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01/13/2026

At the start of a new year, it is easy to focus on changing behaviors. But sustainable change rarely lasts if it is not rooted in how we relate to ourselves.

This article explores why self-relationship is foundational to healthy choices, emotional regulation, and long-term wellbeing. When we feel connected to ourselves, decisions become clearer and kinder. Change stops feeling like self-correction and starts to feel like self-care. 🌿

As 2026 begins, growth does not need to come from pushing harder. It can come from listening more closely.
Read more here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-stories-we-tell-ourselves/202511/building-a-stronger-relationship-with-yourself

01/09/2026

Do you ever find yourself putting off tasks you really do not want to do, even when you know they need to get done? You are not alone.

In this video, Associate Therapist Madeline Kang shares simple, practical ways to shift your mindset around tasks that feel frustrating or draining. By reframing your thoughts and pairing hard tasks with small comforts, you can make everyday responsibilities feel more manageable and even a little more rewarding. 🌿

Sometimes growth is not about loving the task. It is about supporting yourself through it with kindness and intention.

01/08/2026

Unwanted habits often carry important information. When we approach them with curiosity instead of criticism, we create space for understanding and gentler change.

01/07/2026

As associate therapist Kelsy explains, emotions can be both beautiful and debilitating.

She shares a quick and beneficial practice you can use when your emotions become overwhelming. If you need help naming your emotions you can use a feelings wheel

Practicing exercises like this can create positive habits which provides space for change.

🔗Feelings Wheel: https://feelingswheel.com/

01/06/2026

New Year’s resolutions often focus on stopping behaviors we dislike about ourselves. But what if lasting change comes not from judgment or force, but from curiosity?

In this article, Joan K. Peters, Ph.D. invites a different approach. Instead of resolving to eliminate unwanted behaviors, she suggests investigating them with compassion. By noticing what we feel, where it shows up in the body, and what emotions sit underneath, we can better understand what our behaviors are trying to protect us from. 🌿

This New Year, self-love might begin with listening rather than fixing.
Read more here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/transformative/202601/instead-of-a-resolution-a-new-years-investigation

01/02/2026

With the holidays coming up setting boundaries can help you protect your mental and physical wellbeing, conserve your energy, and portray your worth to others and yourself.
But what are boundaries exactly? They are not requests or a way to control other people. They are a way to tell others how you will react if something is done.
Associate therapist Kelsy gives some examples of boundaries and some tips for setting them. Reach out to a therapist if you want help with setting boundaries.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year from all of us at Counselling for All ✨

As we step into 2026, we hope you move forward with curiosity, self-kindness, and trust in your own capacity for growth. Change does not need to be rushed or perfect to be meaningful.

May this year support deeper self-understanding, gentler habits, and a relationship with yourself that feels steady and nourishing. 💙

12/31/2025

As a new year approaches, many of us think about resolutions. But lasting change rarely comes from willpower alone. It comes from the beliefs we hold about ourselves, our worth, and what we think is possible.

This article explores how belief systems shape our habits and outcomes, and why shifting the way we relate to ourselves is often more powerful than setting stricter goals. Sustainable self-love grows when our actions are rooted in supportive beliefs rather than pressure or perfection. 🌿

As you enter the new year, consider not just what you want to do differently, but what you want to believe about yourself moving forward.
Read more here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/buddhist-psychology-east-meets-west/202512/supercharge-your-new-years-resolutions

12/30/2025

Associate Therapist Cassey van der Merwe: When You Love Your Family… And Still Need Distance

Loving your family doesn’t always mean being close in the way others expect.

Sometimes distance isn’t rejection — it’s regulation.
For many people, certain family dynamics ask the nervous system to work overtime, leading to shutdown, people-pleasing, or reactivity.

Stepping back can be a way of staying present with yourself, rather than losing yourself in old patterns.

A gentle question to hold this season:
“At what distance can I show up as myself?”
That answer may shift over time — and that’s okay.
Love doesn’t disappear because you need space.
Sometimes space is what allows love to remain intact. 🤍

12/27/2025

Many of us were taught that slowing down means falling behind. Learning to rest without guilt is often about unlearning old beliefs about worth and safety.

12/26/2025

Approaching Grief during Christmas with Associate Therapist Dominic Willson

Transcript:
If you’re finding the lead-up to Christmas a little heavier this year, you’re not alone. The holidays have a way of highlighting who’s missing, not just who’s here.

Grief doesn’t break for the season. In fact, the pressure to feel festive can often make a loss feel heavier. Old traditions change, empty chairs feel bigger, and even small things like a song, a film, or a decoration can bring up waves of emotion you weren’t expecting.

One thing I try to keep in mind is that grief shows up because love did. So it is normal for Christmas to trigger that love and that longing. Instead of pushing those feelings away, sometimes the kindest thing you can do is make room for them.

I’ve seen people find comfort in creating small rituals during the holidays, lighting a candle for the person they miss, making their favourite dish, writing them a letter, or watching their favourite movie.

Small acts like this help the nervous system feel anchored, not overwhelmed.

So if this Christmas feels different, that’s okay. Let it be what it needs to be. You don’t have to be merry. You don’t have to match anyone else’s emotion. But maybe choose one supportive practice: set a boundary, take a break, or sit and talk with someone who understands. Grief doesn’t have to be carried alone over this season.

12/25/2025

Happy Holidays from all of us at Counselling for All 🎄

Whether today feels joyful, quiet, complicated, or tender, we want to remind you that there is no right way to move through the holidays. You are allowed to take up space exactly as you are.

May this season offer you moments of rest, self-kindness, and connection, both with others and with yourself.

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