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Fear is Normal and Helpful

Fear is Normal and Helpful

by Finding Solutions Together | Feb 28, 2024 | Anxiety, Crisis, Mental Health, Stress, Trauma - PTSD

Appreciating Fear   Snakes-Spiders-Heights-Flying-Being Alone-Social Settings-Failure-Conflict-Rejection-Low Blood Sugars-Success-Failure Can you imagine how you would drive with no fear or too much fear?  A healthy level of fear gives us guidance; puts some caution...

It’s All My Fault!

by Finding Solutions Together | Feb 27, 2024 | Change, Children & Adolescence, Cooperative Parenting, Diabetes, Family, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Parenting, Separation & Divorce, Teens

Sometimes a new diagnosis for your child may release certain feelings: guilt, shame, embarrassment, or regret. We might tend to push these feelings aside and focus on the “main concern,” that being our child. Getting counselling or therapy help for our...
Getting A Handle On OCD

Getting A Handle On OCD

by Finding Solutions Together | Feb 26, 2024 | Anxiety, Family, Mental Health, Problem-Solving, Stress

“Bernice’s OCD began shortly after the death of her father. Since then, it had waxed and waned and currently, was as severe as it had ever been. Bernice was obsessed with a fear of contamination, a fear she vaguely linked to her father’s death from...
From Boardroom to Bedroom?

From Boardroom to Bedroom?

by Finding Solutions Together | Feb 24, 2024 | Conflict, Cooperative Parenting, Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Mental Health, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce

Keep Personal and Professional Separate? Not Always Ever consider bringing some of the skills you learn at the office home, into your marriage and family life? It is quite common to struggle with communication in our personal lives; to become quickly frustrated,...
Sexual Abuse: A Lifetime of Hurt

Sexual Abuse: A Lifetime of Hurt

by Finding Solutions Together | Feb 22, 2024 | Anxiety, Conflict, Depression, Mental Health, Sexuality, Trauma - PTSD

Horrendous secrets many people carry for months, years, decades and maybe even to their grave can lead to debilitating stress. This can result in what many people call a “break-down”.  It was historically referred to as a “nervous breakdown”,...
Shhhh…[Keeping Mental Health a Secret]

Shhhh…[Keeping Mental Health a Secret]

by Finding Solutions Together | Feb 21, 2024 | Anxiety, Crisis, Depression, Health & Fitness, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Stress, Teens

“Mental health concerns are dirty little secrets that should not be spoken about. They are problems that no one should know about except the immediate people that are affected. Mental health concerns show weakness and shame towards the family name. “ With thoughts...
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