Journeys Mental Health Services

12/08/2025

A different perspective on the old saying, “You can’t love someone else until you first love yourself”.

31/07/2025

Sometimes progress can be hard to see, especially if we continue to react to tough situations in ways that we regret. Nonetheless, progress is happening when we react with more wisdom, more self-control, and more care for our relationships and long-term priorities.

31/05/2025

We all ruminate for different reasons, but one common effect is that it makes a bad moment spill into the next moment, and the next, and the next…

We all felt this one

07/05/2025

While habits involve more than two brain cells, this video shows how the brain’s wiring is not set in stone. In fact, your brain’s wiring is constantly changing throughout your lifespan. Having new experiences in therapy and practicing new skills outside of therapy can help make this re-wiring happen, too!

25/04/2025

To engage in science that serves everyone, we must ensure our research reflects the realities, needs, and perspectives of all populations.

Read APA’s full statement on the termination of NSF-funded active research projects: https://at.apa.org/j1p

18/04/2025

Yes, and there are times we “stretch” the boundaries of our nervous system to support those we love, to pursue valued goals, or stretch our comfort zone, to name a few such occasions.

I said this to my undergrads in lecture on Tuesday and it seemed to land, so I’m sharing it here with you. When we’re talking about boundaries, we sometimes focus on the other person- what we will or will not tolerate in someone else’s behavior or demeanor. Those are rules or limits or expectations.

A boundary is about me checking in with me to ensure that I am caring for MYSELF in my relationship with YOU.

And why do I need a process of steady check in with myself?
1. Because I get to choose me and care for me and tend to me.
2. Because our relationship is going to hit a very low ceiling of intimacy, connection, depth, and richness if I am a ticking time bomb of resentment and dysregulation.

A healthy boundary is BOTH self-protective (caring for me) AND loving (caring for you and us).

My preference is for you to FEEL your way into your boundaries- rather than having your therapist or a social media post tell you exactly where to put them. Feel your way into your boundary by checking in with your nervous system.
- When your nervous system is regulated, you feel calm, generous, patient and present.
- When your nervous system is dysregulated, you feel anxious, crabby, distracted, and bitter.

Your boundary is the line between regulated and dysregulated.

There are things we can (and should) do to create more capacity in our nervous systems (see: therapy, mindfulness, movement, breath work, journaling, etc).

These practices are good and healing for us period. But they also help us really learn what regulation even feels like so that we are better able to notice when we’ve moved out of calm into pissy. In order to feel our way into a workable and healthy boundary we have to be able to feel and attend to our internal cues. We have to get familiar with that contrast.

Here’s to boundaries that help us heal and connect. 💓

17/04/2025

Back by very popular demand!

Being able to label your feelings is associated with emotion regulation. Consider using feeling wheels to help you name your emotions in order to “tame” them.

6" diameter | Recyclable PVC | Printed design BACK IN STOCK! This beloved hand-held version of our wheel of emotion is coming back as a staple therapy tool. Great for identifying, exploring, and expressing hard feelings - and good feelings, too. Originally designed by Peter Mitchell / ...

05/04/2025

Not all growth is obvious at first.

02/04/2025

For some of us that space is very small at first, and we need support in growing it so that we can choose responses we feel proud about later.

"I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become." – Carl Jung

28/03/2025

The French philosopher Blaise Pascal thought we were born with a “God-shaped hole” inside each of us. And although there are many people who live fulfilling lives without a formal belief in God or gods, this comic is a funny illustration of some of the many ways we try to fill it.

21/03/2025

We had a bit of an identity crisis, but we worked through it.

To better reflect an expanding team and expanding services, Justin Goddard, RP - Counselling & Psychotherapy is now Journeys Mental Health Services. 🎉

12/03/2025

A useful skill to practice when we struggle with impulsive behaviours. Easier said that done, and practice works wonders (while resulting in fewer moments of regret).