by Jeff Packer | Jan 11, 2019 | Addictions, Anxiety, Crisis, Death and Loss, Eating Disorder, Friendship, Mental Health, Teens
Ella’s Victory As her skeletal frame shivers under her winter jacket and piles of blankets…. Ella gives her warmth. At lunch, When she cries and locks herself in the revolting and nauseating bathroom stall…. Ella gives her company. As she spends all night...
by Jeff Packer | Sep 8, 2018 | Anxiety, Change, Cooperative Parenting, Death and Loss, Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Separation & Divorce
A Formidable Weapon Against Adversity… Hope I wouldn’t recommend a divorce as a pathway for personal growth, but this is exactly what happened to me. I was married for almost 10 years, and was abruptly separated after my wife decided to leave the marriage. While...
by Jeff Packer | Dec 11, 2017 | Anxiety, Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Depression, Discipline, Family, Health & Fitness, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Spirituality, Stress, Teens, Work & Employment
Do Manners Influence Mental Health ? It is difficult to admit that I visited McDonald’s at midnight this past week, mostly because I am a long way from my teens and aware that the product quality may not be the best choice for my physical wellness. Nutritional...
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 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 | Feb 4, 2015 | Anxiety, Spirituality, Stress
Where do you put your faith? I work in the Durham region at a Physio and Chiro clinic. It seems lately that our clinic is cursed. I do not believe you can be cursed if you have a love for God. God is bigger than the boogeyman and he is the healer of all things...
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