World Suicide Prevention Day – September 10th

World Suicide Prevention Day – September 10th

World Suicide Prevention Day: Share Your Message From Mental Health Commission of Canada Reaching Out and Saving Lives Across Canada Each year on September 10, a commitment to saving lives brings together communities from across Canada and around the world. Since...

Depression doesn’t go away when the weather heats up.

For some, this time of year is difficult. You looked forward to the sun, the warm and seeing grass again all Winter, yet these things have arrived and you still feel as though a cloud is following you around. Others may feel relief with the sunshine, yet wonder why...

Mental Health Check-In

As the holiday season winds down it is normal to experience some changes in mood and/or anxiety. The Mental Health Commission of Canada has released a document to help us “check-in” with ourselves and help others who may have experienced trauma. Read it...

Seasonal Mood Changes

Last Monday was the first official day of Fall. Luckily we have experienced higher temperatures lately and hours of sunshine throughout the day despite the season change. The noticeable differences as Fall has entered Ontario is the changing colours of leaves and...

Stress from the Good

In life some good things happen, some bad things happen and some fantastic things happen!  Why is it when life is good that we feel stress?  You may find yourself overwhelmed with things to do and emotions, yet happy to discover the overwhelming list is full of...

Scheduling and Lists for Mental Health

I was a bit torn on which topic to move to in my ever growing list of tips to improve/maintain mental health, especially for my first official post on our clinic website. It seems that karma had other plans for me. Last week I woke up with a set list to accomplish...