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Jillian Martin Psychology

Registered Psychologist, providing therapy in Fort McMurray, AB.

I practice in Clinical/Counselling Psychology focusing on S*x Therapy, Perinatal/Maternal and Parental Mental Health, Women's Reproductive Mental Health for individual adults and couples.

12/16/2025

Listen, grief is weird.

Sometimes it’s crying because someone had the same hair as your mom and it made you think about her, which then made you think about how she’ll never get to be at your kids sports tournaments, ever. (In the physical sense anyway). I get it, cuz same. Sometimes it’s dark humour. Again, I get it, cuz same.

If you’re part of this club, I see you. Be gentle on yourself. Talk about her. Make the jokes. Ask for the snuggles. Get mad. Maybe tell the person with the same hair that they reminded you of someone special. Reach out. Do your grief rituals. Connect. Slow down. Take in the good. Do what you need. Take what you need. For some it may be a huge wave, others a ripple. No right, no wrong. It’s grief baby, there are no rules.

Ps, It’s a club I didn’t accept the invite to- yet somehow here we are.

Pps, if my mom chose the song for this, she’d probably choose “grandma got run over by a reindeer” and then tell me to lighten up and live a little ;).

12/09/2025

A festive space, really!

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11/06/2025

Rude.

Back to the days of dark when you get to work, dark when you leave. Time to break out those happy lights folks!

10/31/2025

This was my first SAR and is and will be an ongoing practice of reassessment and restructuring. A reminder “We are in the business of pleasure” - after all, and pleasure is for everyone!

Oh, and I crammed in as much exploring of Winnipeg as I a could in evenings! Here are a few of the moments!
*xualattitudereassessment *xtherapy *xtherapist *xualhealthismentalhealth *xualhealth *xualhealth

09/03/2025

Sharing for my friend and peer, Brittany who is completing her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology:
Brittany is exploring exploring the mental health experiences of neurodivergent transgender and non-binary adults and is looking for participants who:

✔️ Are 18+
✔️ Identify as transgender or non-binary/gender-diverse
✔️ Have a diagnosis of autism, ADHD, dyslexia, giftedness, or are twice-exceptional
✔️ Feel comfortable doing a virtual interview (45–60 minutes)

Participation is confidential, voluntary, and completely virtual.

Please share this post and contact information:

If you or someone you know might be interested, scan the QR code in the post or email here:
Brittany.travis@my.calsouthern.edu

07/03/2025

Deep greens. Pops of purple. Waves of tiny white specks.
Slowly, deliberately pushing their way up.
Shades of pink. Yellow like the sun. Surrounded by a soft bed of green.
Slow down, take them in. Their beauty is mean to be enjoyed. Meant to be shared. Meant to be seen.

Taking in their joy!
Take a look around, take a moment or joy for you today!

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06/20/2025

Just relax and it’ll get better
Pain it’s normal
You’re doing it so you must be okay
It’s all in your head
Have a glass of wine and it’ll be easier
Just keep trying and you’ll feel better
You’re being dramatic
If you don’t push through, your partner will start looking elsewhere
There is something wrong with you
You’re overreacting
Just be strong
You’re 6 weeks postpartum, you should be healed

It takes so much courage to talk about our experiences and and to have them dismissed or misinformation provided causes much more hurt and pain. Messages like this are wrong and dismissive! No-one experiences postpartum in the exact same way, and it’s no different for our s*xuality.
“Just relaxing” isn’t enough. Painful s*x, while common is not normal! Telling someone it’s all in their head invalidates their sense of self knowing. Telling someone to push through despite their pain, tells them to dismiss their own experience as to not impact their partners. Healing takes time whether it’s physical or emotional or both. There is no timeline here!

Things we can do to help:
Acknowledgment and validation is crucial.
Seek understanding rather than making blanket statements.
Explore if they’d like help with solutions or offer resources where available.
Bring empathy and warmth!

If these statements hit for you, or possible you’re in the postpartum experience and feeling disconnected from your s*xual self, you are not alone and there is help!

Let’s chat.

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05/11/2025

Today I am sending love to those who know this love, who yearn to have this love, have lost this love, or have a complicated experience with this love.

Mother’s Day for me is a beautiful and complicated mess. How lucky I am to know love as a mother and how lucky I was to know what it was to be loved by my mother. Holding space to celebrate and grieve today.

04/28/2025

☀️ family, friends, and the ocean are calling ☀️

If you’re looking to book in, please follow this link: https://aws-portal.owlpractice.ca/jillianmartinpsychology/booking

To manage existing appointments please email: jillian@ymmcollaborativepractice.com or admin@ymmcollaborativepractice.com

03/20/2025

When you stumble across a Canadian product that shares your values around s*xuality and s*xual health you want everyone to know! are body-safe condoms and l**e that are made of natural latex and pH-neutral 100% silicone…they are also gluten free! (Because incase you didn’t know, some lubricants contain gluten!).

Ps. No affiliation with Jems! Just rather wanting to share some of the goodies you’ll find for taking in my office!

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03/12/2025

together still, just different. March 8th marked four years without her ❤️

**us

02/21/2025

Solo or with (a) partner(s) we have s*x (I don’t mean just pe*******on BTW) for many reasons! Here are a few reasons to get freaky 😉

You’ll notice pleasure in there more than once…

References:

Younger, J., Aron, A., Parke, S., Chatterjee, N., & Mackey, S. (n.d.). Viewing pictures of a romantic partner reduces experimental pain: Involvement of Neural Reward Systems. PLOS ONE. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0013309

Suss*x Publishers. (n.d.-b). S*xual “afterglow,” and why it matters so much. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dating-and-mating/201701/s*xual-afterglow-and-why-it-matters-so-much

Watch better p**n, have better s*x. afterglow. (n.d.). https://xoafterglow.com/

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*These posts are for fun and information sharing. They are not meant to replace therapy or professional support.

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Fort McMurray, AB
T9H2J1

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