Often, coping with stress is about not setting yourself up for failure. For example, setting goals for yourself that you know you’re unlikely to reach can make every day more stressful. As we head into a New Year, this becomes more problematic, especially if your New Year’s Resolution centers on something you’re fairly certain you […]
Accidental Mindfulness Vs. Deliberate Mindfulness
January 14, 2015 By Leave a Comment
“I thought of this while I was in the shower this morning.” “This came to me while I was riding my bicycle to work.” “I was running the vacuum cleaner when, suddenly, it hit me; I knew exactly what I had to do!” You’ve been there, and done that. We all have. Right in the […]
Stress Counselling Toronto
December 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Virtually everyone experiences stress from time to time and, while a small amount of stress can motivate us, too much stress or prolonged stress, can be damaging to both your physical and mental health. Stress typically begins as pressure – from yourself or others – and if you are unable to cope with this pressure, […]
Top 10 Tips For Coping With Holiday Stress
November 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
With Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner, it’s time for my annual missive on coping with holiday stress. This year, instead of generalities and platitudes (of which I may have been guilty in the past), I would like to offer a list of 10 specific steps you can take to help you manage stress […]
Do You Need Help Coping With Stress?
November 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The issue with stress is that it exists as a problem that feeds on itself, and over time lowers your ability to cope. Because of this, the sooner you seek help for stress management, the better. As stress is often viewed as simply a normal part of life, it can be difficult to know when […]
Fall Is For Reflection – Not Depression
October 13, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Fall is a time of reflection for many; a time for looking inward and taking stock. For some however, it’s can also be a gloomy time of year, leading to depression. For some mothers in particular, once the hectic pace of the back-to-school season comes to an end, and life begins to settle down a […]
How To Be A Better Role Model For Your Children
May 13, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Many years ago NBA All Star Charles Barkley was famously quoted as say, “I am not a role model.” Of course we all knew at the time, as did Mr. Barkley I’m sure, that what he’d said was incorrect, for sports stars and other celebrities are indeed role models to children whether we, or they, […]
Stress And The Law Of Identity
April 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
In a previous post I shared my thoughts about the Law of Identity. Why did we do that here, of all places? Well, as you’ll soon realize, we had a purpose. We always have a purpose, devious though it may seem… As I’ve mentioned many times, stress is a natural part of life, whether physical, […]
The Law Of Identity
April 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
In the world of the politically correct, the Law of Identity has become passé, if not completely meaningless. Yet, without it, we could never understand the world in which we live. While it’s certainly true that the names we apply to things is somewhat arbitrary, those things do possess a unique identity, in and of […]
Teen Pregnancy Rising In Canada
March 7, 2014 By 1 Comment
Some troubling statistics on teen pregnancy were published last year, indicating that teen pregnancy is on the rise among young women aged 15-19 in four Canadian provinces: New Brunswick, up 40%; Newfoundland, up nearly 36%; Nova Scotia, up more than 17%; while Manitoba has seen a 15% increase in teen pregnancy. Although the rate of […]
