Amanda Bowers Counselling

01/19/2026

Join me for group therapy starting mid Feb! ✨️💕

10/17/2025

It can be really hard to see ourselves accurately sometimes. It’s a weird thing about being human that we dont have the ability to ever really see ourselves as others do. This is something that despite heaps of self awareness, we can’t exactly leave our bodies to watch ourselves go about our day the same way we can naturally be witnesses to other people....

It can be really hard to see ourselves accurately sometimes. It’s a weird thing about being human that we dont have the ability to ever really see ourselves as others do. This is something that des…

06/18/2024

With seeing other people's highlight reels consistently online, and the inherwnt pressure to be doing cool things in the summer season, you might feel seen in this article

It might seem like everyone has plans but you—but that’s really not the case.

12/04/2023

Amanda speaks to the links between trauma, the nervous system and emotional eating

Amanda speaks to the links between trauma, the nervous system and emotional eating

11/07/2023

To listen to this article, check out my Podcast Here Illustration by Julianna Bibor What is emotional neglect To feel understood leaves us feeling less alone, and more a part of something known. A feeling that what we are going through or experiencing is something real, and that our feelings matter. This is often something missing from the adults in our lives growing up when we experience emotional neglect....

To listen to this article, check out my Podcast Here Illustration by Julianna Bibor What is emotional neglect To feel understood leaves us feeling less alone, and more a part of something known. A …

03/24/2023

**For anyone who is interested in learning more about mental health**
Our colleague Amanda Bowers (RCC) started a podcast for the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), which also explores common topics in therapy.

Please follow and for more info!

01/24/2023

In her new book of essays, Bad Vibes Only, Nora McInerny challenges an overly optimistic culture — one that continually strives for self-improvement and ignores the messy, authentic emotions of human existence.

11/20/2022

As a creative outlet and a way to share information and insights on the human condition, I have started a podcast.
I explore common topics that come up in therapy, and in my own life. You'll find some of my own vulnerability, tools and insights in each episode.
If you like it, subscribe and hit the bell on Spotify to be notified for future episodes. If you'd like to, leave a review. It supports the podcast and helps it become more findable for likeminded folks. Thank you!

Listen to Subtle on Spotify.

05/12/2022

The challenge of being seen is that in order to be seen, we need to show our true, messy selves. The self that we aren't sure others would find acceptable, the one we tell ourselves others might reject or dismiss would need to be shown. Showing up in an authentic, imperfect way is a practice for me....

unknown artist from Pinterest The challenge of being seen is that in order to be seen, we need to show our true, messy selves. The self that we aren’t sure others would find acceptable, the o…

10/04/2021

image from tijanadraws.com Grief is often associated with losing a loved one, and yet grief shows up in our lives often when no one has died. It shows us what is important, how much we have loved, and how much we have yearned to be seen, known, heard, supported, cared for, or noticed by those that are important to us, and the depth of the chasm of how that wasn't met....

http://amandabowerscounselling.ca/2021/10/04/we-cannot-heal-by-ourselves/

image from tijanadraws.com Grief is often associated with losing a loved one, and yet grief shows up in our lives often when no one has died. It shows us what is important, how much we have loved, …

09/29/2021