Do you Feel Worthy and “Enough”? 3 Ways to Boost Self-Confidence
What does feeling worthy mean to you? This can be tricky for us to determine for ourselves, as we only know our minds and experiences and see everyone else from the outside. Do you equate worthiness with happiness and inner peace? Do you equate it with quantifiable achievements that anyone could see? How would you […]
Five Ways to Have a Strong Connection With Your Teen
Some days, it may feel like your teen’s world is so different from yours that you do not have a strong connection. While every parent has been a teen at some point, it is also true that your remembered experience as a teen was not the same as your teen’s experience. After all, we didn’t […]
Are You Ready to Start Therapy? 3 Things to Know About Therapy
If you’re thinking about starting therapy but haven’t yet, you may or may not be consciously aware of the reasons why you’re hesitating. You might worry about the investment; maybe you don’t feel that you have the time or finances in place to commence therapy. You may feel that you “don’t really need” therapy – […]
Are you Afraid to Fail? 3 Ways to Cope With the Fear of Failure
Tell me if any of this sounds familiar: you struggle to put yourself out there, whether it’s seeking promotions, making personal connections, or trying new things. You put high standards in place for yourself, to the point that you don’t want to do anything at all if you don’t have reason to believe you’ll excel […]
Do you Feel Insecure? 5 Ways to Cope with Self-Doubt!
Do you feel like everyone around you “has it all together,” and you’re riddled with doubts, insecurity and worries about your worthiness? Despite what it might look like from the outside, nobody is confident 24/7. We all have our ups and downs. We all have moments of courage and then moments of imposter syndrome. All […]
How to Cope When Father’s Day is Emotional!
With Father’s Day approaching, you might be experiencing some mixed or unpleasant emotions. Both Father’s Day and Mother’s Day tend to bring up a lot of feelings for people, and with good reason. Whatever the nature of your bond with your father, life events and circumstances can factor into how you feel about Father’s Day. […]
Is College Causing You Anxiety and Stress? 3 Ways to Deal with Anxiety in College
If you are feeling stressed out about college, I feel for you. It’s tricky how something that is happy or exciting can also be a source of stress or anxiety. Logically, we might know that we have elected to do something and yet feel out of control or apprehensive. This is because change is a […]
Are You Afraid of Failing? How to Overcome Your Fear of Failure!
Sometimes, it can be challenging to understand how certain people take on certain tasks or projects. From the outside, all we see is a confident person stepping up to the plate, ready for action. Even if we know the person pretty well, we are probably not with them in their private moments of doubt, worry, […]
Is Your Teen’s Anxiety Getting Worse? 3 Tips to Help Manage Your Teen’s Anxiety and Stress
Looking back on our teenage years, many of us can relate to common experiences: changes in our bodies and emotions, pressure about our futures, navigating social dynamics, and the stress of trying to cope with all these things. Some of us were also dealing with discrimination, housing insecurity, mental and/or physical illness, relocation, and more. […]
I Can’t Control My Anger! – 5 Steps To Having a More Peaceful Relationship With Your Anger
In moments of calm, when we think about being angry or experiencing anger, the memories that come to mind are often on the same theme: a response to feeling hurt or attacked. In general, if we reflect on times in our lives where we were really angry, they were related to specific incidents. But lately, […]
