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Consulting, workshops, and therapy with passionate intercultural psychologists. Our team is diverse, caring, and knowledgeable.

As a specialized group, each one of us has a unique style and approach. We speak multiple languages and are trained to work online with people of all cultural backgrounds, anywhere in the world. MindSession is the first and only private practice clinic that specializes in intercultural psychology in Montreal. We provide therapy and consulting services and work both online and in-person. We strive

to improve access and the quality of mental health care in underserved and culturally diverse regions, both locally and globally.

Summer & Your Mental Health: A Gentle Reminder ๐ŸŒฟAs the days get longer and the sun shines brighter, summer offers us a n...
07/08/2025

Summer & Your Mental Health: A Gentle Reminder ๐ŸŒฟ

As the days get longer and the sun shines brighter, summer offers us a natural invitation to slow down, reconnect, and recharge, even if work doesnโ€™t take a break.

Hereโ€™s your nudge to make space for your mental health this season:
๐ŸŒณ Engage with Nature: Step outside, even for a few minutes. A walk in the park, lunch under a tree, or simply soaking up the sun can boost your mood and regulate stress levels.

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Reconnect with Loved Ones: Whether it's a weekend BBQ, a spontaneous phone call, or a quiet coffee with a friend, connection is fuel for emotional well-being.

๐Ÿ•ถ Take a Real Break: Even if you're not on vacation, find small moments to unplug. A tech-free hour, a book on the balcony, or a short day trip can offer surprising restoration.

๐Ÿ’ง Stay Nourished: Hydration, fresh seasonal foods, movement, and rest they're basic, but essential to staying grounded.

๐ŸŒž Let the Sun In: Sunlight helps boost serotonin, improve sleep, and enhance overall mood. Just donโ€™t forget your SPF!

โœจ And if youโ€™re still in full work mode, you still deserve moments of joy, rest, and self-care. Mental health isnโ€™t seasonal, but summer is a wonderful time to listen to what your body and mind need.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Whatโ€™s one small thing you do in summer to stay in balance? Share below, your tip might help someone else!

Mental Health Check-In: Because Burnout Isnโ€™t a Badge of Honour!We check the weather.We check our emails.We even check o...
06/19/2025

Mental Health Check-In: Because Burnout Isnโ€™t a Badge of Honour!
We check the weather.

We check our emails.

We even check our steps (10k or bust!).

But when was the last time you checked in withโ€ฆ yourself?

Not just โ€œHow are you?โ€

But:
โœจ โ€œWhat am I carrying right now?โ€
โœจ โ€œIs my body calm or clenched like a stress ball?โ€
โœจ โ€œHave I had a full breath today?โ€
โœจ โ€œDo I need rest, movement, connectionโ€ฆ or just a snack?โ€ ๐Ÿ™‚

Hereโ€™s the truth no calendar invite will tell you:
Your mind needs maintenance. Not just on meltdown days, but on regular ones too.

A check-in doesnโ€™t have to mean deep therapy (though weโ€™re fans).

It can look like:
-A walk with no destination
-Saying no and not over-explaining
-A playlist that matches your mood (or shifts it)
Silence
-Writing one messy, honest sentence in a journal
-Putting your phone in another room (yes, it will survive)

Most of us are moving through life on autopilot until something breaks, sleep, patience, the ability to answer โ€œWhatโ€™s for dinner?โ€

You donโ€™t have to wait until then.
Your mental health is not a crisis to be managed, itโ€™s a relationship to be nurtured.

Soโ€ฆ
What would a small reset look like for you today?

Tell us: Whatโ€™s one thing you do to check in or reset?
(Weโ€™re collecting ideas, weird, wonderful, and everything in between.)

Follow up or simply say Hello - we would love to hear from you,Mental Health Check-In: Because Burnout Isnโ€™t a Badge of Honour!
We check the weather.

We check our emails.

We even check our steps (10k or bust!).

But when was the last time you checked in withโ€ฆ yourself?

