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.

  • How Healthy Relationships Change Our Brains

    By Jenev Caddell We are much more interconnected than we realize. As technology advances and we are able to actually see into the human brain, we now have proof of this. These are exciting times in the fields of psychology and mental health. Psychologist and relationship expert Susan Johnson, in a collaboration with neuroscientist James Coan, published a study on how the

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  • The Art of Now: Six Steps to Living in the Moment

    We live in the age of distraction. Yet one of life’s sharpest paradoxes is that your brightest future hinges on your ability to pay attention to the present. Check out this article in Psychology Today on Mindfulness By Jay Dixit, published on November 01, 2008 – last reviewed on September 20, 2013

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  • The Dance – Oriah Mountain Dreamer

    What if it truly doesn’t matter what you do but how you do whatever you do? How would this change what you choose to do with your life? What if you could be more present and openhearted with each person you met if you were working as a cashier in a corner store, or as

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  • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: Toronto Winter Session

    The winter Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program starts January 29th and I will be co-facilitating with psychiatrist, Dr. Neil Levitsky. This is a great opportunity to practice meditation and gentle yoga in a warm and inviting community environment. Mindfulness is a non-judgmental way of paying attention in the present moment. This helps us to relate

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  • Hold Me Tight

    Love demands the reassurance of touch. Most fights are really protests over emotional disconnection. Underneath the distress, partners are desperate to know: Are you there for me? Here is a great article on Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, an approach to counselling that really gets to the bottom of the relationship distress that I’m seeing in

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  • Does Psychotherapy Have An Image Problem?

    Psychotherapy has been shown to be the safest and most effective treatment for those struggling with depression and anxiety and yet a majority of people are choosing to go the medication route. Although I’m not against medication and think it is warranted in many instances – I think there is a huge gap between what

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  • How To Save Your Relationship

    Here is a link to a great article on Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy:  Guidelines for reconnecting and bringing relationships back to life. By Susan Johnson and Aviva Patz published on March 01, 2003 – last reviewed on June 13, 2012  

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  • Call to Action: What All Social Workers Can Do to Increase Access to Social Work Counselling in Workplace Group Benefits Plans

    Dear OASW Member: As we all know, despite social work’s long-established expertise in counselling, this is not well recognized in workplace group benefits plans. Research documents that a range of personal factors impact upon the health and productivity of Canada’s workforce.  Access to counselling provided by social workers is not simply an asset to employees

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  • The Parent’s Tao Te Ching

                  by William Martin, from his book The Parent’s Tao Te Ching If you always compare your children’s abilities to those of great athletes, entertainers, and celebrities, they will lose their own power. If you urge them to acquire and achieve, they will learn to cheat and steal to

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  • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: Toronto Fall Session

    The fall Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program starts September 11th and I will be co-facilitating with psychiatrist, Dr. Neil Levitsky. Visit his website for some very useful resources on cognitive therapy www.cognitivetoronto.com Mindfulness is a non-judgmental way of paying attention in the present moment. This helps us to relate differently to life problems, and conditions such as Depression

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