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Welcome 2026 and Happy New Year! Typically, when January 1st rolls around, people want to start the year off right. Adopting a new lifestyle that includes eating less carbs, drinking less alcohol and exercising more, are common resolutions. But what about your mental health? How’s…

Why worry is mostly a waste of time

September 9, 2025

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As some of you may know, I am an animal lover, and especially love cats. For 25 years, we had at least one, but for the most part, two cats as part of our family. There are so many wonderful reasons for having pets live…

The right time and place for couples to communicate

June 13, 2025

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In all my years of counselling couples, I’ve quietly (even without intention), analyzed some of the times and places couples argue most. Without doubt, the worst arguments happen when both or either are tired or hangry. That’s usually in the evening or after the kids…

Are robots an option when seeking help?

May 6, 2025

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Are robots an option when seeking help? There’s an increasing amount of chatter these days about what careers may become obsolete over the next decade or two as a result of AI. Medical students considering radiology, for example, may rethink whether they can compete with…

Can you keep a secret?

March 11, 2025

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Can you keep a secret? Do you want to be someone’s vault? The problem with asking someone if they can keep a secret before telling them the actual secret is that until they hear it, it’s likely very difficult to commit to holding the secret…

Feeling blue?: Here's what to do

January 20, 2025

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If you’ve heard of Blue Monday, that it’s known as the most depressing day of the year, and that it falls on the 3rd Monday of January – that’s today – chances are that you may feel more “blue” today than you did yesterday. This…