by Jeff Packer | Feb 21, 2024 | Anxiety, Crisis, Depression, Health & Fitness, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Stress, Teens
“Mental health concerns are dirty little secrets that should not be spoken about. They are problems that no one should know about except the immediate people that are affected. Mental health concerns show weakness and shame towards the family name. “ With thoughts...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 20, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Crisis, Depression, Mental Health, Stress
“Sometimes you need to step outside, get some air, and remind yourself who you are, and who you want to be.” ~Sadie Nardini Behind our stinkin’ thinkin’ lies the secret to our success. And if we could only dig through the negative thoughts on our mind, imagine what we...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 18, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Crisis, Mental Health, Stress, Work & Employment
The virus (our stinkin’ thinkin’), has us creating a standard; a stamp of approval, if you will. Some sort of measurable of what it means to be successful and happy. Sometimes to achieve this stamp of approval, we may add to our workload, increase our debt, and/or...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 7, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Friendship, Holidays / Vacation, Spirituality
Travelling to a foreign country can be rather exciting and stressful at the same time. You don’t know the customs, the people, the geographic area etc.. Even going to the USA from Canada, when you don’t travel much, can elevate stress levels. Thoughts that...
by Jeff Packer | Jan 28, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Depression, Mental Health, Stress
The Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) identifies specific signs and symptoms required to be diagnosed with a major depressive disorder. However, there are many faces to depression, and one should not wait to meet all the criteria from the DSM to...
by Jeff Packer | Jan 23, 2024 | Anxiety, Stress
How often do we think or feel we just can’t go on at our present job. “The boss isn’t listening” or “The demands are too high”. If I hear we’re going to “do more with less” one more time…!!! Before you do...
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