How Dialectic Behaviour Therapy Can Help You Attain Your Mental Health Goals  

Considered to be one of the most effective forms of psychotherapy, dialectic behaviour therapy is something you must explore if emotional regulation is what you seek to achieve. Find out about the different tools it equips you with to overcome your mental health challenges and improve your quality of life.

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Stress, Counselling, Anxiety Mandy Purewal, MA, RCC Stress, Counselling, Anxiety Mandy Purewal, MA, RCC

What is stress and how do I manage it?

Stress shows up differently among all individuals. Some may experience physical symptoms like aches and pains, chest pain, trouble sleeping, headaches, stomach issues and/or jaw clenching. Others may experience emotional and mental responses like panic attacks, irritability and/or depression. Here I share some ways to manage stress and how it shows up in your life.

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How does EMDR work?

EMDR works on the premise that when we experience a traumatic event, we have a combination of three things that are stored within us. This blog gives you a quick overview of how it works and how it might be a choice for your therapy process.

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Empowering Kids: 3 Effective Ways to Help Children Manage Anxiety

Anxiety is a natural part of everyone’s life, but when it becomes excessive, it can have a substantial influence on your child's general well-being and developmental progress. As parents, guardians, or carers, it is critical to provide the necessary support and resources to assist children in properly controlling their anxiety. In this blog, we'll look at three incredibly effective ways for teaching kids not only how to cope with anxiety, but also how to create resilience that will serve them well throughout their life.

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What is the link between anxiety and grief?

When we are met with loss in our life, we are overwhelmed with a wave of emotions. The time proceeding a death is filled with immense sadness, confusion, frustration, anger and sometimes regret. In addition to this, some people may find that they are experiencing anxiety but it’s a symptom that is more often overlooked.

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Social anxiety: Feeling lonely in a crowd

You might wonder at times why you struggle to want to get together or hang out with friends. It could seem strange (frustrating, even!) that you feel both lonely and anxious at the same time.

Your loneliness leads to some feelings of isolation, maybe sadness or what feels a bit like depression. You can’t seem to shake it or “get over” it.

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Five Ways to Manage Your Anxiety

Anxiety shows up in many different ways - you might notice it in your emotions or in the way that your body responds. Ashleigh Keizer shares five ways to manage your anxiety.

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What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness may almost be counterintuitive to what you know and how you live or experience your days. Your to-do list is a mile long every day and you never get it all checked off. How on earth are you going to pause your day to be…mindful?! So what is mindfulness?

Mindfulness is not a magic cure-all pill. Though, I do believe it can be healing to all!

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For the Motherless and Childless on Mother’s Day

Most of us love a day of acknowledgement and celebration—there are so many benefits to both expressing and receiving love and appreciation. But what about when it’s hard to jump on the celebration train? I want to speak to the ones who can’t get too excited about Mother’s Day for a moment.

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COVID Mandates Drop – So now what??

This is somewhat old news by now, but the majority of the COVID-19 mandates have dropped! For many this is exciting and celebratory; for others, it is stressful and confusing, especially as people are still getting sick from COVID. All of these reactions are normal…as normal as any of this can be. If you are celebrating, I am so glad you are able to do so! If you are anxious or a combination of both - here are some tips for navigating these new waters.

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How to Help a Suicidal Person

During Suicide Prevention Week, we are reminded of these Canadians: our friends, family members, colleagues, and others who struggle with suicidal thoughts. Even though there are many people who struggle with suicidality, there are steps that you can take to assist a suicidal person through their crisis.

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How to lower your anxiety about returning to school

All of us have been affected by Covid in one way or another. We have all had to adjust how we cope in life and interact with others. I believe that our teenagers’ experience has a few more nuances added to it. It’s important that we acknowledge the loss and grief that some teens have experienced and that they will never be able to experience school the way it was. This article was written to help them navigate the anxiety that this might be producing as they return to school this year.

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How to manage anxiety through nutrition

There is scientific evidence to suggest the importance of a number of additional dietary factors in the management and prevention of anxiety, which include the following. To that end, I’d like to share some ways that you can manage anxiety through nutrition.

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Learn more about anxiety

Learn more about anxiety this Fall through a series of workshops with specific topics in mind, ranging from a general introduction to what anxiety is, and progressing through specifics like the “high functioning” anxiety myth, how to use mindfulness with anxiety, and strategies and tools you might find helpful to manage your symptoms. These workshops are designed to equip you with general knowledge, but also prepare you to be curious about your experiences of anxiety.

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Nutrition and Anxiety: 5 Common Eating Habits That Could Be Contributing to Your Anxiety

Although often overlooked, more and more research is finding evidence to support a strong link between dietary habits and symptoms of anxiety. Your diet may not be the underlying cause of your anxiety, however, there is evidence to support that adjusting your eating habits can play a significant role in the management of your anxiety symptoms, in turn enabling you to lead a more meaningful and fulfilling life. Learn how your nutrition can impact your anxiety, and which foods to limit or avoid to help manage your symptoms.

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Return to “Normal” after Covid

As we in BC move towards lessened restrictions and our communities opening up again, you probably feel a mix of emotions: apprehension, excitement, relief, frustration, grief, and maybe even disbelief. So, what can we do to help ourselves as we figure out how to return to “normal”?

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