With Valentine’s Day approaching, I thought it would be a good time to debunk some myths about “The One” and romantic love! I think every culture, social class, and society varies on their beliefs around love and pair bonding. As a therapist, I am going to share some common myths…

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and as with all things related to your mental health, you get to decide what your values, beliefs, and thoughts are associated with the holiday. If you are single, now is probably an excellent time to remind yourself of this fact. You have…

When it comes to unavoidable suffering and hard lessons learned, may I humbly suggest that you pick your pain when and where you can. Regarding “picking your poison”, I would recommend that you avoid roller coaster relationships at all costs because they really are poison for your heart, mind, and…

There are many similarities and differences between narcissistic personality disorder, addictions, and bipolar disorder. As a therapist, I would classify all of these disorders as “family conditions” meaning that relatives and close friends struggle and suffer emotionally due to the mental health disorder of their loved one in a significant…

As a therapist and someone who has been to therapy, I understand that opening up to a counsellor can be scary and intimidating. Sometimes it is hard to know where to start. My best advice is for you to tell your therapist whatever you are comfortable saying! The below is…

Narcissists, especially the grandiose and malignant kinds, appear to be anything but fragile. They tend to present as confident, loud, cocky, arrogant, and mean. You know the type, the CEO of the company, the guy in the flashy suit at the bar, the influencer with thousands of followers, the star…

I have read some very good articles about morning constitutions that have excellent information. I think these “To do lists before 8 in the morning” are fabulous suggestions and can help many high functioning people to improve even more! After reading some of these great articles, I felt inspired to…

Unfortunately, therapy still tends to be a very taboo topic for many people. You may be surprised how many people from all lifestyles: rich, poor, educated, and working class, think that therapy is for “crazy people’’. As someone who has been to both couples and individual counselling, I can relate…

Commandments are guiding principles that we all should live by, should be the key word here. They are what we should aspire to achieve and constantly work for but we should also give ourselves some grace…. Relationships are hard work and they go through cycles. Sometimes the waters are smooth…