by Jeff Packer | Sep 4, 2024 | Change, Eating Disorder, Family, Mental Health
What a Puzzle One of the most difficult puzzles to put together is how to best help a loved one suffering from an eating disorder. As their family, we want to support them, love them, and even help “cure” them. We watch them struggle and we too will...
by Jeff Packer | Sep 2, 2024 | Change, Love & Relationships, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce
Why Does This Keep Happening? “I took two years before stepping into another relationship. The previous lasted four years. At the four-year mark, my world was turned upside down. I could honestly say that I cried every day for the first year (although the...
by Jeff Packer | Aug 30, 2024 | Change, Crisis, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Separation & Divorce
Why Do I Feel So Worthless? Breaking up from a romance or going through separation and divorce knocks us down emotionally. These tough times can even increase negative self-talk, lowering our self-esteem. We invested so much of ourselves that when the relationship...
by Jeff Packer | Aug 28, 2024 | Love & Relationships
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) highlights the important connections between an individual’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours. These personal qualities, along with a systemic focus, an assessment of the person’s bio psychosocial influences (e.g. family history,...
by Jeff Packer | Aug 26, 2024 | Crisis, Depression, Mental Health, Problem-Solving
Medication: One Possible Tool For Your Arsenal? Many may be hesitant to take medication for depression; it is sometimes incorrectly perceived as a personal weakness. When we sprain an ankle or dislocate an arm, we require crutches or braces for support so that our...
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