by Jeff Packer | Apr 19, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Depression, Friendship, Mental Health, Problem-Solving, Stress
Social Connections Reduce Stress Stress is an inevitable occurrence in our lives. Sometimes we can manage easily. We may remain focused with our daily tasks, take a couple extra work breaks, exercise, joke around or eat a few more snacks to help us through the day....
by Jeff Packer | Apr 18, 2024 | Addictions, Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Stress, Trauma - PTS Reaction
Can You Relate? As one person struggles with recovery from severe childhood abuse (multiple kinds), she writes here about her view of alcohol throughout her journey. In the absence of effective coping strategies or when the stress becomes overwhelming, we tend to...
by Jeff Packer | Apr 17, 2024 | Anger Management, Change, Conflict, Crisis, Domestic Violence, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Problem-Solving, Stress, Trauma - PTS Reaction
Change Starts With Our Attitude As this video depicts, domestic violence does happen to anyone –men and women, children and seniors. The “automatic” or “socialized” response we have, given the gender of the “victim” and...
by Jeff Packer | Apr 15, 2024 | Anxiety, Crisis, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Stress
Our bodies are incredibly complex machines and part of this beautiful sophistication is the way they communicate with us. When we are acting or thinking in ways which are harmful to our body/mind/soul, we often consciously or unconsciously deny or ignore this reality...
by Jeff Packer | Apr 8, 2024 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Change, Crisis, Depression, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Stress
I’m emotionally spent. Enough is enough. Don’t talk to me. I’m done. I’m exhausted. I feel like people and my environment are draining the life out of me. If we can relate to any of the above statements, we may want to stop for a moment and breathe. Like this picture...
by Jeff Packer | Apr 5, 2024 | Anger Management, Change, Conflict, Crisis, Mental Health, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce, Stress
In a time where technology is the driving force of communication, we can be bombarded with too much information, much of which is quite negative. Currently, Toronto is a media target, both nationally and internationally, due to Mayor Rob Ford’s numerous...
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