Published/Featured Articles

What Might We Be Stuffing Down This Season?
Could there be more to our passionate love affair with comfort food than mere tradition this time of year?
Click here for the full article from The Watering Hole, December 2011

Embracing Aging
How did you feel about turning 40 (50) or (60)?
Click here for the full article from beauty queen sheen, December 2011

I'm Grateful to Be in My Forties
My concept of beauty has definitely changed over the years, especially since I turned forty recently.
Click here for the full interview from beauty queen sheen, November 2011

Getting 3 ‘Fs’ In Private Practice Is A Good Thing!
When several therapists were asked about their reasons for taking the leap into the business world of owning their own practices, three common themes emerged: flexibility, freedom, financial opportunity.
Click here for the full article from Psych Central, September 2011

Clinicians Prepared to Address Emerging Eating Disturbances
As our society’s views on food and body image evolve so are the many ways that individuals perceive food, a healthy diet, and body type. Consequently, eating disorders and their manifestations are also evolving.
Click here for the full article from Social Work Today, July 2011

Are middle-aged women succumbing to ‘Desperate Housewives syndrome’?
Women in their 30s, 40s and beyond face increasing pressure to look slender and youthful despite years of childbearing, hormonal changes at menopause and the demands of careers, parenting and caring for aging relatives.
Click here for the full article from The Globe and Mail, May 2011

Domestic Violence: Not an Option
Many women suffer in abusive relationships. Their partners beat, threaten, and demean them. This constant bullying creates a sense of low self worth and ultimately wears a woman down into submission, resigned to her situation.
Click here for the full article from lisaliving.ca, April 2011

Exit Strategy
When you need to escape a friendship that expired long ago...
Click here for the full article from Flare, March 2011

6 Ways to Stop the 'Fat Talk'
Fat talk doesn't help anyone's body image or self-esteem, and it can contribute to eating disorders. Here are some strategies to turn the talk around.
Click here for the full article from Everyday Health, February 2011

How to cope when you're the second-favourite parent
You can be a first-rate parent, even when you're trapped in second-best.
Click here for the full article from Canadian Living, February 2011

New Trends in Eating Disorders
Eating disorders include more body-image conditions than anorexia and bulimia. Learn the warning signs of orthorexia, pregorexia, drunkorexia, and diabulimia, and why treatment is important.
Click here for the full article from Everyday Health, February 2011

10 ways to refresh your sex life today
Even the best long-term relationships can lose their spark. Here are 10 easy tips guaranteed to help you refresh your sex life.
Click here for the full article from Canadian Living, January 2011

The Single Lady's Bucket List
10 things to accomplish before settling down.
Click here for the full article from Flare, November 2010

10 Reasons Why He Hasn't Proposed (Yet)
Uncovering the real reasons why a man in love might not pop the question.
Click here for the full article from Flare, October 2010

How yoga changed my life
As most of us know: it's so much more than exercise. Three yoginis tell how yoga has made over their lives.
Click here for the full article from Shine, September 2010

How to turn your fling into the real thing
5 tips for taking your summer romance to the next level.
Click here for the full article from Flare, July 2010

Why you're still lying to mom
What is it about mother-daughter relationships that can make it so hard to admit to mom who we really are - even at our ages?
Click here for the full article from More, May 2010

Friends for life
What do the Sex And The City gals have that we all want? A bond no money can buy.
Click here for the full article from Flare, March 2010

Dating after divorce - learn how to make it work for you
For freshly minted divorcées, dating after divorce can be a tough call. Is it better to dust yourself off and get back into the singles scene sooner rather than later? Or is it smarter to spend some alone time before meeting someone new?
Click here for the full article from Canadian Living, March 2010

Should you quit your job?
There are a number of reasons why you might want to quit your job. Choosing to leave of your own volition can make you feel "empowered by not being a 'sitting duck'" for layoffs "due to forces outside your control," says Esther Kane, a Courtenay, B.C. based therapist.
Click here for the full article from Canadian Living, March 2010

10 ways to boost your self-esteem
Simple steps to getting your confidence back
Click here for the full article from Glow, January 2010

Are you in denial about your weight?
Let's face it: if we've put on 10 or 20 pounds, it's not fun to face reality and take a good, honest look in the mirror. It's much easier to go into denial mode and act as if the extra weight isn't there.
Click here for the full article from Canadian Living, January 2010

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