Creating a Safe Space: Encouraging Open Discussions on Taboo Topics in Therapy
Although there has been the beginning of a positive shift towards a more open discussion of women’s health, there are still many topics that are considered taboo in this area, and an ingrained societal shame about openly discussing topics such as women’s sexual health and the expected and unexpected hormonal shifts that can occur throughout a woman’s lifetime that still pervades. It is understandable that many may fear judgment, shame, or rejection. By fostering an environment of trust, empathy, and non-judgment, Psychotherapy can empower you to confront and explore and openly talk about these sensitive subject.
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Nurturing Your Well-Being: Reconnecting with Self-Care in the New Year
For some, the dawn of a new year feels like a fresh start, filled with opportunities for personal growth and positive change. For others, reconnecting with themselves after the hustle and bustle of the holiday season can feel daunting. In this article, we'll explore some ideas for how to reconnect with your self-care and mental health practices in the new year while having self-compassion for the difficulties that may accompany this process.
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Post Holiday: Healthy Approach to Eating
As we return from a well-deserved holiday, you might be adjusting to having eaten differently during the holidays.First and foremost, that is okay. The essence of eating is to nourish and support you in whatever capacity you need. It is okay if your eating habits looked different over the last couple of weeks, and it is okay if you aren't feeling your best in your body. Here are a few simple strategies to help you reset after this period:
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Embracing Reflection and Gratitude: A New Way to Welcome the New Year
As a new year dawns, the tradition of making New Year's resolutions often takes center stage. However, there is an alternative approach to ushering in the new year—one that emphasizes reflection and gratitude for the experiences, growth, and lessons of the past year. Instead of hastily crafting resolutions, let's explore the transformative power of looking back in appreciation and using this as a foundation for a more meaningful year ahead.
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Navigating the Holidays with Care and Sensitivity: Protecting Your Well-Being
The holiday season is often portrayed as a time of warmth and joy, but it can also be a challenging period for many people, filled with emotional ups and downs. For those who find the holidays difficult due to a variety of reasons, including toxic relationships and/or personal struggles, it's important to prioritize your well-being. This how-to guide aims to offer a gentle approach to safeguarding your emotional health during the holidays.
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Offering Support During the Holidays: What to Say to Someone Who Is Struggling
The holiday season is often portrayed as a time of joy, and celebration. However, for many individuals, it can be a time of increased stress, loneliness, and emotional turmoil. If you know someone who is struggling during the holidays, offering support and knowing what to say can make a world of difference.
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How to Make the Holidays Less Difficult and Recover from Them
One aspect that is frequently emphasized as a challenge during the holidays is food. While many people tend to feel stressed and overwhelmed by the food to consume, we want to take a step back and explore how we can promote mental and physical well-being when engaging with it during the holidays. Here are some ways we can approach holiday food to help us feel good instead of fostering fear, anxiety, and being overwhelmed.
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Healing from Burnout: How Psychotherapy Can Offer Crucial Support
Burnout is an all-too-common experience in today's fast-paced world, where the demands of work, personal life, and other responsibilities can leave us feeling emotionally and physically drained. In this article, we'll delve into the ways in which psychotherapy can provide the necessary support to overcome burnout and pave the path toward a healthier, more balanced life.
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Finding Purpose: The Ultimate Shield Against Burnout
In today's fast-paced, high-demand world, burnout has become an all too common affliction. Whether it's in the workplace, personal life, or both, the relentless pressures and responsibilities can take a toll on our mental and physical well-being. But there's a powerful antidote to burnout that can make all the difference: having a strong sense of meaning in your life. In this blog, we'll explore how finding and nurturing a sense of purpose can serve as a formidable shield against burnout.
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Psychotherapy for Breast Cancer Support
A breast cancer diagnosis is a life-altering event that can shatter and plunge you into a whirlwind of fear. The emotional toll it takes can be overwhelming. In such challenging times, psychotherapy can be a vital support system, offering clients a safe space to navigate their complex feelings, cope with the diagnosis, and foster resilience in the face of so much change.
