Anxiety has gotten a bad rap. Mostly because when we think anxiety, we think "something is wrong with me". So, if it's not enough that feeling anxious can be super uncomfortable, the association of feeling out of control with a sense of deficiency makes it even harder to manage. And manage we must, because if we let our fears take over and guide … [Read more...]
The 7 Things You Need to Know About Maternal Mental Health
It was good to be back in the full swing of things, and I'm especially excited that I get to share with you the recording from this weeks event in honour of World Mental Health Awareness Week, Motherhood Matters: The Myths and Facts About Maternal Mental Health. In this lecture, I bust some myths, stir things up and give you a whole new … [Read more...]
Who Really Matters, and The Healing Process
Very often, by the time someone reaches out to me for help, they are in crisis and need life to be different as of yesterday. Of course, at this point, it's even harder to acknowledge and accept that change doesn't happen over night, but rather that it's a process. In this video I challenge the common adage "You can't fill another's cup unless … [Read more...]
3 Life-Changing Lessons from a Psychologist-Mom
When I gave birth to my first born over 11 years ago, I had just celebrated my 23rd year of life, and like most of my contemporaries at that age, thought I had it all figured out. I didn't realise it at the time, but what I thought it meant to "have it all figured out" really meant, I was "barely holding it together" but doing a pretty good job … [Read more...]