This Week’s Book: I Smile Back (A. Koppelman) So, another week passed without a blog post from me. I’ve got a really good reason this time though – I was on the tail end of a vacation last week! Ok, it was more of a staycation, but I digress. Considering the type of work that …
In case you are unaware, January 27, 2016 was #BellLetsTalk day – an initiative aimed at bringing an end to the stigma against mental illness by promoting conversations and awareness. When I last checked on Twitter, I was heartened to see that they have raised over 6 million dollars this year. Yes, I was totally …
This Week’s Book = Bad Therapy (by J.A. Kottler & J. Carlson) It’s shocking, I know…but counsellors aren’t perfect. It is possible for us to have messy moments in our personal lives, conversations that we wish we could have handled better, and outpourings of emotion at inopportune times. We can also have bad days at …
This Week’s Book = The Dance of Fear (by H. Lerner) This week I decided to re-read a book that I remember being super helpful when I was in the throes of anxiety in my early twenties. When I picked it up this time, I realized that I could not remember for the life of …
This Week’s Book = This is How: Surviving What You Think You Can’t (by A. Burroughs) This book surprised me. I actually picked it up just to keep me occupied while I enjoyed a coffee and dessert at a local cafe…never thinking that it would be the topic of one of my blog posts. In …
This Week’s Book = Guilt, Shame, and Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming Negative Emotions (by Peter R. Breggin, MD) I’ve finally gotten past the lack of motivation that’s been plaguing me for weeks and I’ve returned to books that are much more informational and full of substance. So I picked up this book – Guilt, Shame, …
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