Amber McGlade RN Counselling

09/03/2025

First day of first year of Uni for Aeron

08/29/2025

First leg of trip to Edmundston completed yesterday On our way to Antigonish- St FX here we come!!!

08/20/2025

You got this….keep going

08/17/2025

When it is hard remember….

The weight feels heaviest on the ones who are actually carrying it.

Parenting stretches you most when you refuse to detach, when you show up with your whole heart, when you care so much that it costs you.

It’s not hard because you’re failing.
It’s hard because you’re present. Because you’re invested. Because love asks everything of you.

And though it may not feel like it in the moment — that’s what makes you the parent your child will one day realise they could always count on. ❤️

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08/14/2025

You’ve carried so much for so long.
It’s okay to set it down. It's time. It's your turn.
You are not bound to the pain that made you strong.
The past shaped you, but it does not have to define you.
You can honor your journey and choose a different ending.
Release it. Rise higher.
Make space for gentleness, for peace, for you. 🌿

08/08/2025

Friday Energy: Sometimes it’s exhale, unravel, reset.
Be gentle with yourself as the week winds down.
Rest is productive. Self-care counts.

08/05/2025

It’s not you, it’s August.
That quiet ache creeping in—the one that wants summer to slow down.
Late sunsets. Bare feet.
The hum of slow mornings and nights that linger.

Did you do enough? Soak it in enough?
Now it’s bedtimes and backpacks.
Packing for dorm rooms.
Watching your babies become something more.
Shorter days. Longer nights.
The tug of war between living in the now and preparing for what's next.
Hearts a little tender with goodbye.

You’re wondering how they’ll adjust to new routines…
how you’ll adjust to the silence, the shift, the new normal.
You’re holding pride and ache in the same breath—
cheering them on while quietly breaking a little inside.
Letting them spread their wings while you relearn your own balance.

It's not laziness.
It's holding on.
To the freedom, the chaos, the closeness.

So if you feel off, a little stuck, or unusually sentimental...
You're not alone.
It's not you...
It's August.

Breathe through it. Be gentle with yourself. Reach out.

07/29/2025

This 😔

07/25/2025

As a therapist, a woman, and a hockey mom, I can’t stay silent.
The recent acquittal in the Hockey Canada case has left many of us feeling shaken, angry, and disheartened—not just about what happened in that hotel room, but about what we continue to normalize in sport and culture.

I’m raising boys who’ve grown up in the game. I’ve spent years at the rink, watching them learn discipline, connection, and resilience. But I’m also raising sons who need to know that consent matters more than any championship. That silence and complicity are not strength. And that who they are off the ice matters just as much as who they are on it.

Link to Blog in my BIo.

07/25/2025

07/13/2025

You’re allowed to celebrate the progress you’ve made and the person you’ve become, even if your life looks different from what you expected at this point.

Here’s why it matters: We often overlook our true achievements because they don’t match the vision we once had for ourselves. But life doesn’t always follow a straight path, and those unexpected detours often teach us lessons we couldn’t have learned on the road we planned. Your journey has value, no matter how different it is from your original idea.

Just a reminder: Success isn’t only about hitting certain milestones—it’s about how you’ve grown, what you’ve learned, and who you’ve become in the process. The person you are today is stronger and wiser than the person who made those original plans.

If you’re ready to embrace your unique journey and the person you are becoming, I’m here to support you. Always Here