January 26th 2022 is Bell Let’s Talk day! On this day, the phone company Bell pledges to donate 5 cents for every text, tweet, and social media repost on platforms such as Tiktok, Instagram, and Facebook to mental health initiatives across Canada. To participate in Bell Let’s Talk day, you can: Watch the official Bell […]
Broadview Psychology Blog and Webinars
Setting Intentions vs. Setting Acquisitions: The difference between the WHATs and the HOWs
By: Agustina Jorquera, M.Ed., Registered Psychotherapist The holiday season has passed and a common ritual for many people is to practice goal setting for the New Year. For some of us, this period is about reflecting on attitudes and ways of living that we may like to carry forward while considering creating changes in other […]
New Year, Same Strategies
Alyson Dudley, MSW, RSW With the start of a new year, like many people, I’ve started to think about what a new year will look like. We’ve been coping with living in a pandemic world for several years and with the addition of the Omicron variant, there is an overall sense of burnout and a […]
OCD Group
We are pleased to announce that we will be offering a virtual OCD skills group starting Monday, January 17th, 2022. If you are interested in registering please email intake@broadviewpsychology.com or phone 647-348-5140.
A Book Review of Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life by Dr. Emily Nagoski
Marlyse Bergstra You may have noticed the barrage of new shows appearing on Netflix and Crave lately that are alllll about sex. Sex Education. Sex/Life. The Sex Lives of College Girls. There is an amazing movement towards open communication about sex and increased sex positivity in society. As much as I appreciate that […]
The Gift of Giving: How Generosity and Contributing Add Positives to Our Lives
Stephanie Voth, MSW RSW The holiday season is upon us and with it can bring feelings of sadness, grief, and loneliness. At the same time, the holiday season can also be a meaningful and significant time of year when we acknowledge and express gratitude for what we have and the people in our communities who […]
Finding Mindfulness My Way
By Olivia Provost-Walker (M.A.) When I first heard of the idea of mindfulness, an image of myself sitting on the ground, with my eyes closed, experiencing stillness and silence arose in my mind. This image, peaceful as it looked, was very unfamiliar and though I was open to trying it, I wondered whether this version […]
Finding Little Pleasures in the Here and Now
By Alanna Singer, M.A. It’s that time of year again.. it’s starting to cool down, the days are getting shorter, and in the midst of our ever-mercurial weather, I have found myself feeling tired and sluggish, wishing time away until the winter break… “I only need to get through the next couple of months and […]
This Midterm Season, PLEASE Look After Yourself
By Gibran Rodriguez (M.A.) With the brisk weather of October, the changing colour of leaves, and the smell of pumpkin spice inside your local coffee shop, comes the reminder for many students that midterms are around the corner. This period can be pretty stressful, and it is easy to forget to take care of ourselves; […]
Gratitude in the Absence of Comparison
By Marni Oldershaw, M.A Thanksgiving is a time of year in which we are inundated with messaging to reflect on the things we are grateful for in our efforts to “give thanks”. Often it is challenging to identify things we are grateful for – and sometimes it seems almost impossible – which leads to feelings […]
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
By Rhiannon Ueberholz (B.A) September 30th, 2021, marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR), a day to reflect on Canada’s colonial past and the legacy of residential schools. Established as a statutory holiday in July of this year, this day serves to hold Canadian’s accountable for upholding the process of reparation for […]
Tips to Help Cope With Returning Back to In-Person Class
By: Andre De Bartolo As we come to the end of the first full week of school across Ontario, we see the challenge students and teachers face with coming back to in-person classes. In addition to concerns surrounding the pandemic, students are fearful of their mental health since the past year has caused extreme burnout […]
Building a Food Neutral Mentality
By Alissa Vieth, RD As humans we must eat and consume a variety of foods to help us live and thrive. Yet in our food culture you may have been conditioned to label the foods you eat as: good or bad, right or wrong, healthy or unhealthy, low or high calorie, clean or dirty, etc. […]
Continuing the Discussion about Mental Health
By Alyson Dudley, MSW, RSW The Tokyo Olympics prompted many worldwide discussions, most notably about Covid-19 and whether the Olympics should be happening at all due to health and safety concerns. Unexpectedly, another topic came up during the Olympics: mental health. I must admit I didn’t watch as much of the competition as I wanted, […]
Befriending Ourselves: Observing and Identifying Self-Relational Needs
By Agustina Jorquera, M.Ed. RP Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (2014) teaches us that in any interpersonal interaction (i.e., family relationships, friendships, romantic relationships, work-relationships, etc.), three aspects must be balanced. These three aspects are: Clarifying a need we have while… Maintaining the type of relationship that we are hoping to keep without… Jeopardizing our self-respect Let’s […]
Defusing Harmful Thoughts
By Sharon Chan, MA We often focus on noticing and changing unhelpful/dysfunctional thought patterns in therapy, sometimes known as cognitive restructuring. In Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) we may use strategies such as putting on one’s detective hat to check the facts and search for evidence to the contrary, or to think in terms of realistic […]
Digging into DBT
By Therese Kenny, MA For the first time ever, I am growing a garden (with help from my partner who knows much more about gardening and does not forget to water plants). In the process, I have noticed myself softening and opening up to different experiences. I have gained patience while waiting for the tomatoes […]
Sparking Joy: Marie Kondo on Accessing Wise Mind
By Marlyse Bergstra, MSW RSW “Does this spark joy?” This simple question is Marie Kondo’s widely-recognized contribution to the world of tidying, self-improvement, and to some extent, minimalism. You might be wondering how someone could build a multi-million dollar tidying empire based on such a fluffy rule. If so, go and try it. Start with […]
Overcoming that “Languishing” Feeling
By Brittany Almeida, B.A. We are halfway through 2021, over a year into the pandemic and countless restrictions. Have you been feeling like there is nothing to look forward to? Do you have little motivation to do the things that get you through the day? Feeling aimless? You’re not unhappy, but not jumping for joy […]
The Rhythm of Life
By Jenny Gomez, MA As the world begins to open up, I have reflected on some of the highest and lowest moments of the past year and a half. There have been moments when sadness and fear were so strong it felt as though things might never be ok again, and then, there were moments […]