Not just โ€œHow are you?โ€

But:
โœจ โ€œWhat am I carrying right now?โ€
โœจ โ€œIs my body calm or clenched like a stress ball?โ€
โœจ โ€œHave I had a full breath today?โ€
โœจ โ€œDo I need rest, movement, connectionโ€ฆ or just a snack?โ€ ๐Ÿ™‚

Hereโ€™s the truth no calendar invite will tell you:
Your mind needs maintenance. Not just on meltdown days, but on regular ones too.

A check-in doesnโ€™t have to mean deep therapy (though weโ€™re fans).

It can look like:
-A walk with no destination
-Saying no and not over-explaining
-A playlist that matches your mood (or shifts it)
Silence
-Writing one messy, honest sentence in a journal
-Putting your phone in another room (yes, it will survive)

Most of us are moving through life on autopilot until something breaks, sleep, patience, the ability to answer โ€œWhatโ€™s for dinner?โ€

You donโ€™t have to wait until then.
Your mental health is not a crisis to be managed, itโ€™s a relationship to be nurtured.

Soโ€ฆ
What would a small reset look like for you today?

Tell us: Whatโ€™s one thing you do to check in or reset?
(Weโ€™re collecting ideas, weird, wonderful, and everything in between.)

Follow up or simply say Hello - we would love to hear from you,

Soyons honnรชtes.La plupart dโ€™entre nous , peu importe dโ€™oรน nous venons ou ce que nous faisons, portons des histoires, du...
06/09/2025

Soyons honnรชtes.

La plupart dโ€™entre nous , peu importe dโ€™oรน nous venons ou ce que nous faisons, portons des histoires, du stress, des poids invisibles.

Certainยทeยทs sont loin de leur pays, en train de reconstruire une vie dans une nouvelle culture.
- Certainยทeยทs jonglent entre travail, famille et doutes intรฉrieurs.
- Certainยทeยทs donnent lโ€™impression que tout va bien, mais se sentent รฉpuisรฉยทeยทs.
- Certainยทeยทs se sentent tiraillรฉยทeยทs entre plusieurs langues, identitรฉs, attentes.
- Certainยทeยทs ne se sentent tout simplement pas ยซ vues ยป dans les espaces censรฉs les aider.

Chez Mindsession, nous accueillons tout cela. Le beau, le compliquรฉ, le fragile.

La santรฉ mentale nโ€™est jamais universelle, la culture faรงonne profondรฉment la faรงon dont nous vivons la souffrance, la rรฉsilience et la guรฉrison.

Cโ€™est pour cela que nous faisons ce travail.

Pour crรฉer des espaces oรน chacunยทe peut รชtre pleinement soi โ€” sans avoir ร  se traduire.

Et si vous รชtes unยทe professionnelยทle du soin, de la santรฉ mentale ou de lโ€™accompagnement, nous vous voyons aussi. Nous savons ce que vous portez. Nos portes sont toujours ouvertes pour รฉchanger et apprendre ensemble.

Aucune dรฉmarche commerciale. Juste une invitation : si ces mots rรฉsonnent pour vous, suivez-nous, รฉcrivez-nous, ou partagez avec quelquโ€™un qui pourrait en avoir besoin.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Pour en savoir plus sur Mindsession et sur notre approche de la thรฉrapie, suivez-nous.
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Letโ€™s be honest.

Most of us, no matter where we come from or what we do, carry stories, stress, and invisible weight.

- Some of us are far from home, building a life in a new culture.
- Some of us are balancing caregiving, careers, and self-doubt.
- Some of us look like we have it all together, but weโ€™re exhausted inside.
- Some of us feel stuck between languages, identities, expectations.
- Some of us simply donโ€™t feel โ€œseenโ€ in the spaces we turn to for help.

At Mindsession, we sit with all of it. The beautiful, the messy, the complex.
Mental health isnโ€™t one-size-fits-all, and culture deeply shapes how we experience pain, resilience, and healing.

This is why we do what we do.

To create space where people can show up as they are, no translation required.

