Dragonfly Therapeutics of Calgary

10/09/2025

Yes, yes, yes spot on!

What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you could invest in just one thing that would help you and your family thrive, where would you put your time and energy? These questions might seem simple, but their answers hold profound implications for how we live our lives and raise our c...

10/09/2025

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Kate Middleton says that cellphones are "fragmenting our focus” and fueling an “epidemic of disconnection” in a new essay posted on the website for her Centre for Early Childhood on Thursday, October 9

10/02/2025

Huge shout out to Energy Equine Airdrie, Dr. Wennekamp and vet tech Emma. They were outstanding with exceptional care of one of our equine therapists, Ben. Thank you for what you do 🩺⚕️🩻❤️

09/04/2025

My contribution to The Plaid Horse Magazine 🖊️📚🐴😊

By Stephanie Robson MSW, RCSW, CPT, TITC-CT I have heard over the last number of years the comment, “horses are like mirrors.” Quite simply, I disagree. As someone who was first introduced to horses at the age of four, has ridden horses for decades, and, after an 18-year career in mental health,...

08/29/2025

Purpose, control, and social support can be difference-makers.

08/28/2025

🧠 When home feels like a battlefield, the brain responds the same way war does.

Groundbreaking research from University College London and the Anna Freud Centre reveals that children exposed to family violence develop brain activity patterns strikingly similar to combat veterans.

Using functional MRI scans, researchers found that maltreated children show heightened responses in the amygdala and anterior insula—regions that detect and process threats—when viewing angry faces. These same regions are hyperactive in soldiers who’ve experienced combat, suggesting that repeated exposure to violence literally rewires a child’s emotional circuitry for hyper-vigilance.

While this adaptation may help children sense danger in the short term, it also primes the brain for anxiety disorders and long-term mental health struggles. Importantly, none of the children in the study had psychiatric diagnoses, highlighting how invisible these neural changes can be.

As Professor Peter Fonagy emphasized, protecting children from violence is not only a moral responsibility but also a scientific necessity—since the scars it leaves on the brain can endure for a lifetime.

Source: McCrory, E., et al. (2011). Maltreated children show same pattern of brain activity as combat soldiers. Current Biology.

08/21/2025

02/14/2025

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Quote: L.R.Knost - Little Hearts/Gentle Parenting Resources
Image: Synergy: gentle parenting resources.

02/14/2025

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02/14/2025

02/13/2025

Powerful message…

BLACK SHEEP SHOULD BE CALLED LIONS OF THE FAMILY 🧡🌟🦁
Within every family there are unique members who break patterns, the so-called "black sheep." "However, far from being a burden or a problem, they are in fact the lions of the family system, the scouts towards the liberation of the family tree.

From an early age, they often question beliefs, challenge traditions and pave the way for paths never traveled.

They are the ones who are criticized, judged or even rejected, but they play a fundamental role: freeing the family from repetitive patterns that cause frustration for generations.

These revolutionary spirits who do not fit in, those who cry out for revolution and do not conform to the status quo, are agents of change.

They are the ones who heal, purify and they regenerate the family tree, creating new branches, full of life and potential.

Thanks to their courage and perseverance, the family roots are renewed.

Their rebellion is fertile soil, their apparent madness nourishes the tree like refreshing water, their persistence brings new winds and their passion lights the flame that rekindles the hearts of those who came before.

Do not allow anyone to dim your light or make you doubt your essence. Take care of your uniqueness, this "rare" that is the most beautiful and precious flower of your family tree.
You are, in fact, the dream that came true of your entire ancestral generation and an inspiration to humanity. ~ Victor Madrid