In my line of work, I hear a lot of stories about people being bullied during their childhood and teen years. I consider it an honour to help people heal from past bullying along with the long-lasting effects it has played in their lives. However, our experience of being bullied often doesn't stop when we … [Read more...] about How Do I Deal With Bullies as an Adult?
Boundary-Setting
How to Set Healthy Boundaries in Relationships
One of the most common issues that my clients bring up in therapy is establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries in their relationships. I get asked so often about boundary-setting that I thought it would be useful to share some “Boundaries 101” with you here. My hope in doing this is that you will learn … [Read more...] about How to Set Healthy Boundaries in Relationships
How to tell the difference between a toxic and a healthy relationship
I felt the need to write this article because unfortunately, a number of my clients are in abusive relationships looking for a way out. In the majority of these cases, there is extreme narcissistic behaviour in the person they are with. See this article I wrote in order to assess whether you are with a … [Read more...] about How to tell the difference between a toxic and a healthy relationship
How to Protect Yourself from Emotional Vampires
What is an Emotional Vampire? This is a topic very near and dear to my heart. And based on how often it comes up in therapy sessions, I thought you might find it useful to have a primer on how to deal with emotional vampires (now referred to as EVs throughout the rest of this article). To test the waters … [Read more...] about How to Protect Yourself from Emotional Vampires
How Can I Deal with my Anger in a Healthy Way?
Therapeutic Letter-Writing: Part 2 As promised from last week’s post, The Magic of the Unsent Letter, I am following up with Part 2: The Sweet Release of Writing a Rant Letter. Every time I give this letter-writing homework, I send them the links to two of my blog posts I’ve written on the subject. … [Read more...] about How Can I Deal with my Anger in a Healthy Way?
How to Set Healthy Boundaries in Relationships
One of the most common issues that my clients bring up in therapy is establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries in their relationships. I get asked so often about boundary-setting that I thought it would be useful to share some “Boundaries 101” with you here. My hope in doing this is that you will learn … [Read more...] about How to Set Healthy Boundaries in Relationships
What to do when someone you love has an addiction
In my practice, one of the most common issues I hear people talk about is addiction; in all its various forms, guises and mutations. I help clients overcome their own personal addictions, and also spend a great amount of time counseling them on how to deal with loved ones who have their own addictions. In my … [Read more...] about What to do when someone you love has an addiction
How You Can Stop Being A Victim
If you’ve been reading my writing lately, you’ve probably noticed that narcissism is on my mind- in particular- figuring out how to help people deal with narcissists effectively, as they are the most slippery of snakes to handle. I thought I could help readers more by tackling what I see as the most prominent … [Read more...] about How You Can Stop Being A Victim