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Toxic Relationships

How Do I Deal With Bullies as an Adult?

18 December 2022 by Esther Kane

Bullying: boss yelling at employee

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?

How to tell the difference between a toxic and a healthy relationship

10 April 2022 by Esther Kane

Happy couple

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

What is a Narcissist?

17 October 2021 by Esther Kane

narcissists

It seems we've hit the cooler weather with grey skies that often keeps us hiding indoors wrapped in a blanket by the fireplace. It is during these months that my husband and I turn to playing board games when we cannot enjoy walking outside much or riding our bikes, let alone sunbathing. I often fantasize … [Read more...] about What is a Narcissist?

How to Protect Yourself from Emotional Vampires

25 July 2021 by Esther Kane

Emotional vampire

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?

12 October 2020 by Esther Kane

Angry woman writing a letter

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?

Therapeutic Letter-Writing: The Unsent Letter

5 October 2020 by Esther Kane

Writing a letter

I’ve decided to write a two-part series on the magic of a form of homework I give to practically ALL of my clients at one or more points on their healing journeys — THE UNSENT 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. The … [Read more...] about Therapeutic Letter-Writing: The Unsent Letter

What to do when a family member shuts you out

20 July 2020 by Esther Kane

Upset couple

During my 20+ years as a therapist, I cannot count how many times clients have shared heartbreaking stories of being cut off from family members. What I am referring to specifically is the conscious decision a person makes to cut off contact from another family member for a time- this can range from a few … [Read more...] about What to do when a family member shuts you out

Digital Dating 101

3 December 2019 by Esther Kane

Texting

I’ll start with a disclaimer: I am one of those rare women who is very happily married and been with the same guy for over twenty years and who is still blissfully in love. I also admit that my heart still flutters when I see my hubby at the end of a workday. I would even go as far as to say I still have a … [Read more...] about Digital Dating 101

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