Val Leveson - counselling and therapy

13/05/2026

Only 1 in 4 Americans are meeting the recommended guidelines for exercise. Here are some research-backed ways to keep moving, even when it’s hard.

13/05/2026

1. The "savanna theory" may not apply to them.

12/05/2026

The differences being rejected may actually be strengths.

11/05/2026

If we’re honest with ourselves, we probably already know what needs to change. The hard part is doing something about it in a way that actually lasts.

11/05/2026

To be a true person is to be entirely oneself in every circumstance, with all the courage and vulnerability this requires. And yet because a person is a confederacy of parts often at odds and somet…

11/05/2026

When we want people to change, we typically tell them what to do. But what if we flipped the script and asked them for their wisdom instead? Behavioral scientist Katy Milkman PhD explains the power…

11/05/2026

Social Problem-Solving Steps

Kinza Saleem
Clinical Psychologist

11/05/2026

There’s always a "good reason" to be perfect. But most of the time, it just makes you miserable.

11/05/2026

You're not drowning because you were too "stupid" or "lazy" to learn how to swim; you're drowning because you were raised by people who didn't get you swimming lessons, & you're exhausted from treading water for decades.

No shame— adult swimming lessons are a thing.

11/05/2026

https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/books/do-we-absorb-information-better-on-paper-rather-than-screens?fbclid=IwdGRjcARvLfNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeQOjb7GTWHlXdy4RoAxo-7r0InK0SjGnvbZaRG8v4sTa9HFrWjB3DpYMRSM8_aem_1USGBOCF-bLzL3lG42av1w

Reading on digital devices comes with many distractions.

11/05/2026

What can self-doubt do to your life? It can undermine every part of it. Understanding why you doubt yourself so much may tell you what to do about it.