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.

  • Mindfulness for Students

    Bringing the benefits of mindfulness practice to students Mindfulness training for students gives you tools to help you remain calm, sustain your attention, and be able to focus. It does this by helping you to pay attention to the present moment through simple breathing and meditation practices which increase awareness of thoughts and feelings so

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  • ‘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

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  • “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

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  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT): North Toronto

    THE MINDFUL WAY WORKSHOP : FREE YOURSELF FROM DEPRESSION AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS What is Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy? Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy or MBCT is an innovative program that combines cognitive therapy with mindfulness meditation. Participants will learn skills and techniques to identify negative moods such as depression, anxiety and stress and to develop the tools

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  • Keeping Up The Momentum

    Happy New Year!! Each year I wonder why we begin January with good intentions and enthusiasm but lose the momentum with each passing month. Author Jack Canfield says that the reason why most people don’t get what they want is because they aren’t CLEAR about their aspirations. Getting EXACTLY what you want out of life starts by setting powerful,

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  • Mindfulness – CBS News – 60 Minutes

    The following is a script from “Mindfulness” which aired on Dec. 14, 2014. Anderson Cooper is the correspondent. Denise Schrier Cetta, producer. Matthew Danowski , editor. “Our lives are filled with distractions — email, Twitter, texting we’re constantly connected to technology, rarely alone with just our thoughts. Which is probably why there’s a growing movement

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  • 3 Questions To Ask Yourself As You Start Therapy

    Starting therapy can seem daunting. By asking yourself the following questions you can assess with your therapist whether you are ready to take this important step forward.   Mark your answers on the scales below. On a scale of 0 to 100:   1. How much of a negative effect has my problem had on

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  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT): North Toronto

    THE MINDFUL WAY WORKSHOP : FREE YOURSELF FROM DEPRESSION AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS What is Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy? Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy or MBCT is an innovative program that combines cognitive therapy with mindfulness meditation. Participants will learn skills and techniques to identify negative moods such as depression, anxiety and stress and to develop the

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  • JUST FOR TODAY

    JUST FOR TODAY, I will live through this day only. I will not brood about yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I will not set far-reaching goals or try to overcome all of my problems at once. I know that I can do something for 24 hours that would overwhelm me if I had to keep it

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  • A Butterfly’s Lesson

    A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and

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