Your Ex is Not a Reliable Source of Info About You

This week I’ve had an influx of client’s going through a break-up. It’s heartbreaking because each person turns themselves inside and out...

Direct & Indirect Communication Styles

Differences in communication styles can create misunderstandings between people. They can break up marriages, cause conflict at work, and...

Does Your Directness Get You in Trouble?

Sometimes a person comes for counselling, not because they want to, but because someone else insists they improve their communication...

Does Someone in Your Life Lack Empathy and Insight?

Empathy and insight are vital to all social relationships and critical to our survival as a species. So why is it so hard to get...

3 Easy Steps to Self-Acceptance

For over thirty years self-esteem has been a top priority for educators and therapists. Despite efforts to improve self-esteem, it...

How to Survive a Verbal Attack

I was in line one day at the airport when a woman arrived late and wasn’t permitted to board. She screamed obscenities at the West Jet...

Is it Love or Anxiety?

Are you in an intense, passionate love affair with someone that’s bad for you but you can’t let go? Have you distanced yourself from a...

Set Boundaries Without Being Controlling

In any relationship we can find ourselves upset or annoyed by another person’s behaviour. Often an open dialogue is enough to resolve our...

I’m Angry That You’re Angry

I observed an argument between two people last week and with little effort, I remained calm and objective. This week I was the one in a...

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