Dive In Counselling

05/07/2026

If today feels heavy, remember that your story isn’t over yet.

05/07/2026

05/07/2026

It’s not always easy to talk to new people, but our Happy to Chat Seating is here to help.

How it works: Look for the “Happy to Chat” decals in seating areas throughout Mic Mac Mall. Sit in that seating area if you don’t mind someone stopping by to say hello. If you see someone already sitting there, they’re ready to chat!

This project was made possible with support from the Dartmouth Community Health Board and the Canadian Mental Health Association - Nova Scotia .

04/30/2026

Mental Health Truth
Any attempt to shame YMHC, dismiss the very stigma and discrimination people experience, ignore ableism, discredit teenagers, and deny the very real disabilities of mental health, will have consequences in hiding comments or removing people from this page.

04/30/2026

In this session, exploring how social connection shapes our well-being.

04/30/2026

04/30/2026

DBT Skills. Dialectics

04/28/2026

Carrying "lazy" for years when the word they needed was exhausted. 💔

ADHD requires your nervous system to work significantly harder than average just to appear functional, so the crash was never weakness.

Share this with someone who is still being too hard on themselves today. 💙

🚨 ADHD coaches: help your clients replace that story with Brooke's FREE guide!

👉 https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/how-to-coach-an-adhder

04/28/2026

Why can’t I just do it?

If you’ve spent your life asking that question, you’ve likely built a habit of speaking to yourself with a harshness you’d never use on a friend.
When the ADHD paralysis kicks in, or the simple task feels like climbing a mountain, we tend to lean on shame as a motivator. We think if we’re mean enough to ourselves, we’ll finally fix the problem.

But here’s the truth: Shame is a terrible fuel source.

Healing doesn’t mean your ADHD disappears. It means that when things get messy—when the keys are lost or the deadline is looming—you stop adding the weight of self-judgment on top of the struggle.

Today, try to swap “What is wrong with me?” for “What do I need right now?”

Maybe it’s a 5-minute break, a glass of water, or just the permission to be imperfect. You aren’t broken; you’re just navigating a world built for a different kind of operating system.

MentalHealthMatters ExecutiveFunctioning

04/28/2026

ADHD coaching and ADHD therapy often overlap, but they’re not the same thing 💛

Coaching typically focuses on the practical side of things: helping you create systems, stay accountable, and move toward your goals. Think: routines, time management, and getting unstuck in day-to-day life.

But ADHD doesn’t just affect productivity. It often comes with things like anxiety, burnout, shame, rejection sensitivity, or past experiences that shape how you see yourself and what feels possible.

ADHD therapists can support both the practical AND emotional layers to explore the ways these things may be impacting how your ADHD shows up. It doesn’t just focus on what you’re doing, but also what’s getting in the way underneath.

It’s not about one being ‘better’ than the other- it’s about what kind of support you need right now.

✨ If you need structure & accountability → coaching can be a great fit.

✨ If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck in patterns, or impacted emotionally → therapy may be the better starting point

And for many people, it’s not either/or! Some benefit from both at different points in their journey.

The goal is finding support that actually fits your brain and meets you where you are - not forcing yourself to fit the support.

If you’re resonating with the therapy side of this and are looking for a neuroaffirming space, I’d be happy to connect 🧡