Laura Archer, MSW

11/16/2025

11/14/2025

Oh wow, this is such a powerful post!

[Credit: AB Kids Life Coach]

11/14/2025

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Being in a relationship with a first responder carries a quiet kind of weight.
It’s loving someone who walks into trauma, chaos, and danger —
and trying to hold steady when they come home carrying pieces of it with them.

It’s late nights waiting for the sound of the door.
It’s trying not to ask too many questions —
wanting to know they’re okay, but also knowing some things can’t be shared.

It’s managing your own worry, your own loneliness,
while still being the safe place they come back to.

Loving a first responder means living with uncertainty,
learning how to connect through silence,
and sometimes holding your breath through every shift.

It’s a kind of strength that doesn’t always look like resilience —
sometimes it’s just showing up, again and again,
even when it feels heavy.

If this is you — please know you’re not alone in carrying it.
Your care, your patience, your love all matter deeply —
but so does your own wellbeing.

You can care for them,
and still deserve space to exhale, to rest, and to be cared for, too. 🤍

11/14/2025

Acknowledging and supporting this biological difference is literally su***de prevention.

In 2023, the su***de rate among men in Canada was 4x that of women!

When we can challenge the narrative that was created somewhere along the way that "boys are less emotional", we can better connect and support our kids 💖🫂

This visual explores a topic many of you have been asking about: Are boys more neurologically vulnerable?

Drawing on UK research and developmental science, we’re looking at why boys often show higher sensitivity in early regulation, stress response, and developmental pathways — and why these differences are so often misunderstood as behaviour rather than biology.

This post isn’t about weakness. It’s about understanding.
Understanding the developmental realities.
Understanding the support boys genuinely need.
And understanding how early sensitivity, when met with connection and co-regulation, becomes a powerful protective factor.

If this resonates, please like, save, share, and follow — your engagement helps us keep producing accessible, brain-based resources for families, educators, and professionals.

11/05/2025

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11/05/2025

I was recently chatting with a client who needed help coping with the often intense emotions of her toddler when she said, “I started sneaking out just to go to the grocery store because she gets so upset when I leave.” It dawned on me that I’ve heard some version of this in many families. [.....

11/04/2025

This is such a helpful visual 💖

Before they can achieve Self-Actualization (child is able to learn), children need:

Esteem (Positive classroom culture, reflection time, encouraged to take risks)

Belonging (Able to form relationships, good friendships, access to peer clubs)

Safety (Emotional & physical safety, safe classrooms & home, access to nurse and counsellor)

Physiological (Basic needs are met, eats breakfast, good sleep, clean clothes)

11/02/2025

Love how many people are recognizing what an accomplishment the Jays still achieved 🩶🐦🇨🇦⚾🫶🏼 (see comments in the post 👇🏼)

Mental Health Check-in
Use one word to describe your post-World Series feeling.

11/02/2025

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11/02/2025

It's not the outcome we wanted.
It's heartbreaking.
But let's celebrate the Blue Jays for their remarkable teamwork in getting to the World Series and uniting Canada. 🇨🇦 ♥️
Find out more about YMHC at www.ymhc.ngo

11/02/2025

Let them be little, for only a little while. The world will teach them to hurry; you can teach them to belong. Trust the unfolding, they’re becoming exactly who they’re meant to be.

Learn how to parent with patience and presence, start by taking our free 3-minute Emotional Intelligence Quiz: bit.ly/Emotional_Intelligence_Quiz

10/22/2025

What a great offering for anyone in this life stage!! 👩🏻‍⚕️👶🏽🥑

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Tomorrow night I am excited to talk to parents about one of the most exciting times in a baby's life- eating food!!

This milestone isn't about rice crackers, Mum Mums or bear paws. It's about developing healthy food cues, instilling a desire for whole, nutritious foods and welcoming baby into your food circle.

Does your organization or business need a guest speaker? Topics I can talk forever and unscripted about include (but are not limited to):

Complimentary solids 🍏
Raising vital and resilient children 🤱
Holistic Pregnancy 🧘
Preparing your body and mind for your birth-ing day🏋️
Optimizing and restoring fertility
Hormone help through all seasons of life