Perhaps it’s the squishy baby cheeks you are seeing on your Instagram page or your desire to nurture a young mind and pass on your culture & customs. Whatever may be the reason, you finally feel ready to have a child.  But before you start shortlisting baby names and Pinterest baby showers, it’s time for The Talk , the pre-pregnancy  talk. Here are a few questions you and your partner should discuss before diving headfirst into sleepless nights and suspicious diaper smells. Are We Actually...

I recently watched a video by Maddie Dragsbaek  (and I have to admit, the YouTube algorithm understands me almost too well. Alongside therapy-related content, it regularly suggests videos like “Trying Every Flavor of Oreo.”  Balance, right?).In the video, Maddie says something that stayed with me: “I am not a perpetual self-improvement project.” Her statement resonated deeply. It made me reflect on how often we live with an underlying urge to fix  ourselves—as if we’re perpetually downloading...

As a somewhat anxious counsellor (and human being), I often catch myself lost in the mumble jumble of my thoughts. Despite recommending...