Home For the Holidays
There are predictable times of year, often over holidays, that our family situation or dynamics feel put under a microscope. Perhaps its experiencing renewed grief over lost loved one, or conflict conflict with a family member. Having this against the expectation of sharing a positive holiday together can be too...
5 Tips for Managing Distress During Times of Conflict
Recently, the world has been faced with a number of conflicts. For those of us outside of the direct conflict zone, many have been touched personally by these world events, and others may react with deep concern for the victims and the future state of global affairs. Here are...
Five Tips to Manage Returning to the Office
As many pandemic restrictions begin to ease, some of us may be asked, or are already planning, to return to the office. Some may be excited about the prospect, while others may find the idea of yet another change to their lifestyles to be anxiety-inducing. Making a change is often...
What is a meaningful and well-lived life: Part 2
The pandemic has made us revisit what a meaningful life is. You can read the first post on this here. How do we manage our social lives? Internet memes circulating at the beginning of the pandemic encouraged us to “look out for the extroverts in your life," highlighting that lockdown...
Let’s Talk Healthy Minds & Resilience
On February 25, Dr. Noah Lazar gave a talk with the Oakville Chamber of Commerce on mental health and resilience. You can watch the session in the video below. https://youtu.be/nS50TcOhq3s A list of Mental Health Resources Halton associated with this talk is also available. The content of...
What is a Meaningful and Well-Lived Life?: Part 1
We are now nearing the one-year marks of “pandemic living” and with the constraints we have been under, many of us have reflected on how we were living, and whether we want to make changes to our lifestyles. The screeching halt, or outright loss, of some life endeavors, and inability...
