Fresh Insight

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...

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...

After posting my blog about perfectionism last week, I received an interesting comment on Instagram. As the user wrote, "Maybe this is a...

I used to be very proud of being a perfectionist. An employer would ask what my biggest weakness was in a job interview and I'd proudly...

Amidst the ups and downs of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has felt important for me to periodically check in with my patients about how they...

Amelia* and I try to gain our composure after having a good laugh in session—something that certainly isn’t uncommon for the two of us....

I’m watching an educational series about how to help people navigate COVID-related anxiety—a familiar activity for me as someone who...

I have always considered myself to be a very sensitive person—something I have a love-hate relationship with. On the one hand,...

If you’ve never been to therapy before, the process of finding a therapist and learning about what happens in session can feel quite...

None of us like being told what to do. And when we feel like a rule of some kind is being imposed upon us, it’s likely that we’ll start...

Last week, I published a post entitled "Boundaries 101" to introduce the concept of boundaries—what they are, what they aren't, and what...

“Boundaries” has become a bit of a buzzword recently in mental health-related literature, yet it’s not uncommon for people to feel...

Today's post is written by guest blogger Lori Nasso. Not long ago, I was a married woman with young children living in a beautiful home...

2020 has been… a lot. In the past seven months, the UK left the European Union, NBA legend Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash, Trump...

You’ve been “good” all day long. Your breakfast was a spinach and egg white omelette, your morning snack was a protein shake, and you...

Shanice* lets out a long sigh and picks at her fingernails. Although she’s silent, it’s as if I can hear the whir of her thoughts...

Today's post is written by Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Personal Trainer, and mother-of-two, Lori Nasso. I hope you will appreciate...

If you told someone they had “good kokoro,” you’d be paying them a compliment in Japanese culture. According to Yoshikawa Sakiko,...

Full disclosure: I’ve been going back and forth about if I should share today’s post or not for about a week now. I recognize that as a...

Today's post is written by the wonderful Francesca Imbrogno, who I met during my undergraduate days at the University of Toronto. As...