And if youโ€™re a professional in this space, therapist, doctor, coach, educator we see you too.

We know how much you hold. Weโ€™re always open to connect and learn alongside you.

No pitch. Just an invitation: If this speaks to you, follow along, reach out, share with someone who might need it.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Follow up to learn more about Mindsession and our approach to therapy

Moving across countries often comes with excitement, opportunityโ€ฆ and invisible emotional costs.We don't think of the po...
06/03/2025

Moving across countries often comes with excitement, opportunityโ€ฆ and invisible emotional costs.

We don't think of the possible culture shock that accompanies such a transition.

The grief of leaving, the fear of not belonging, the disorientation of identity, this is more than โ€œjust culture shock.โ€

At Mindsession, we see culture shock as:
๐ŸŒ€ A form of emotional transition
๐Ÿง  A stressor that activates both neurological and psychological responses
๐Ÿ’ฌ A deeply personal journey often misunderstood or minimized

Therapy can help people:
-Process identity shifts and loss of cultural anchors
-Manage emotional overwhelm in unfamiliar environments
-Rebuild a sense of self across languages and contexts
-Navigate guilt, shame, and expectations tied to migration

This is especially relevant for:
๐Ÿ“ Migrants and expatriates
๐ŸŽ“ International students
๐Ÿงณ Third Culture Kids
๐Ÿฅ Clinicians working in multicultural settings

We believe emotional transitions deserve the same care as physical ones.
* Have you ever experienced culture shock in a way that surprised you?
* How do you support clients navigating cross-cultural transitions?

Letโ€™s open the conversation.

๐ŸŽง ร€ la recherche dโ€™un podcast qui explore le bien-รชtre et la thรฉrapie ร  travers une vรฉritable approche interculturelle ?...
05/30/2025

๐ŸŽง ร€ la recherche dโ€™un podcast qui explore le bien-รชtre et la thรฉrapie ร  travers une vรฉritable approche interculturelle ?

Que vous soyez professionnelยทle de la santรฉ mentale, chercheurยทse, thรฉrapeute crรฉatifยทve ou simplement curieuxยทse de comprendre comment la culture, lโ€™identitรฉ et la migration influencent la guรฉrison MindSession, Intercultural Talks est fait pour vous.

๐‘ช๐’‰๐’‚๐’’๐’–๐’† รฉ๐’‘๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’…๐’† ๐’†๐’™๐’‘๐’๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’โ€™๐’‚๐’‘๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’„๐’‰๐’† ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’„๐’–๐’๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†๐’๐’๐’† ๐’…๐’† ๐’๐’‚ ๐’•๐’‰รฉ๐’“๐’‚๐’‘๐’Š๐’†, ๐’†๐’ ๐’…รฉ๐’‘๐’‚๐’”๐’”๐’‚๐’๐’• ๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’Ž๐’๐’…รจ๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’†๐’๐’” ๐’‘๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’—๐’‚๐’๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’†๐’“ ๐’…๐’†๐’” ๐’„๐’‰๐’†๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’” ๐’…๐’† ๐’ˆ๐’–รฉ๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’ ๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’‘๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’†๐’• ๐’‚๐’…๐’‚๐’‘๐’•รฉ๐’” ร  ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’„๐’–๐’ยท๐’†.

Animรฉ par la fondatrice de MindSession et la psychologue Dr. Lara Kalaf, ce podcast donne la parole ร  des voix du monde entier autour du trauma, de la crรฉativitรฉ, du sentiment dโ€™appartenance et du soin.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ร‰coutez ici : https://lnkd.in/deYDXsEj

Disponible sur
๐ŸŽง https://open.spotify.com/show/7jBeGBm3zKiz483pAJqV8T (Spotify)
๐ŸŽงhttps://podcasts.apple.com/.../mindsession.../id1770326204 (Apple)

๐„๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ž ๐โ€™รช๐ญ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญรฉยท๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ?

Si vous avez une expรฉrience, une pratique ou une perspective ร  partager autour de la santรฉ mentale interculturelle ou de la thรฉrapie crรฉative, envoyez-nous un message privรฉ.

