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Can psychedelics aid in psychotherapy? That's a question still to be answered. and now the governments are looking into it... Discover more in today's blog post here => https://bit.ly/315lzWU

Did you know that retirement can negatively affect our mental well being? In our today's blog post, discover the grief & loss surrounding retirement and how to transition into retirement healthily. Read here => https://bit.ly/3g4F5ae

8 Steps to Reconnecting With Yourself After Loss (Life Transition Counselling). Read More => https://bit.ly/2CAfmbX

How grief can trigger anxiety & 5 Steps to Overcoming Anxiety Related to Grief => Read Here https://bit.ly/3h53q0X

Pornography can have a significant impact on the mental state and our behaviors. In my latest blog post, I uncover the top three negative effects of pornography on adults and our youth. Learn more here => https://bit.ly/3h6kUdg

Canada's healthcare system is one of the best in the world. However, it has a huge shortcoming that is affecting millions of Canadians. Learn More in today's blog post here => https://bit.ly/3kUGPXa

Our attachment style can have a profound effect on how we deal with grief and loss. If you'd like to know how these attachment styles can help you and your loved ones, then today's post may help. Read more => https://bit.ly/2E8OzUs

Did you know rituals (even small ones) can significantly help with grief? In today's blog post, I cover the three benefits of rituals to heal and regain control. Read More => https://bit.ly/312bERP

This global pandemic is resurfacing different emotions in each of us. Each of us, depending on our age and situation, perceives and deals with the situation differently. If you'd like to discover how each age group processes these emotional changes, then, today's blog post will shed some light. Discover more here => https://bit.ly/31TxeXG

COVID-19 has created an experience filled with uncertainty, anxiety and loss that presents itself in many forms. The loss of connection, loss of financial security, loss of normalcy, loss of life, and of our sense of safety. However, there are few things we can do to make these hard times more comfortable. Find out more => https://bit.ly/3iMMVqD

Grief is a natural reaction to loss and since loss is uniquely personal and abstract, grief is tough to navigate, even with professional treatment. Dr. Elizabeth Kubler Ross however noticed a repeating 5 -stage pattern of grief with terminally ill patients of hers, facing their death. She described the 5 stages as being denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. She later noted that grief may not resemble this 5 stage model for everyone, and that the 5 stages don't...Continue reading

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When I saw this picture it reminded me of how animals are always present. Also how difficult it is for us as humans to achieve that level of presence in our daily life. Being present requires us to be in-tune with ourselves as well as our environment. We can achieve such epic presence by welcoming all emotions to surface without judgement. Inviting ourselves to listen to our bodies more. We can question our thoughts, and ask whether they are true or not; whether they belong to us or not. Being present is a three-way conversation between mind , body and emotion. Check your feathers !! (Not my photo)

My heart goes out to all the people in the world that could not walk their loved ones home due to isolation during COVID-19 couldn’t hold their loved ones hands in one of the hardest and most meaningful times of their lives . I feel connected to you in spirit as you are with those who’ve passed. In this time of chaos and in my own moments of sadness, this special poem found me.

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Disenfranchised Loss & Grief He had it coming. That was the comment that was made by a friend of the family when she heard that my best friend’s son, who had been struggling with addiction, overdosed and passed away. I learned that others had shared the same opinion and although they didn’t directly communicate that to my friend, she could sense judgement and a lack of empathy from those around her. It has been a long ten years of struggle for my friend, living with an addi...ct that she loved. Most of us could not understand from where she gathered the strength to be so present, empathetic, accepting, and loving for her son, and now he has overdosed and died. The majority harshly viewed this death as a problem solved, but not my friend. Her son’s death was a big loss loss of a son, loss of a relationship, loss of hope, and loss of dreams the loss of a child! Her loss was not recognized, her grief wasn’t recognized it was a truly disenfranchised loss and grief. Now imagine, if in this scenario, it was my friend that passed away instead of her son. In the eyes of some very close family and friends, the griever, her son, would not be recognized, since he has caused nothing but trouble for his estranged mother. This also is a disenfranchised loss and grief this time the griever(son) is not recognized. There are many people experiencing disenfranchised loss and grief in our society. Some other examples of disenfranchised loss include: An elective abortion, even though the mother made the decision to have the abortion for a multitude of reasons, it is still a huge loss for her. Additionally, she could experience a lack of empathy around her Well, it was her choice her loss is disenfranchised. A divorce could bring disenfranchised loss and grief, after all, he/she wanted a divorce A break-up after an extra-marital affair is another disenfranchised loss and grief. .and there are many other cases. A loss is a loss, and our individual values and opinions have no place in another’s grief process. When the grief and loss is not supported (due to disenfranchisement), this can lead to an incomplete or stunted grieving process, possibly giving way to a prolonged grief wrought with a myriad of psychosomatic and emotional symptoms.