Ruth Dulmage Healing Journeys Counselling Services
16 Lennon Drive K1V 1G9 Ottawa, ON, Canada

This is often so very true! #joy #findingjoy

Tips for Reducing Stress! breath work twice daily regular exercise and stretching... healthy nutrition and hydration massage, osteopathy, energy work talk to a trusted friend or counsellor... reach out to your support network practice daily gratitude develop a plan/strategy create realistic goals dance, sing, spend time in nature #wellness #selfcare #emotionalhealth #personalmedicines #stressreduction #stess #stressmanagement #therapy #healing #support #inclusivepractice #healingjourneys #counselling

Do you focus on happiness every day? I have added flowers to my living room and my work space. Flowers create happiness for me. I took time to paint my nails today. This brings me relaxation and joy, thus #happiness. ... I have added an abundance of outdoor lighting which also adds to my happiness. How do you focus on happiness? What adds to your daily happiness? #simplesolutions #personalmedicines #healingjourneys #counselling

#selfaffirmations #wellness #positiveselftalk

Developing self-love in therapy self-love is an important component of self-esteem self-love refers to one's ability to value one's own life, well-being, #happiness and #joy... self-love is all about self-compassion and self-esteem self-love can act as a shield against #anxiety, #depression and #stress, increase one's #optimism, and lead to improved #relationships counsellors can assist clients to improve self-love by resolving childhood experiences such as #trauma, #abandonment or #neglect, and focusing on areas where clients' reluctance to acknowledge their own self-worth may be lacking (career, parenting struggles, losses, unfulfilled goals/dreams etc.) similarly, counsellors can support clients to explore the impacts of #sexism, transphobia, heterosexism, #homophobia, biphobia, #racism, ageism, etc. in their lives, to ultimately enhance their self-love Therapy offers a safe space where one can feel unconditional respect and positive regard - an ideal environment to achieve a higher sense of #selflove! #selfcompassion #selfacceptance #selfencouragement #selfesteem #selfcare #wellness #therapy #healing #support #healingjourneys #counselling

Moments! Create moments of self-love every day! Find moments of #joy each day!... Find moments of #peace! Create moments of #gratitude! #healingjourneys #counselling

Spending time with gratitude every day has immense and immeasurable positive benefits. Research tells us that over time, practicing daily #gratitude changes our brain chemistry. Let's make gratitude part of our day throughout 2021! ... #wellness #personalmedicines

I am certain that many can relate to this!

There are so many beautiful lessons from 2020! Feel free to add your thoughts, lessons or reflections!

The wilderness is like a tonic for our souls. Add this strategy to your wellness/mental health plan. #naturebasedhealing... #getoutside #natureheals #outdoorhealing #therapy #healing #support #inclusivepractice #healingjourneys #counselling

In an extraordinary year, I have been grateful for your extraordinary support and friendship. thank you! As we venture into this new year, may we all give ourselves the gift of gratitude and self-care, and if we are able, offer kindness to others generously! Wishing you a beautiful, joyful, peaceful, loving, healthy and healing 2021! Happy New Year!

This is the perfect time period to give concerted focus on your self-care. Every effort will benefit both your emotional health and your physical health. #wellness #personalmedicines #simplesolutions #selfcare #selflove #wisdom ... #therapy #support #inclusivepractice #healingjourneys #counselling

Movement creates peacefulness, creativity, #joy and #health! MOVE your body! #selfcare #wellness #selflove #emotionalhealth #mentalhealth #personalmedicines #peacefulness #simplesolutions #naturalremedy #stressreduction ... #therapy #healing #support #inclusivepractice #healingjourneys #counselling

Always AIM to be MORE... more grateful more kind... more inclusive more celebratory more outspoken more genuine more empathetic more understanding more truthful more outrageous more positive more joyous more gracious more silly more helpful Be more!!!! Be more, than you thought you could! #simplesolutions #strategy #naturalremedy #wellness #personalmedicines #therapy #healing #support #inclusivepractice #healingjourneys #counselling

My office will be closed from Thursday December 24, 2020 until Monday January 04, 2021. Wishing you joyful holiday season!

Are emotional wounds keeping you rooted in your past? Heal these early wounds that keep you stuck! STOP these wounds from limiting your full potential. ... Do you wish to #heal these conscious or unconscious tethers that create limitations? Therapists are adept at, and trained to identify patterns that keep you stuck in the past. #therapy #healing #support #inclusivepractice #healingjourneys #counselling

We rise by lifting others! #RiseUp #LoveMyNetwork #strategy #tips #focus #positivity #wellness #inspiration #kindness #gratitude #love #joy #laughter #therapy #healing #support #inclusivepractice ... #healingjourneys #counselling

Merry Christmas to all! Wishing you an abundance of joy, love, laughter, peacefulness and connection!

Surround yourself with those that bring out the best in you, not the stress in you! #simplesolutions #strategy #tip #connection #network #truth #selflove #wisdom #wellness #therapy #healing #support #inclusivepractice ... #healingjourneys #counselling

Sometimes our lives look very different than what we grew up expecting! Finding #joy and #satisfaction in the life we are living, sometimes takes concerted effort and support. For many, having a counsellor who guides you through your grief/loss to a place of #acceptance, #celebration, #gratitude and #excitement, is vital!! #griefcounselling #processingfeelings... #changingexpectations #adjustingournarrative #talktherapy #sharingfeelings #therapy #healing #support #inclusivepractice #healingjourneys #counselling

You did not wake up this morning to be mediocre! Light your fire! #RISEUP! Be your very best version of yourself! ... #positivity #positiveselftalk #embraceyourpower #manifest #therapy #healing #support #inclusivepractice #healingjourneys #counselling

Children are precious! Treat them with tender hearts! Be gentle with your voice and words! #children #inneedofprotection #bestpractice... #kindness #love #positivity #warmth #therapy #healing #support #inclusivepractice #healingjourneys #counselling

Please join me in #celebrating my 25th Anniversary of my business/Private Counselling Practice - Ruth Dulmage Healing Journeys Counselling Services. Every day I am #grateful to join so many incredible individuals, couples and families on their #journey to #wellness + #joy + #health! I have been immensely fortunate. In July 2016, I took early retirement after completing 35 years in public agencies, a community health centre + opening the Door/La Porte Youth Centre to focus e...xclusively on my solopreneurship - my counselling practice. I could not be happier nor more proud! Thank you to EVERYONE for your #love, trust and friendship!