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By: Agustina Jorquera, M.Ed, RP Your mental health is greatly influenced by the speed and depth of your breathing. When our breathing accelerates, a multitude of physiological shifts begin to occur. If you've ever been startled, you might have noticed sudden gasping,...

By: Lisa Donnelly, MSW, RSW In the journey of personal growth and emotional resilience, one skill stands out for its transformative power: building mastery. Rooted in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), this skill involves setting small, achievable goals that...

By: Nicole Lancaster, MMT, RP(Q) Music as a Tool for Emotional Acceptance and Change About a year ago, I had made plans to go to a concert with a friend but I had just had a really rough day. I thought about cancelling, but decided to make myself go, though I’ll admit...

By: Dr. Gibran Rodriguez, Ph.D The Dialectics of Human Relationships Emotions have a fundamental social component; they not only reveal our wants and needs and help us organize our behaviour, but they also communicate important information to those around us. It only...

By: Zahra Ali, M.Phil, RP Harnessing the Power of Opposite Action and Problem Solving We now know from research that regulating emotions is key to well-being. In fact, all human behaviors, in one way or another, are attempts to regulate our internal systems as they...

By: Tania Pollard, MACP What do people really think of therapists? Do they wonder if therapists can read minds?  Or if they are truly being non-judgemental?  Perhaps they ask themselves if the process will even be helpful? Or, to the other extreme, that...