Neurolink/NIS - Emma Milley BSN

04/16/2025

It’s the last month of my wonderful internship. I have LOVED this opportunity at and will be staying on as an associate 💙💚. If you or anyone you know could use a little mental health boost, extra support as you/they face something hard, or just need someone to sit and listen - please reach out. I approach my practice openly and without judgement. We are all human. We all struggle. We are all trying our best. And we all need help sometimes. I draw from various theories and modalities depending on who you are and what you need. I will be offering my intern rate for a few more weeks and I would love to see you.

02/15/2025

Kat Robb (RCC) is a school counsellor and sees private clients through . She is mom to a young adult so has a wealth of experience of raising teens. Emma’s experience with families began 20 years ago when she worked at Children’s Hospital as an RN and is now finishing my masters in counselling. Emma parents a blend of adopted and biological children aged 11,13, & 16. Neither Kat nor Emma claim to have it all figured out, but they do have access to resources and skills to guide the conversation to facilitate a positive and safe environment for you to share your stories. We would love for you to join us 💕 (8 spaces available - go to desireeblume.com to register).

02/11/2025

Come avoid bed time with a cup of tea or hot-chocolate & discover how common parenting struggles are. Hopefully you will leave feeling less alone and maybe even with some new ideas to try 💕must pre register through desireeblume.com. Suggested drop in fee $35 (let us know if $ is an issue) maximum of 8 participants.

01/16/2025

12/30/2024

Sometimes, when we tell ourselves, “other people have it worse”, or “everything happens for a reason” we minimize our pain, heart-ache, grief, illness, home-sickness, abuse, trauma (or fill-in-the-blank), and we delay our own process of healing.
Our pain is not comparable to anyone else’s.
Yes, sometimes we can create meaning out of our suffering, but that cannot happen until we have sat in the proverbial dirt for as long as we need.
Sometimes it’s nice to have someone sit with us and be 100% on our team. 💕

11/23/2024

Did you know being ghosted or rejected can activate the same parts of our brain as physical pain? Ghosting is not just something that happens between romantic partners. It can happen between family members, co-workers, and friends. There is no easy way out of this kind of hurt. Sometimes we just need to sit in our pain of confusion and grief before we can move on. That is ok. Take as long as you need 💕.

11/20/2024

I am always in awe of people who speak more than one language. Embarrassingly I only speak English. I took level one British Sign Language years ago (not very helpful in Canada), on the rare occasion I watch TV, I try to watch it in Spanish, and I have been reading music since I was six - so I like to think of myself as musically bilingual 😂. What I’m trying to say is learning another language is HARD. There are so many humans in Vancouver who speak multiple languages - many of them children who have recently moved here. Not understanding words can add to our sense of feeling like an outsider, adding to our sadness or frustration. Our sense of belonging is really important. I found this book on the shelves at and love how simply it explains the complexity of feelings. Originally in Spanish. And a quick google search shows it available in lots of other languages too :)

10/29/2024

The top five regrets of the dying. 🩵 .ware. Popped up on my feed today. Has anyone read the book? ()

10/27/2024

Caring for ourselves is one of the most generous things we can do for everyone around us 💕💕 (love this quote by

10/23/2024

In retrospect, I think that’s probably one of the best things your counsellor has ever heard. ()

10/22/2024

What said. There are no rules to being you. ()