Understanding Burnout and the Power of Self-Care: A Path to Recovery
What do we do when it feels like we can’t keep going?
Counselling Intern Nicole Del Aguila tells us about the very real effects of burnout and how work through this towards a healing and sustainable work habits.
My Journey as a Counsellor in Training: Balancing the Highs and Lows
How can we navigate challenges and transitions successfully?
Counselling Intern Nicole Del Aguila shows us how her own transition from classroom to practical outworking has been difficult but also rewarding as well.
The Power of Gratitude Journaling
How can we begin to acknowledge and appreciate the positive aspects of life?
Counselling Intern Nicola Sheldon shows us how gratitude can enhance your mindset, strengthen relationships, and promote mindfulness, leading to a more fulfilling and joyful existence.
Embracing Change: Navigating Homesickness in a New Chapter
How do we move past homesickness and loneliness that can come with making major life changes? Counselling Intern Nicola Sheldon describes some helpful tips that they learned from their move to Canada from Scotland.
Depressed But Not Alone
What does it feel like to journey through depression? And how does being with others help? Counselling Intern Tilon Ward describes his own journey in and through the valley of depression.
The Measure of a Man (Reflections on Father’s Day)
How do you define what manhood is? This Father’s Day, Jadon Ward reflects on how his understanding of what it means to be a man has changed throughout his life - and why that is a good thing.
Why I Think Counselling Is Important
What comes to mind when you think of therapy? As Tilon Ward describes, there can often be misconceptions of therapy as something to address areas of negative deficiency. However, the goal of therapy is ultimately to move towards increased positive functioning and connection in all areas of our being.
Moving Forward without Moving On
Losing someone you love is a painful process. But there is a way to move forward with them without moving on. As Jadon Ward describes, finding how to integrate them into your life is the key to living with grief.
Look Beyond What You See
Sometimes we are so focused on a specific situation we miss the wider joy of life. As Jadon Ward describes, sometimes a shift in perspective can lead to extraordinary change!
Falling Leaves
As we move from summer to fall, it can be easy to dread the coming winter. But as Jadon Ward describes, there is beauty and life to be found in every season of life!
Growing Pains
We think of growth as instantaneous, but reality tells us that it means growing pains. Jadon Ward describes a change he experienced in his childhood!