The Squamish Vegan Festival
Our first festival!
Our first festival!
Implementing Boundaries: Strategies for Action Now that we understand the importance of boundaries from part 1 and 2, let’s explore strategies for implementing them effectively. Strategy One: Use “I” Statements The most successful individuals in asserting their boundaries know how to communicate their rights and feelings without attacking others. Instead of saying, “You are invading…
According to Dr. John Gottman and the research from the Gottman Institute, there are 3 types of couples; the ones that argue all the time, the ones that argue some of the time, and the ones that never argue. Two of these couples have predictors for breaking up while one of them is considered healthy….
When to get help So many clients come into therapy late. I don’t mean they arrive to their sessions late but rather they wait to start the therapeutic process because they think things “weren’t bad enough” before. This often means the hole has been dug deeply for a couple or the individual person’s ability to…
In this podcast, our team member and knowledgeable counsellor, Huda Sajjad, talks about grief, loss and counselling therapy. She addresses issues such as managing loss, the grieving process, and how counselling can help. What is Grief? Grief is something we experience when we loose something or someone we care about. It comes about in…
In the vibrant city of Vancouver, BC, where the intersection of urban dynamism and natural beauty shapes daily life, the pursuit of holistic well-being takes various forms. Among these, the correlation between dietary choices and mental health is a topic of growing interest. At Counsel Me Vancouver, we firmly believe that a healthy diet plays…
What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is the practice of training your attention to focus on the present while observing your thoughts and feelings with a calming acceptance. Meditation is also a mental exercise for the purpose of reflection and contemplation and therefore can be a mindful practice. So what does this really mean? You can use…