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The Power of Persistence: A Psychological Perspective

Blog, Happiness, Persistence, ProcrastinationSeptember 19, 2023234Views 0Likes 0Comments

In today’s fast-paced world, adopting a deliberate and unhurried approach enables us to fully immerse ourselves in the present moment, allowing us to appreciate the journey itself, rather than fixating solely on the destination. This mindful perspective not only deepens our connection with the process but also has the remarkable capacity to alleviate stress and…

Natural Disasters

Blog, Depression, Happiness, TraumaAugust 26, 2023258Views 0Likes 1Comment

Understanding the Unseen Wounds: Exploring the Mental Health Impacts of Natural Disasters Introduction In recent years, the world has witnessed an alarming increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters. From hurricanes and earthquakes to wildfires and floods, these catastrophic events have not only caused physical destruction but have also left deep emotional scars…

Attachment

Blog, Child Mental Health, Developmental Trauma, RelationshipsSeptember 6, 2022300Views 1Like 4Comments

Traditional models of attachment theory demonstrate a study that was done in 1978 by Mary Ainsworth called the “Strange Situation”. In this experiment, a mother and child were put into a room where another person was present, referred to as the “stranger” and the mother was asked to then leave the room and leave their…

Mental Paradoxes

Blog, Child Mental Health, Developmental Trauma, RelationshipsMay 3, 2022379Views 2Likes 1Comment

Mental paradoxes are a psychological phenomenon that occurs when a child tries to get certain needs to be met on a repetitive basis, however the parent or caregiver is unable to give the consistent response that the child is wanting. This process of “serve and return” exists in all parent child relationships and from…

Pseudo-mutuality and Locus of Control

Blog, From the Blog, Happiness, RelationshipsApril 21, 2022353Views 0Likes 4Comments

If an adult has not been taught optimal communication from their family of origin, the concept of pseudo-mutuality is common. Pseudo-mutuality can be defined as a pattern of ignoring topics of conversation and burying them, rather than addressing them. It also indicates the desire to maintain an external image, rather than deal with any sort…

Escapism

Blog, Energy Healing, From the Blog, Guided MeditationFebruary 1, 2022354Views 0Likes 5Comments

The conscious mind is operational for daily thoughts, conversations and interactions while our subconscious mind is a suppressed storage of memory, down to every detail of everything that has ever happened to you in this lifetime (and some would argue past lives as well).

Inner Child Work

Blog, Energy Healing, From the Blog, Guided MeditationAugust 10, 2021685Views 1Like 50Comments

Inner child healing is powerful! If our conscious mind makes up for only five percent of the active potential in our brain then tapping into the subconscious is an important process for healing. Although the father of Psychology Wilhelm Wundt, did not believe that we could understand our unconscious behaviours, this was later challenged by…

Psycho-somatic

Blog, Energy Healing, From the Blog, Personality DisordersJune 3, 202031KViews 0Likes 4KComments

Each client brings a unique perspective of how they view the world and how they see life in their existence. Some clients I speak to are experiencing a range of somatic issues such as numbness, tingling, headaches, bodily disturbances and so on. Our current understanding for healing these types of ailments is largely a ‘Westernized’…

Developmental Trauma

Blog, Child Mental Health, From the BlogApril 18, 2018621Views 0Likes 5Comments

Childhood trauma can be extremely impactful on neurodevelopment and can have lasting effects on mental health during developmental years into adulthood. For nearly two decades now, professor of Psychiatry at the Boston University Medical School, Bessel van der Kolk, has been an advocate for the inclusion of Development Trauma Disorder to the Diagnostic and Statistical…

15 suggestions to consider

Blog, From the Blog, HappinessJune 12, 2017363Views 1Like 4Comments

15 simple things to consider and incorporate into your daily routine to help balance your mind, body, and spirit. Exercise – Find an exercise you enjoy and start doing it regularly. Be grateful – Stop to think about the things you have going for you and appreciate them. Get plenty of sleep – Sleep is…

Rewriting Your Narrative

Blog, From the Blog, HappinessDecember 28, 2016199Views 0Likes 0Comments

Everybody has a story. Our stories consist of various chapters that span the course of our lives. The chapters range from gloomy to joyful, traumatic to transformational, and everything in between. Our stories are what constitute who we think we are, and they are often what determine how we treat ourselves and others. Our formative…

The Five Languages of Love

Blog, From the Blog, HappinessDecember 14, 2016574Views 0Likes 2Comments

Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages, outlines five different ways in which we express and experience love that he calls “love languages.” Emotionally, we all need to receive love, but – as Chapman explains – our personal love language and that of our loved one may be drastically different. No matter how hard…