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Psychotherapy for Empowering PCOS Lifestyle Change
Making lifestyle changes with PCOS can be challenging and overwhelming. Psychotherapy can provide valuable support and guidance to clients with PCOS, empowering them to navigate the necessary changes and enhance their overall well-being. Therapy provides a balance between practical strategies for implementing change and a deeper exploration of the strong emotions that can accompany the process.
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A Holistic Approach To Disordered Eating
In today's society, we find ourselves bombarded with relentless pressures that link our self-worth to the shape and size of our bodies. This has created a culture that encourages shame, guilt, fear, and negative self-talk around food. However, from a holistic point of view, food serves as the essential fuel that empowers our bodies to perform the myriad tasks necessary for a fulfilling life.
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How Psychotherapy Can Help Support Disordered Eating
Recovering from disordered eating can be a challenging journey. But, with the right support, which often includes psychotherapy, it is possible to develop a healthier relationship with food and body image. Here we will explore how psychotherapy can help individuals overcome disordered eating patterns and foster long-term recovery.
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Do You Struggle With Disordered Eating? An Inventory for Assessing Your Relationship With Food
Eating disorders are no exception to the concept of mental health conditions as spectrum disorders. When you think of disordered eating, the first thing that often comes to mind is an emaciated person who refuses to eat, risking major health concerns. While this is one form of disordered eating, physical appearance is not the sole indicator of an unhealthy relationship with food. Read on to assess your relationship with food!
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How Naturopathic Doctors Can Fuel Disordered Eating
When it comes to using nutrition in medicine, there is a lot of information out there about how it can support our health and help us feel better. But that isn't always the case. There are times when using nutrition as medicine can actually increase the strain on our nervous system and fuel disordered eating patterns in those who are susceptible.
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5 Things to Look for In a Psychotherapist
It takes immense courage and trust to share our most vulnerable selves with others on a good day. Selecting a therapist that we feel aligned with (read: truly sees and hears me, can cultivate an environment of safety, and respects my boundaries while also knowing when I need a little push), can be a complex job! To make that job a little easier, I’ve put together a brief list of key things to look out for when selecting a psychotherapist.
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7 Ways Psychotherapy Can Help
Human beings are self-healers, but sometimes we need a supportive ear or helping hand to guide the way. Psychotherapy is designed to help individuals experiencing a wide array of psychological challenges and emotional difficulties to improve, nurture, and maintain their mental health and well-being. Here are seven ways psychotherapy can enhance your capacity as a self-healer, regardless of where you are at in the lifecycle.
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5 Physical Factors Impacting Your Mental Health
When we think about our mental health, many of us are quick to think about how we can better support our mood and emotions. What many of us fail to remember, is that there are many physical factors that can impact and even drive poor mental health forward! In this blog, we will be taking you through the 5 physical factors you need to consider when approaching your mental health.
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4 Ways IV Therapy Can Support Mental Health & Well-Being
If you’ve heard of IV Therapy, you’ve also likely noticed there are health claims for IV therapy for just about every condition under the sun. At our clinic, our goal is to deliver the highest quality integrative health care, and that means laying out the facts so you can make an informed decision when it comes to your health. This also means helping you avoid getting wrapped up in fad or trendy medical treatments! With that said, today, we’re answering the question, can IVs really help support your mental health and well-being?
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The 6 Possible Underlying Causes of PMDD
Whenever we get new PMDD patients, we always find ourselves going over the importance of understanding the 6 possible underlying causes of PMDD. The reason we put so much emphasis on understanding the root cause is that when we can start to identify your individual factors that are contributing to your experience of PMDD, that is when we can find a true diagnosis for your symptoms, start to correct these imbalances, and help you to start feeling more like yourself again.
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