Nous serions raviยทeยทs dโ€™รฉchanger avec vous !

05/27/2025

๐ŸŒฟ Dรฉtox Digitale & Bien-รชtre Mental : Une Perspective ๐ŸŒฟ

En tant que professionnels engagรฉs pour la santรฉ mentale et le bien-รชtre, nous avons constatรฉ ร  quel point lโ€™engagement numรฉrique constant, dรฉfilement sur les rรฉseaux sociaux, e-mails incessants, notifications 24/7, peut progressivement รฉroder notre รฉquilibre psychologique.

๐Ÿ“ฑ Les symptรดmes ?
โžก๏ธ Anxiรฉtรฉ accrue et surstimulation
โžก๏ธ Qualitรฉ de sommeil dรฉgradรฉe
โžก๏ธ Diminution de la capacitรฉ de concentration
โžก๏ธ Difficultรฉ ร  รชtre pleinement prรฉsent dans lโ€™instant

Si cela vous semble familier, vous nโ€™รชtes pas seulยทe.

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฑรฉ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜… ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ, ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟรฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—นโ€™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟรฉ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฟรฉ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

๐Ÿ”„ Comment se rรฉinitialiser :

๐ŸŸข Matinรฉes sans รฉcrans, Commencez la journรฉe sans aucun รฉcran pendant les 30 ร  60 premiรจres minutes. Prรฉfรฉrez รฉcrire dans un journal, vous รฉtirer ou prendre un cafรฉ en pleine conscience. Cela aide ร  ancrer le systรจme nerveux avant lโ€™arrivรฉe des sollicitations numรฉriques.

๐ŸŸก Dรฉsignez une journรฉe par semaine (ou mรชme quelques heures) comme un moment offline.
Profitez-en pour renouer avec vos passions, la nature ou vos proches, sans rien partager en ligne.

๐ŸŸ  Amรฉliorer le sommeil -
ร‰teignez tous les รฉcrans une heure avant dโ€™aller dormir. La lumiรจre bleue inhibe la mรฉlatonine, et faire dรฉfiler lโ€™รฉcran stimule le cerveau, ce qui perturbe le sommeil.

๐Ÿ”ต Pratique du mono-tรขche
Essayez de faire une seule chose ร  la fois. Dรฉsactivez les notifications, concentrez-vous sur lโ€™instant prรฉsent. Cela favorise la clartรฉ mentale et rรฉduit le stress.

Moments de retraite silencieuse
๐ŸŸฃ Essayez une mini-retraite : 20 minutes de silence sans tรฉlรฉphone, musique ni aucune stimulation. Observez simplement vos pensรฉes, respirez et soyez. Ces micro-moments procurent un profond rรฉรฉquilibrage intรฉrieur.

๐Ÿ” ร€ retenir : Pas besoin dโ€™un jeรปne numรฉrique total pour en tirer des bรฉnรฉfices. De petits changements intentionnels peuvent avoir un impact durable sur votre humeur, votre concentration et votre clartรฉ mentale.

๐—Ÿโ€™๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐—ปโ€™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฐโ€™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—นโ€™รฉ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

๐˜ˆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ป-๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ฅรฉ๐˜ซร  ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ตรฉ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅรฉ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜น ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ? ๐˜˜๐˜ถโ€™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต-๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ช ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅรฉ ร  ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ?

05/21/2025

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ข๐ง, ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š: ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐€๐ˆ!

With AI increasingly woven into our daily lives, itโ€™s no surprise that some are beginning to see it as a companion, even in areas as personal as mental health support. But as this digital relationship grows, itโ€™s worth taking a closer look!

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€.

-Itโ€™s about whatโ€™s not said.
-Itโ€™s about tone, hesitation, cultural context, body language, and the subtle, deeply human signals that donโ€™t show up in a dataset.

๐Ÿง  AI can process what you say.
โค๏ธ But it canโ€™t truly feel what you feel.

