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So, What CAN I Say to Someone Suffering from Depression

Distraction is not always bad. Sharing some impersonal fun with the person, fun that requires no obligation, no graciousness, no generosity, no altruism or … See more

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From Shame to Compassion: A How-To Guide to Transforming Pain …

WEBThe purpose of this post is to introduce a new way of thinking about problematic behavior. Many of us struggle to curb thoughts or behaviors that are ineffective at best and destructively corrosive at worst.

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Playing Dead Emotionally

WEBIn our case, we tend to play dead emotionally. Playing dead emotionally involves a heightened level of the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol, both of …

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How Can We Positively Direct Anger

WEBWhen people referring to positive anger, for the most part, they are referring to the ability to channel one’s dissatisfaction with a situation into positive change using proper channels. …

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10 Things Not to Say to Someone Suffering From Depression

WEBFor example, try to avoid these common well-intentioned, yet potentially harmful pieces of wisdom: 1. Cheer up. This is not useful advice. It’s like telling a sick person to be healthy. If that were possible, they wouldn’t be sick in the first place. Also, you don’t know the reasons behind the depression.

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Connectivity Counselling Abbotsford Counselling Services

WEBOver time, the brain can become confused, connecting ideas, experiences, and emotions that should not be connected. The process of therapy and education is the process of …

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All Aggression is Defensive Connectivity Counselling

WEBIt is by this logic that it may be said that all aggression is reactive or defensive. Of course, there are many examples of aggression that is unsolicited and unprovoked by the victim. After all, random acts of violence do occur. However, though these acts appear to be unprovoked, perhaps a deeper analysis of the motivation behind …

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Why Watching the News is Bad for Your Brain

WEBIt is a well-established fact that sex sells. When it comes to the news, however, sex is joined by violence, sickness, political unrest, and lawsuits.

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Steven Pinker: What our language habits reveal

WEBIn an exclusive preview of his book The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker looks at language and how it expresses what goes on in our minds — and how the words we choose …

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The Top Six Barriers to Seeking Help Connectivity Counselling

WEBFor some unknown and brilliant reason, mental healthcare is considered differently than regular healthcare in Canada. While I can go see a doctor about my …

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Services Connectivity Counselling

WEBIn some cases, counselling or therapy is not necessary. Individuals or families may need a professional opinion, documentation, or expert advice. These are typically one-time …

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The Positive Outcome of Treatment for ADHD

WEBWith enthusiastic permission of the client, I am posting a letter written to me regarding the change that has taken place in this individual’s life as a result of being adequately treated for a lifelong history of ADHD.

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About Connectivity Counselling

WEBI lived in the West Kootenays, in a little village called Salmo, (we actually lived outside of Salmo in a ghost-town called Erie) until I was 13, when my family moved to the city of …

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Epigenetics: The Impact of Environment on Development

WEBIn new article published online in ADDitude Magazine, Dr. Joel Nigg reviews some recent findings on the impact of environment on the development of ADHD traits. Long thought to be strictly a genetically inherited brain dysfunction, increasing amounts of research (along with increasing amounts of attention paid to previous research) are …

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Learned Helplessness Connectivity Counselling

WEBCharisse Nixon, Ph.D Developmental Psychologist at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College and Director of Research and Evaluation for The Ophelia Project …

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Kids Need Us More Than Friends Connectivity Counselling

WEBKids Need Us More Than Friends. This video discusses the concept of peer orientation as introduced by Dr. Gordon Neufeld. It highlights the important role of …

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10 Favourite Quotes from Dr. Gabor Mate

WEBIn no particular order, I present 10 of my favourite pieces of wisdom from Dr. Gabor Mate, bestselling author of “ Scattered Minds “, “When the Body Says No”, “ In …

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I Have to Get Everything Done

WEBA lifetime of leaving things undone or underdone takes its toll. Not just the homework and chores of my youth, but bill payments and passport renewals. Along the way, I have felt inadequate, lazy, and stupid. This is a difficult thing to balance, the creative intelligence of my brain with the impaired ability to turn what I think into a reality.

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