Leaving for University: The Transition Nobody Prepares You For
Every August, minivans across the GTA fill up with mattress toppers, power bars, and a teenager pretending to be less nervous than they are. The…
Author: Svetlana Antonyshyn
It’s Not Shyness: What Social Anxiety Actually Feels Like
There’s a specific kind of tired that follows a work event. You went, you smiled, you managed. Then you sat in your car in the…
The August Scaries: Why Back-to-School Anxiety Starts Weeks Before School Does
The first back-to-school commercial usually airs while it’s still 30 degrees outside. Somewhere around that same week, a lot of kids get quieter at dinner.…
BIPOC Mental Health Month: Why Culturally Responsive Therapy Matters
July is recognized as BIPOC Mental Health Month, an observance that began in the United States as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness…
When Summer Makes You Sad: Understanding Reverse Seasonal Depression
Everyone knows about winter blues. The short grey days, the cold, the urge to hibernate until April. Entire industries exist around surviving a Canadian winter…
Summer Burnout Is Real: Why Chasing the Perfect Summer Is Exhausting You
Somewhere around mid-July, a strange kind of tiredness sets in. Not the satisfying tiredness of a day at the beach. The other kind. The kind…
What Clinical Supervision Means for Your Therapy (and Why Our Founder Is Teaching It Across North America)
We have some news we’re genuinely proud of, and it’s the kind of news that says something bigger about the care you receive here. On…
How EMDR Therapy Helps Your Brain Heal From Trauma
June is PTSD Awareness Month, and it’s a good time to talk about something that doesn’t get discussed enough: what actually works when it comes…