"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned" ~ Zen Buddhism This quote i...

"Let's talk about sex, baby. Let's talk about you and me. Let's talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be... Let's talk about... sex." ...

"How are you doing?" "I'm good!" It's one of those statements that rolls off the tongue. It's to a point where we can ask someone how they are doing and pred...

First of all, let me thank Clarinda Brandão for asking me to write this blog post. My name is Dr. Donald Littlewood and I am a chiropractor at Liberty Clinic...

Finally, it’s the weekend! You made plans to jam pack the two days of the week where you get to put aside your 9-5. You hop in the car and enter a destinatio...

October marks the beginning of fall; a time of year that genuinely awakens each one of our senses. One can admire the flame-like colour changes of the leaves...

Kristin Neff, Ph.D is the pioneering researcher who was the first person to operationally define and measure the construct of self-compassion. I have had th...

With so many different forms of mental health support - it's sometimes hard to find the right therapist for you. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to th...

Our lives seem to be busier than ever. An ever-tilting focus on productivity and multitasking seem often to result in a feeling that our lives are only half...

You have probably heard yourself or others say, “I’m an optimist” or “I’m a pessimist” as if being optimistic or pessimistic is a personality or character tr...

Establishing and maintaining clear and healthy personal and professional boundaries with others is an important aspect of our ongoing well-being. A lack of ...

My first year as a mother of two, was the hardest year of my life. It was the year that I didn’t recognize myself. The year that I felt like a shell of the p...

If, like me, you want to live a longer, healthier, happier life, then improving relationships is a great place to invest your time and energy. Relationship ...

I hear many people say, “I just want to be happy”. The problem with just wanting to be happy, is that we set ourselves up for failure, as we are unable to ma...

The leaves have changed colours, Halloween has come and gone. Now we are starting to see holiday items on the shelves and hear Christmas music on the radio. ...

“A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it, it just blooms” – Zen Shin With 24/7 access to all outlets of media, it makes it difficult to...

At one point or another, we have all experienced how the weather and change in seasons can affect our mood. Waking up on a dark, cold, rainy day may cause yo...

Long distance relationships are becoming a very real reality for many people, for a variety of reasons. Who is to say that you will find your soul mate in a ...

Suicide is a common occurrence, yet we still don’t feel comfortable talking about it. Why is that? Over the past year, we have heard about many deaths by sui...

At some point in everyone’s life, there will come a time when we require extra support. Unfortunately, therapeutic support is often stigmatized, even in a so...