Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder
Uggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. That's precisely how I feel every November when the clocks go back an hour. You would think that this adjustment...
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Kristina Virro
- Feb 7
- 4 min
Is Your Resolution to Lose Weight Healthy?
According to a study by New Plate/Ipsos, nearly 40% of people committed themselves to losing weight in 2023. However, only 14% of people...
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- Jul 27, 2022
- 5 min
Differences Between THC & CBD Products on Mental Health
This post was written by Tina Richardson of CrescentCanna, with edits by Kristina Virro. As a growing body of scientific research...
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- May 9, 2022
- 5 min
7 Things Every Home Gym Needs
Written by Kristina Virro, with input from Kai Florence As someone who has been a regular gym-goer, the pandemic was a hard transition...
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- Apr 25, 2022
- 4 min
Caffeine: Friend or Foe?
Post written by Eric Van Buskirk For many people, coffee is a go-to when dealing with stress and anxiety. Everyone from university...
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- Jan 31, 2022
- 7 min
How to Take Care of Yourself Amidst Your Fertility Journey
When it comes to conception, discussions about infertility are seldom included. Sex education classes in high schools focus on how to...
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- Dec 13, 2021
- 7 min
I Tried 3 Different Devices to Calm Anxiety and Here's What Happened
"How has your anxiety been affected by the pandemic?" I asked Courtney* just a few weeks into our first-ever lockdown. Given that she'd...
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- Nov 30, 2021
- 7 min
7 Easy Ways to be More Eco-Friendly
I'm not going to lie, I've previously found the idea of being more eco-friendly incredibly daunting. When the to-do lists of life start...
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- Aug 30, 2021
- 8 min
Coping with Post-Pandemic Life
Working as a therapist during the pandemic was fascinating. I received an up-close-and-personal look into the anxieties people...
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- Aug 23, 2021
- 8 min
Working Through Shame
Of all of the emotions we can experience as humans, shame is perhaps one of the most hard-hitting ones of them all. Indeed, a study from...
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- Jul 12, 2021
- 7 min
The Best Communication Techniques, According to a Therapist
One of the most common requests I hear from couples coming to therapy for the first time is that they'd like to improve their...
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- May 31, 2021
- 9 min
Befriending Your Body
Today marks World Eating Disorders Action Day, an independent, grassroots effort that started in 2015 to "link affected people and...
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- May 3, 2021
- 8 min
How to Deal with COVID-19 Weight Gain
Many of us have heard of the "Freshman 15," but what about the "Quarantine 19"—a term used to refer to the weight gain that many of us...
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- Apr 12, 2021
- 9 min
Read This If You Always Feel Guilty for for "Not Being Productive Enough"
Last week I took my very first Mental Health Day in my entire life—a fact that surprises me when I actually think about it. Between...
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- Mar 29, 2021
- 6 min
Products That Make Working From Home More Bearable
There's an expression that says, "Messy bed, messy head," which refers to the impact that our environment can have on our wellbeing. I'm...
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- Mar 22, 2021
- 8 min
How to Deal with Anger
I seldom experience anger. Frustration? Absolutely. Sadness? 100%. Joy, anxiety, apathy? Check, check, check. But true, blood-boiling...
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- Mar 1, 2021
- 6 min
Wellness Products & Apps I'm Loving Right now
Today, I bring you a list of products and apps that help me practice healthier habits or make my day just that little bit better! My...
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- Jan 4, 2021
- 7 min
These Are the Things That Actually Helped My Mental Health
If there's one thing I wish all of my clients knew, it's that I regularly practice the skills I teach in therapy. In fact, every time I...
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- Dec 17, 2020
- 6 min
When You're Not on the same Page About Christmas During COVID
Christmas can be a difficult holiday for some of us in the best of times, let alone during a pandemic. What are we to do when our ideas...
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- Dec 7, 2020
- 8 min
Breaking Free from Apathy
After posting my blog about perfectionism last week, I received an interesting comment on Instagram. As the user wrote, "Maybe this is a...
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