Year: 2022

Self-Care and Recovery After Trauma

I just read this article on how to recover from trauma. I have counselled clients who have experienced trauma many times, and it can be very hard to recover from. Take a look at this article from Web MD and reach out to me if you want to talk.

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Grief

Those of you who are suffering from grief can be often misunderstood by your friends and family around you, who want you to get better. Sometimes grief may take a long hold on you, or never go away, and there is nothing wrong with how anyone grieves. See this article from the New York Times.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness at LinkedIn Learning

There is a course to help you learn about Mindfulness Meditation in LinkedIn Learning that you can take for free if you have a Halifax Public Library card. If you don’t have a library card, you can sign up for one online. Once you have your card number, you can sign in and go to […]

Addictions

Addictive personalities

I found this article on addiction and thought it might be helpful to you if you are struggling to make a change. See article.

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Resources @ local libraries

May 25, 2022

There are several audiobooks you can get from your local library. You can apply for a Halifax Public Library card online without visiting a branch, and you can immediately start reading, watching, and learning from their catalogue.

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Mindfulness with Jon Kabat Zinn

If you are struggling with any behaviour or thoughts you don’t want to have, trying Mindfulness meditation may help you alleviate some of your stress. I am including two links in this post for teachings by Jon Kabat Zinn. The first link is an introduction to mindfulness for beginners. It is one hour long and […]

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Introduction to Mindfulness

If you are struggling with depression, anxiety, or negative feelings, one of the ways you can help calm your mind, is by active practicing of a mental state. Mindfulness is the awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgementally, in the service of self-understanding and wisdom. Creating positive, unconditional regard. […]

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New online mental health platform

March 30, 2022

Nova Scotia Health has now opened up its online mental health platform to anyone in the province over 16 years of age. Here is an article on the service. Feel welcome to use this free service to reach out and get help. The service is called Togetherall and can be accessed directly from this link.

Depression

Dealing with grief

The New York Times just wrote a new article on the prolonged effects of grief. If you want to read the article, you can sign up for free to the New York Times to read some of their articles per month. You don’t have to pay a subscription fee for reading a few articles.

Relationships

Help your kids perform tasks

Just read a new article on helping your kids persist at tasks they resist. Good reading for parents.