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Throughout my time as a therapist, I have noticed that when people speak about the term “trauma”, they often do so with a very limited definition of the word—and usually in a manner that [...]

If you have ever felt nervous before presenting a speech in class or a report in a team meeting, or felt your heart race as you pull up to a first date or before a conversation with your [...]

If you’ve been following along this blog series, you by now have a brief yet comprehensive introduction to the different types of personality disorders. If you haven’t read the first two blogs [...]

With the upcoming change in season can often come a change in mood as well. While some people are eager for the cold weather of winter so they can put on their cozy sweaters and drink hot cocoa, [...]

There are a number of physical experiences that come with getting angry or feeling frustrated or upset when we are in a situation that triggers us. If you have ever wondered what causes humans to [...]

Last month’s blog provided an introduction to personality disorders – what they are and how they may impact individuals and those close to them. While blog offered brief descriptions of three [...]

An important first step in healing your relationship with food through the Intuitive Eating framework is to Reject the Diet Mentality, but what is diet mentality? This term isn’t part of our [...]

Ask ten people “When’s the last time you’ve felt fear?” and there’s a good chance you’ll receive ten different answers: “the moment before the first big drop on a rollercoaster”, “when I missed a [...]

A personality disorder is a type of mental disorder in which you have a very rigid and unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning and behaving. Personality disorders affect various areas of an [...]

The therapeutic relationship is unique in many ways, not the least of which is that the client and therapist enter into it with a mutual, ultimate goal of it ending it.  The broad plan is that [...]