It can simulate empathy, but it doesnโ€™t experience it.

It doesnโ€™t know what itโ€™s like to sit with grief.

It doesnโ€™t understand the heaviness of burnout, or the awkward laugh we use to deflect pain.

It doesnโ€™t sense when silence means โ€œIโ€™m not ready yet.โ€

Yes, AI can assist. It can support.

But letโ€™s not mistake synthetic understanding for human connection.

And what happens when someone in crisis puts their trust in a machine that isnโ€™t capable of care, accountability, or instinct?

๐Ÿ”’ Your trauma? Itโ€™s now an algorithmโ€™s data point, collected, stored, and possibly analyzed for reasons you may not fully understand.

๐€๐ˆ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐จ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ. (Let this sink in)

๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜ˆ๐˜ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜บ, ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ท๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด.

So letโ€™s innovate, but letโ€™s also be realistic and responsible about where AI ends and humanity begins.

Would you use AI as a tool for mental health support or therapy?

A- Yes - as a first step or for light support
B- Only with human oversight
C- No โ€“ therapy needs a human being
D- Not sure โ€“ still figuring this out

๐Ÿง  Neurodivergence Meets Cultural Identity: Why Representation Really Matters ๐ŸŒ๐ด๐‘ก ๐‘€๐‘–๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘†๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›, ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™ โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘...
05/16/2025

๐Ÿง  Neurodivergence Meets Cultural Identity: Why Representation Really Matters ๐ŸŒ

๐ด๐‘ก ๐‘€๐‘–๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘†๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›, ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™ โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘๐‘™๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’, ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ.

For many communities, things like ๐ด๐ท๐ป๐ท, ๐‘Ž๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘š, ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘‘๐‘ฆ๐‘ ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘–๐‘Ž are still deeply misunderstood. Theyโ€™re often labeled as disobedience, bad parenting, or even spiritual issues. That kind of stigma creates silence, shame, and delays in getting support.

Add in language barriers, mistrust of mental health systems, and pressure to "mask" or fit in, and itโ€™s easy to see why so many people, especially in immigrant and racialized communities, feel unseen and unsupported.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Itโ€™s time to change that.

At the core of this work is one simple truth:

๐Ÿ‘‰ No one should have to choose between being understood and being themselves.

So, what can we do, as professionals, as colleagues, as humans?

โœ… Start by listening with curiosity, not correction

โœ… Remember: neurodivergence doesnโ€™t exist in a cultural vacuum

โœ… Rethink โ€œnormalโ€ in our classrooms, offices, and therapy rooms

โœ… Build support systems that reflect both brains and backgrounds

โœ… And make sure our care is neuro-affirming and culturally informed

At ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง weโ€™re building a community thatโ€™s working to bridge these gaps, by creating space for real conversations, not just labels or checklists.

If you are in this domain, drop us a message at Mindsession, let's discuss and collaborate.

www.mindsession.com

The Hustle Hangover: When Achievement Costs Your Sanity Letโ€™s talk burnout.Not the dramatic kind where you collapse mid-...
05/12/2025

The Hustle Hangover: When Achievement Costs Your Sanity

Letโ€™s talk burnout.

Not the dramatic kind where you collapse mid-meeting (though that happens too).

Iโ€™m talking about the quiet kind the one that creeps in while youโ€™re still hitting deadlines, smiling on Zoom, and โ€œjust pushing through.โ€

Burnout often wears a nice outfit:
โœ”๏ธ High performer

โœ”๏ธ Always available

โœ”๏ธ โ€œJust one more thingโ€ attitude

โœ”๏ธ Zero boundaries, but great results!

Sound familiar?

The problem isnโ€™t ambition. Itโ€™s the unspoken belief that rest = weakness, and that weโ€™re only as valuable as our output.

Mental health doesnโ€™t collapse overnight. It fades in the margins, when lunch breaks become luxury, when sleep is โ€œoptional,โ€ and when โ€œafter this projectโ€ turns into a permanent state.

