Mar 6, 2017 | Counselling, Depression, healthy relationships, relationship breakdown, Relationships, resilience, Stress, Uncategorized
There seems to be a lot of talk about building walls at the moment. Walls that are intended to keep out the ‘illegals’ and provide a sense of security for those on the inside. Politics aside – it has made me aware that I work with walls every day of my working...
Sep 16, 2016 | Counselling, healthy relationships, parenting, Relationships, Uncategorized
Family relationships are still the biggest influence on your school-age child’s development. Fitting in with friends and finding role models are also important, and you can help your child with these parts of her social and emotional development. Understanding...
Jul 24, 2016 | Counselling, Counsellor, Featured, healthy relationships, parenting, relationship breakdown, Relationships, resilience, Uncategorized
– Counselling Norwest. Blog article written by Cristina Vides. It was the worst day of my life. The day I packed up my children, a few boxes of belongings and drove away from our family home for good. I never imagined that ‘divorce’ would be part of our story,...
Jul 11, 2016 | Anxiety, children, healthy relationships, parenting, Relationships, resilience, Stress, Uncategorized
The worst part of anxiety is having anxiety about the anxiety, itself. The metaphor of a snowball being rolled down a hill of is one I use to illustrate how unchecked anxiety rapidly grows. Children can learn to cope with anxiety by learning two crucial skills:...
Jan 18, 2016 | Anger, Anxiety, Controlling relationships, Counselling, Counsellor, Depression, Domestic Abuse, Featured, Grief, healthy relationships, hurt, overreacting, relationship breakdown, Relationships, resilience, Stress, Uncategorized
“When we push down hurt or pretend that struggle doesn’t exist, the hurt and struggle own us.” Brene Browne We don’t suppress happy feelings usually. They are easy, we just have them. You tell me a joke, I laugh. I see a double rainbow and gasp...
Aug 11, 2015 | Counselling, Counsellor, Featured, healthy relationships, parenting, Relationships, resilience, Uncategorized
Reposted August 11, 2015, (written January 30, 2014) courtesy of Sandra Kim Hills Counsellor – It’s pretty common for us to worry about how women, especially our own daughters, are put into gender boxes and encouraged to engage in behavior that hurts them,...
