by Jeff Packer | Jan 29, 2017 | Affairs and Adultery, Anger Management, Anxiety, Change, Conflict, Cooperative Parenting, Crisis, Family, Grief, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce, Stress, Teens, Trauma - PTS Reaction
Counting to Ten is Not Enough! How do I Calm Myself Down? When I was a child, my parents used to say “count to ten” or “take a deep breath” however this never seemed to work. Either I would refuse to do it as they were TELLING me to do...
by Jeff Packer | Jul 12, 2016 | Anxiety, Change, Crisis, Depression, Grief, Problem-Solving
How a Head Injury Changed My Life Imagine having a head injury that took away your capacity to remember day to day events. Imagine waking up and not knowing what happened yesterday while having a much less fuzzy recollection of things that happened years ago. Imagine...
by Jeff Packer | Apr 6, 2016 | Anxiety, Change, Children & Adolescence, Depression, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Teens
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Delivers Relief A substantial evidence base supports the efficacy of problem-specific cognitive-behavioral interventions for a variety of childhood and adolescent anxiety and depressive disorders. Unlike other psychotherapeutic techniques...
by Jeff Packer | Jan 28, 2016 | Anxiety, Depression, Diabetes, Eating Disorder, Mental Health, Stress
Acknowledging the Impact of Diabetes on Mental Health It is a difficult thing describing what it is like to live with Type 1 Diabetes. I have had the distinct honour of speaking at length, to hundreds of people managing diabetes every day, and together we still seem...
by Jeff Packer | Jan 26, 2016 | Addictions, Anxiety, Diabetes, Eating Disorder, Mental Health, Stress, Teens
I Throw Up Almost Every Time I Eat – What Can I Do? This post is primarily a compilation of negative thoughts about eating, body image, binging and purging shared by many who are/were struggling with disordered eating behaviours. The way ‘It’ see’s eating...
by Jeff Packer | Jun 5, 2015 | Anxiety, Change, Conflict, Crisis, Family, Mental Health, Problem-Solving, Stress, Work & Employment
Sorting Socks Too Difficult? It May Be Work Related? Whether it is meeting a deadline, getting along with colleagues, dealing with a work crisis, managing a big deal, catching up on reports or supervising staff—work-related stress can become overwhelming. Sometimes...
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