So this Mental Health Month, hereโ€™s a reminder:

Achievement should not come at the cost of your wellbeing.

โœ… Youโ€™re allowed to say no.

โœ… Youโ€™re allowed to not answer that email at 9 PM.

โœ… Youโ€™re allowed to put yourself on the priority list.

Because boundaries arenโ€™t barriers theyโ€™re lifelines.

And burnout isnโ€™t a badge of honor. Itโ€™s a warning light.

Letโ€™s stop normalizing exhaustion and start celebrating sustainability.

Have you ever had a hustle hangover? How did you reset?

โžก๏ธ Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/69942284/admin/dashboard/ and check out our ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ podcast at https://www.mindsession.com/en/podcast/

Chez Mindsession, nous croyons que prendre soin de sa santรฉ mentale nโ€™est pas un luxe cโ€™est une nรฉcessitรฉ. Dans un monde...
05/06/2025

Chez Mindsession, nous croyons que prendre soin de sa santรฉ mentale nโ€™est pas un luxe cโ€™est une nรฉcessitรฉ.

Dans un monde qui ne sโ€™arrรชte jamais, se donner le droit de faire une pause, de rรฉflรฉchir et de se reconnecter mentalement et physiquement est un vรฉritable acte de bienveillance envers soi-mรชme.

Ce Mois de la Sensibilisation ร  la Santรฉ Mentale, nous mettons en lumiรจre lโ€™interconnexion essentielle entre bien-รชtre รฉmotionnel, santรฉ physique et รฉpanouissement personnel.

Notre esprit et notre corps ne fonctionnent pas sรฉparรฉment ils sโ€™influencent mutuellement.

Invitation de la semaine :
๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‡ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ปรฉ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜รฉ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ.
๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ 30 ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ(๐˜ฆ), ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ค ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ(๐˜ฆ) ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญรจ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ.
Marchez en conscience. Respirez profondรฉment. Offrez-vous ce moment comme un soin, pas une tรขche. ๐Ÿ’š

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜รฉ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜รฉ ๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ. Nous nous devons ร  nous-mรชmes et aux autres dโ€™en prendre soin avec intention.

Encourageons ensemble les รฉchanges authentiques, le mouvement conscient et les petits gestes quotidiens de bien-รชtre.

Rejoignez-nous tout au long du mois pour dรฉcouvrir nos rรฉflexions, conseils et outils pour prendre soin de vous.

www.mindsession.com

We often hear that emotions cloud judgment that we should โ€œstay rationalโ€ and put feelings aside. But the reality is, em...
04/29/2025

We often hear that emotions cloud judgment that we should โ€œstay rationalโ€ and put feelings aside. But the reality is, emotions and logic arenโ€™t opposites; theyโ€™re partners.

Emotions influence how we make decisions, relate to others, and process the world. When we learn to understand our emotions rather than ignore them, we build resilience, clarity, and emotional intelligence.

The goal isnโ€™t to be ruled by our emotions, itโ€™s to listen to them, learn from them, and use them as guides. Emotions arenโ€™t roadblocks; theyโ€™re signals pointing us toward deeper self-awareness and stronger human connections.

โฉ Please share your thoughts on the above.

For more information or to join our team please visit www.mindsession.com

04/16/2025

Therapy is changing and so is the brain.

Therapy today is evolving.

As it deepens our understanding of the brain, and cultural psychology broadens how we think about identity, we begin to see mental health through a more layered lens.

On one hand, brain science offers insights into how stress, trauma, and emotional patterns form and how they can be gently rewired.

On the other, culture shapes how we express emotions, relate to others, and understand ourselves.

When these perspectives come together, therapy becomes more than a method, it becomes a space where both the science of the body and the story of the person matter.

Thereโ€™s something powerful about that balance.

It invites us to think about healing not just as an individual journey, but one influenced by everything we carry.

What do you see shaping the future of mental health? Vote below

๐Ÿ”˜ Brain-based research
๐Ÿ”˜ Cultural understanding
๐Ÿ”˜ Digital innovation
๐Ÿ”˜ All of the above

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