Emotionally Intelligent Marriages

What can make a marriage work is surprisingly simple says relationship expert John Gottman. Happily married couples aren’t smarter, richer, or more psychologically astute than others. But in their day to day lives, they have hit upon a dynamic that keeps their negative thoughts and feelings about each other (which all couples have) from overwhelming…Read more
Allow
By Danna Faulds There is no controlling life. Try corralling a lightning bolt, containing a tornado. Dam a stream and it will create a new channel. Resist, and the tide will sweep you off your feet. Allow, and grace will carry you to higher ground. The only safety lies in letting it all in…Read more
New Centre for Mental Wellbeing

Dear friends, In May 2014, I set out to follow my vision of creating an interdisciplinary mental health care team that could transform the conversation about mental health in Toronto. I’m thrilled to announce that after a year of planning, making unreasonable requests of people and DREAMING BIG, I have realized this dream at the…Read more
‘This is my Instagram:’ Self-editing, fear keep kids glued to social media

I did an interview with Metro News on teens and social media. It is definitely a scary reality for teens growing up in a technologically mediated driven world. Click here to see the article: This is my Instagram:’ Self-editing, fear keep kids glued to social media
“Love After Love” by Derek Walcott
The time will come when, with elation, you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror, and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was your self. Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart to itself, to the…Read more