‘It can be very isolating to be the victim of any type of bullying. The danger of that isolation is that the person can feel even more alone and that they may even deserve it because nobody is saying or doing anything. The mental health effects of experiencing bullying can last much later into adult life and present as depression or anxiety symptoms.” - https://www.carrotapp.com/ending-bullying/ Before the new year, I was lucky enough to be approached by the team at Carrot R

I think my #cleaning playlist may be #sexist ... is what I said to my partner over the weekend. It was #familyday in #ontario recently. I had made us breakfast and was tidying up some of the dishes and she was sitting down to do some work with our finances (which are combined and she manages) as I made my way to clean the bathroom. I took our mobile speaker in and was searching for some music to play as I attacked the #soapscum on the shower door. When I search #applemusic fo

When I graduated high school, my father was asked to give a speech at the convocation ceremony. While I was busy goofing around on stage with my best friend beside me, my dad proceeded to deliver eloquent, and inspiring, words of wisdom. One of the meaningful comments that he shared that day was borrowed by none other than #yoda himself. In that speech, my father shared the infamous ‘do or do not, there is not try’. It has been one year since I opened my #privatepractice ther

‘Genetics load the gun, environment pulls the trigger.’ This is a quotation from one of my favourite people, @brenebrown and is taken from a podcast that she did with @daxshepard on his podcast, @armchairexppod. The entire podcast is worth a listen if you have not already. I have been working in the mental health field for many years and the last several as a therapist. In that time, I began to see that our environment really has a strong influence on our mental health. While