Fresh Insight

Ask anyone new to therapy what their goal is and they’re likely to say they “just want to be happier.” Society at large seems to support...

Today marks the annual “Bell Let’s Talk” day. The initiative, which started in 2010, aims to promote awareness about mental health issues...

There are some days where you just feel really… blah. Or maybe you’re more prone to anxiety and feel unusually on edge for some reason....

Recently, I watched the Netflix original series Living With Yourself, which follows the story of a miserable man named Miles who visits a...

I had been working with Marty* and his depression for about eight sessions—enough time for me to know some of his patterns, quirks, and...

It’s 2018 and I’ve just opened my private practice. I sit at my desk looking at my work calendar for the week ahead. Insecurity and...

In 2006, Croatia opened the first ever Museum of Broken Relationships. The owners, artists Drazen Grubisic and Olinka Vistica, decided...

We’ve all been there: your friend excitedly tell you that they’re dating someone new and that they can’t wait to introduce you. You...

I’d been working with Angela* and her girlfriend of three years, Robyn*, for a few weeks. Unlike many of the couples I meet who have...

While August 26 wasn’t given the title of Women’s Equality Day until 1971, the significance of this date can be traced back to 1920. For...

Every now and again, someone will ask me "how they are doing" as a couple. What they're really asking is: Do you think we're going to...

“For months now I’ve been thinking we need to call it quits,” Meredith* explains, her blue eyes looking brighter than usual as the sun...

Recently, I found myself engaging in thinking patterns that were somewhat negative. Perhaps it was due to overworking myself, not having...

As someone who has worked with a number of individuals, couples, and families over the years, I have to say that it’s getting harder and...

The article below is written by a friend and fellow therapist, Kyle Karalash, as it didn't feel quite right to me to speak about PRIDE as...

All of us have felt mentally or emotionally depleted from overworking ourselves at one point or another. But burnout isn’t just a term...

At the beginning of 2018, so many British people were feeling lonely—nine million to be exact—that the Prime Minister appointed a...

“What if she never truly loved me?” *Alex asks aloud as he nervously picks at his cuticles. “What if our six years of being together...

I would say my mental health has come a very long way over the years. I often look back at where I was even just five years ago and feel...

If there’s any emotion that gives me the warm fuzzies when it appears in therapy, it’s resentment, of course! Bitterness and intense...