There's a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from a life without boundaries. It's not the exhaustion of doing too much — although that's usually part of it. It's the specific tiredness of always accommodating, always adjusting, always finding ways to make things work for everyone else while quietly setting your own needs aside. It's saying yes when you mean no. It's the slow build of resentment toward people you actually love. It's the sinking feeling when you check yo

Discover how emotional regulation can transform your life. Learn practical tips for emotional regulation to overcome feeling overwhelmed.

Discover why high-functioning individuals often hesitate to seek help. Learn how addressing this can enhance their well-being and performance.

Something shifted for a lot of adults during the pandemic. The structure that had quietly held life together — office routines, commutes, the rhythm of being around other people — suddenly disappeared. And for some people, what had been manageable suddenly wasn't. The cracks became harder to plaster over. For many of those people, ADHD was the thing hiding in plain sight. If you've been wondering whether ADHD might explain some of what you've been experiencing — the chronic

You know the feeling. It's 11pm and you're mentally replaying a conversation from three days ago. You're dissecting your own tone of voice. You're constructing the better response you should have given. You're wondering what they thought. You're wondering what you think about what they thought. Or maybe it's the future version: something is coming up — a difficult conversation, a decision, a presentation — and your brain will not leave it alone. It rehearses every possible ou

ADHD or Anxiety - how to tell the difference, and what to do next

Most people picture burnout as someone who can't get out of bed. Someone visibly falling apart. A person who has clearly hit a wall. But that's not what burnout looks like in most of the people I work with. Here's what it does look like, and what can be done.

An overview of options for ADHD assessments in Ontario, including a middle option few people know about, with PMVC.

How and where to start in finding a therapist for support.

There are so many therapy types (modalities) out there. Here's a brief description of many popular ones, what they're best for, their formats, and key skills to help you narrow down what you're looking for. Bonus info on finding the right therapist for you and the role of technology in therapy.

Online therapy has pros and cons, like most things. Let's talk about how it might work for you - and may even be a better match than traditional in-office therapy.

Starting therapy can feel strange, daunting, scary, all-together weird. This post delves into what therapy is, why you might consider it, what to expect, a few pointers on finding the right therapist, how long it'll last, and what to do between sessions.

Don't know where to start to start feeling better? Here's 5 options you can tailor to suit you and your life. Mental health improvement rarely comes from a big push to fix, it's cultivated with small steps in the right direction.

"Between stimulus and response there is space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. Viktor E Frankel

Life doesn't always give us ideal days, so what about the other ones? Our capacity shifts and that's normal. Let's talk about it.

A short read on the specific steps you can start taking today to maintain established boundaries in the workplace.

A short read on the specific steps you can start taking today to set boundaries in the workplace.

A short read on the specific differences between rules and boundaries, how to use them, & how this applies in the workplace.

Over the past decade, therapy-informed language has made its way into everyday conversations. Terms like “boundaries,” “trauma response,”...

Knowing the difference between perfectionism and OCD is tough - this article explains the difference and what to do.