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Why Am I So Angry Lately? Understanding Anger That Comes Out of Nowhere
Journal
Expert perspectives on mental health and industry hot topics from our network of licensed therapists and clinical team.
Editor's picks
Recent insights
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Why You Struggle to Feel Secure in Relationships (and why it makes more sense than you think)
Your body reacts before your mind does • You learned relationship safety from your earliest relationships: • Healthy Relationships Can Feel Unfamiliar (& that can feel unsafe)
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People Pleasing & Anxiety. Why it’s so hard to say “No”
Why saying “No” feels so hard. • The compassionate view: There’s a reason you learned to please. • How ACT helps you build healthier boundaries.
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The Root of Your Anxiety: How Trauma Shapes the Way You Feel
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Stuck in the Overthinking Loop? How ACT Helps You Unhook.
The Trap of Cognitive Fusion • ACT Tool Defusion • Values as Your Compass
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Making Peace with Holiday Eating
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How Motivational Interviewing Helps People Change
Conversations That Inspire Change • Accepting Ambivalence as Normal • The Four Processes of MI
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Why Are Youth More Vulnerable?
Why Are Youth More Vulnerable? • Understanding Addiction & the Brain • Building a Connected Mindset
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How Stress and Food Anxiety Affect Gut Health — and What You Can Do About It | Modern Mind Therapy
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The thief of joy: How I am actively fighting against comparison
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List of regulated therapist credentials in Canada by province (2025)
National Credentials • Alberta • British Columbia
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How to know if your online therapist is legitimate in Canada
Why it is important to know if they are legitimate • Understanding online therapy regulation in Canada • Essential credentials to look for
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Limitation of online therapy and alternatives
Technical and access limitations • Clinical and therapeutic limitations • What therapists will do to minimize the limitation
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How online therapy makes you feel more comfortable
Introduction to online therapy • Just as effective as in-person therapy • Types of therapy available online
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When FOMO Means More Than Missing Out
Making Meaning • Five Reflections on the Experience of FOMO • About This Writing
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For Clinicians: The Power of Peer Consultation
Why We Need Each Other • Beyond the Clinical Lens • Additional Benefits of Consultation Groups
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Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Attachment and Trauma
How Attachment Wounds Show Up Later • How Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Helps • What Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Feels Like in the Therapy Room
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Beyond the Story: Pregnancy and Birth Trauma & Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Beyond the Story • The Body’s Implicit Narrative • Truncated Defense Responses
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Affordable therapy options in Ontario 2025: Complete guide to accessible mental health support
Free therapy services • Affordable therapy services • First session and ongoing support
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Growing up in your family: How to be yourself without losing connection
The art of being yourself in your family • The two forces fighting for your soul • The dangerous path of emotional cutoff
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ADHD and Tech Addiction: What Every Teen Should Know
Why the ADHD Brain Loves Technology • The Cycle of ADHD and Tech Use • How Technology Affects the ADHD Brain
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Why Do We Keep Scrolling Reels and Shorts? (Mindless Scrolling)
What is Mindless Scrolling? • The Dopamine Reinforcement Loop • The Role of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)
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How to become a therapist in Ontario (2025 requirements)
What therapist actually is? • Who can be a psychotherapist? • Educational pathways: building your foundation
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Real therapists reveal what AI therapists get dangerously wrong
What AI therapy actually is? • The legal gap: Why AI therapy operates without oversight • When AI gets mental health dangerously wrong
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The real problem with finding therapists online (and how AI search makes it simple)
The hidden problem: information isn't the same as connection • The frustrating reality of current therapist search methods • How AI finally solves the “right fit” problem
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ChatGPT 5 controversy: are we too dependent on AI for emotional support?
The algorithm behind your emotional dependency • Signs you've developed AI validation dependency • Why your brain craved AI validation more than human support
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Series: Longing and Belonging - Connection 3/3
Where is Everybody? All I see are People? • A Framework for Finding Your People • Practical Ideas to Build Community
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Series: Longing and Belonging - Loneliness 2/3
Loneliness in a Hyperconnected World • Loneliness Isn’t Just in Your Head • The Biology of Disconnection
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Series: Longing and Belonging - Nostalgia 1/3
The Ache for a Time You Never Lived Through? • Why Do We Long for the Past? • We Are Wired for Connection
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Mindfulness for Self-Care: Coming Home to Yourself
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Care for the Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia
Care for the Caregiver of a Person Living with Dementia • What is Dementia? More Than Memory Loss • Caring Without a Clear Translation
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Series: Care for the Caregiver (PLwD) - Meaning (3/3)
Toward Meaning and Identity in Dementia Caregiving • Emerging Through Care • Light in the Small Things: Optimism and Agency
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Series: Care for the Caregiver (PLwD) - Grief (2/3)
Grieving What Hasn’t Ended: The Hidden Losses of Dementia Caregiving • Grief in the Adult Child • Grief in the Spouse
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Series: Care for the Caregiver (PLwD) - Ambivalence (1/3)
The Weight of Mixed Emotions in Caregiving • Ambivalence: The Collision of Devotion and Disorientation • It’s Not Just Emotional, It’s Biological
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How to regenerate your life in 4 steps.
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The Canvas Doesn’t Lie: Art Therapy as a Mirror to the Self
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Practical Mindfulness Strategies for Managing Anxiety
Understanding Mindfulness Techniques for Anxiety • Simple Mindfulness Practices • How to Do Mindfulness for Anxiety?
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Things About Me That Make Me the Therapist Millennials Relate To
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BOUNDARIES
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Your AI friend is making you lonelier (and here's the science)
The midnight companion that never says no • The friendship that asks for nothing (and gives you less) • Your conversation skills are dying (and AI is the killer)
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Your AI therapist is lying to you and you love it
The 3 AM sweet talker: Meet your perfect digital enabler • The lie detector test: What your AI "therapist" is actually doing • The addiction you can't see
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How to create a therapist profile that actually gets chosen
The 10-second make-or-break moment • Stop being another fish in the sea of sameness • The credibility check: "Is this person actually legit?"