by Jeff Packer | Dec 21, 2020 | Addictions, Affairs and Adultery, Anger Management, Anxiety, Blended Family, Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Crisis, Culture & Ethnicity, Death and Loss, Depression, Diabetes, Discipline, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorder, Family
In the face of adversity, what will you choose? *I was 14 years-old the first time I found myself laying in a hospital bed. What I didn’t know then, was that I would spend the next three years of my life fighting for my health. I missed more school days than I...
by Jeff Packer | Dec 28, 2017 | Affairs and Adultery, Change, Crisis, Death and Loss, Depression, Diabetes, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorder, Family, Friendship, Grief, Health & Fitness, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Mental Health, Parenting
Resiliency – Perseverance Going into the New Year, I find myself again reflecting on all the...
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 | Dec 16, 2015 | Addictions, Affairs and Adultery, Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Depression, Diabetes, Eating Disorder, Marriage, Mental Health, Problem-Solving, Stress, Teens, Work & Employment
Do You Feel You’re Not Getting Anywhere? How often do we feel frustrated and alone, like no matter what we try life doesn’t seem to get any better. We might change this or that behaviour, for at least a short while, only to end up back in the same...
by Jeff Packer | Dec 17, 2014 | Anxiety, Crisis, Depression, Diabetes, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Sexuality, Spirituality, Trauma - PTS Reaction
Photo credit: DuBoix from morguefile.com TV – Mental Health Analogy If I were to try to explain how I feel it would go something like this. I am a TV. I have many channels. During a day my channels get changed. A few channels come in clear without a lot of...
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