Insights

Writing on therapy, relationships, and the mind.

Reflections, essays, and resources from the practice — on mindfulness, couples, men’s mental health, parenting, and the patterns that shape our lives.

  • Stress Busters for Exams

    “Stress affects everyone, but learn how to handle it and it will start working for you.” Managing Exam Stress Test-taking anxiety or stress is very common in high school and university. It can be very distressing and sometimes debilitating. You might find that you get good course grades but come exam time your grades drop.

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  • Who Takes Care Of The Caregiver?

    Caregivers of family members with dementia have unique demands placed upon them. Many experience high levels of stress, which are associated with physical and mental health problems.

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  • The Power Of Self-Control

    In 1968 Stanford psychology professor Walter Mischel performed a series of tests on four-year-old’s referred to as The Marshmallow Experiment. Mischel would give a child a single puffy white marshmallow, then leave him or her alone in the room with it. Before he departed, he’d make each kid a delicious offer: if they wanted to,

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  • Failure To Launch

    A recent study came out showing that more and more young adults today are still living at home and/or returning to the nest after being away from home. Apparently there is even a name for this trend, “The Boomerang Generation“. Some developmental psychologists have argued that adolescents has been extended into the 30’s. What do

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  • How Long is the Road to Adulthood?

    For many, by choice or circumstance, independence no longer begins at 21.

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  • Hello world!

    Just got my blog up and running and will be posting soon! Thanks for stopping by.

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