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How can marriage counselling help you?

It takes an average of six years before couples look for professional help for their relationship. By that time things are pretty rough. What if you considered looking into counselling for your relationship before things get too bad?  What would do you think marriage counselling do for you then?  How can marriage counselling help you?

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Build your connection through four dates

Research shows that pursuing your partner in marriage leads to a lower chance of divorce and increases the perceived quality of the relationship for both partners. One study done by the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia showed that dating your partner at every stage significantly improves essential components of a relationship such as commitment, parenthood stability, happiness, and communication. Whitney Regan provides four dates that consist of purposeful connection opportunities with your partner.

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How To Help Your Relationship Survive COVID-19

Covid-19 has affected us all in different ways. If you are partnered, you may be searching for new ways to relate, resolve issues, or simply be together. So, how can you move through this perhaps once in a lifetime event with your relationship intact? Duncan Keist offers 5 ways that can help you connect with your spouse again.

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Community Connections - Fort Sport & Family Physio

Finding someone who understands pain and how it affects the whole of you is important as you seek out physical healing. That’s why one thing that stood out to me from our conversation with Fort Physio was that Robbie talked about how pain and the aftermath of an injury are already so isolating, that his team wants to help you know that you aren’t alone, and that starts with how and where you get your treatment.

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Navigating Pain after a Physical Injury

Serena Graf shares her personal experiences with pain following a physical injury and discusses the mental health aspects of recovery from a physical injury. She provides some helpful tips on how to navigate pain while recovering from an injury.

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How does the first anniversary of Covid-19 affect you?

We’ve just survived the first year of Covid-19. You may be noticing a variety of emotions right now. When we observe anniversaries, it can affect us in ways that we aren’t really aware of. Lisa Catallo shares some things to look out for and tips on how to care for yourself in the midst of this not so fun anniversary.

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Video: How to Support a Loved One with an Injury

If a loved one is suffering from an injury, it may be difficult to navigate the ways that you can support them as they recover. Serena shares a few helpful suggestions for ways that you can support that person.

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What does trauma look like?

As a hairstylist, you hear a lot of stories about your clients’ lives. We want to help you help your clients, and to be able to recognize when something they’re talking about might need more help than you are able to provide. This article speaks to what trauma is and how you might understand it.

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Mindfulness exercise

Mindfulness is something that we talk about a lot, but we don’t always know exactly how to do it. Janelle Traber explains how to understand and validate your emotions, and provides an example of a mindfulness tool that you can use at home.

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You’re a hairdresser…not a counsellor.

These are memes and sayings that you might see on Facebook, and let’s face it, some of the beliefs of your current clients.  They come in for a haircut and leave feeling lighter not only because there’s less hair, but because they got to unload.  On you.

The setting that you provide primes your client to feel like they can share what’s going on for them…

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Self-Regulation Tips for Teens

You’re sitting in class, or at your computer, waiting for the teacher to begin the lesson. You forgot to complete the assignment that was due today because you felt tired for “no real reason”. Or you tried looking at it, but then nothing made sense, so you closed your computer.

You know that you will have to try and explain to your parents or teacher (or both!) of why you can’t “just do it”...

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Parenting in an Emotional Time

During this time, we are all experiencing emotions in an environment and situation unlike any other. Each of us is trying to manage our energy levels to keep moving through our days. We are also in a time when parents are struggling to control their emotions and still support their children. So how in the world are you, as a parent, supposed to support your children and help them with their emotions?

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5 Ways to Care for your Mental Health in a Pandemic

As the months have dragged on, you may have noticed your mental health is starting to struggle a bit as a result of the pandemic we are experiencing. Lisa Catallo shared 5 ways that you can practically take steps to care for your mental and emotional health during this difficult time.

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Concussions and Depression

Depression and concussion have much in common and can certainly co-occur; they are also both valid struggles for which you can access support and treatment.  Alongside your doctor, and other rehabilitation specialists, like occupational therapists and counsellors, you can build a plan that works for you in your recovery journey.

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