Trauma survivors often feel broken and worthless because of the damage inflicted upon them when they suffered a psychological injury. However… “When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling in the cracks with gold. They believe that when something’s suffered damage…
You may have noticed there is a lot of talk about mindfulness these days. It seems like everywhere we look, from social media, to magazines, to television, to the break room at work, people are talking about this form of meditation which involves non-judgementally focusing…
Canada’s Food Guide has recently been updated to focus less on serving sizes and more on proportions and eating behaviours. If you missed it, here it is: Fuelling your body by eating a balanced diet is an important part of self-care that supports mental health…
With shorter days, cold weather, and the post-holiday financial crunch, the stretch of winter between January and March can be rough on our moods. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a form of clinical depression that occurs regularly, every autumn and winter, when the days get…