Fresh Insight

“I honestly believe he’s a narcissist,” Suzy* says, her speech rapid and frantic. “That’s the only explanation for it.” “Oh wow,” I...

Many of us can attest to how entering a new year can reignite feelings of motivation or enthusiasm. Simultaneously, the social rhetoric...

Uggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. That's precisely how I feel every November when the clocks go back an hour. You would think that this adjustment...

According to a study by New Plate/Ipsos, nearly 40% of people committed themselves to losing weight in 2023. However, only 14% of people...

This post was written by Tina Richardson of CrescentCanna, with edits by Kristina Virro. As a growing body of scientific research...

Written by Kristina Virro, with input from Kai Florence As someone who has been a regular gym-goer, the pandemic was a hard transition...

Post written by Eric Van Buskirk For many people, coffee is a go-to when dealing with stress and anxiety. Everyone from university...

When it comes to conception, discussions about infertility are seldom included. Sex education classes in high schools focus on how to...

"How has your anxiety been affected by the pandemic?" I asked Courtney* just a few weeks into our first-ever lockdown. Given that she'd...

I'm not going to lie, I've previously found the idea of being more eco-friendly incredibly daunting. When the to-do lists of life start...

Working as a therapist during the pandemic was fascinating. I received an up-close-and-personal look into the anxieties people...

Of all of the emotions we can experience as humans, shame is perhaps one of the most hard-hitting ones of them all. Indeed, a study from...

One of the most common requests I hear from couples coming to therapy for the first time is that they'd like to improve their...

Today marks World Eating Disorders Action Day, an independent, grassroots effort that started in 2015 to "link affected people and...

Many of us have heard of the "Freshman 15," but what about the "Quarantine 19"—a term used to refer to the weight gain that many of us...

Last week I took my very first Mental Health Day in my entire life—a fact that surprises me when I actually think about it. Between...

There's an expression that says, "Messy bed, messy head," which refers to the impact that our environment can have on our wellbeing. I'm...

I seldom experience anger. Frustration? Absolutely. Sadness? 100%. Joy, anxiety, apathy? Check, check, check. But true, blood-boiling...

Today, I bring you a list of products and apps that help me practice healthier habits or make my day just that little bit better! My...

If there's one thing I wish all of my clients knew, it's that I regularly practice the skills I teach in therapy. In fact, every time I...