband. She candidly recounts her journey through grief, emphasizing that healing is not a straightforward path and that it doesn’t simply conclude after a year.
Micro Habits of Rest: 5 ways to reconnect during burnout by Amanda Nakano
Are you finding yourself overwhelmed or overburdened with tasks at work or school?
Are you struggling to recover after your workweek, or even after your workday?
Do your responsibilities seem to overshadow other parts of your life, leaving you feeling absent at home, with friends, or family?
Do you feel like your tank is running low, but you’re not sure how to refill it?
If these questions resonate with you, then this blog post is for you!
Navigating our sexual selves in a shame focused world By Jaimie Keillor
Navigating our sexual selves in a shame focused world
By Jaimie Keillor
Share the Joy: Christmas Baskets for Families in Need
Christmas Basket! If you can please donate to these families in need to help them have an amazing holiday season.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is a relaxation technique. It involves tensing and then relaxing your muscles, one by one.
The Container Exercise
Create Your "Container": This is a safe space to lock away thoughts, emotions and memories that you are not ready to access.