by Jeff Packer | Feb 10, 2024 | Change, Children & Adolescence, Family, Parenting
We can do a lot to help our children be more truthful and honest. As parents, our response to children, both when they are honest and when they misbehave, has a significant impact on their inner thoughts, feelings and choices. Sometimes we just get into a pattern of...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 9, 2024 | Change, Family, Friendship, Grief, Love & Relationships, Mental Health
What are your birthday celebrations like? Do you feel special and appreciate the day you were born? How about others? Do they contact you, text, email, post on your wall or call? Are your birthdays marked by traditions such as being woken with the Happy Birthday song,...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 8, 2024 | Change, Conflict, Crisis, Family, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Parenting, Stress, Teens
Family: composed of many unique individuals, with varying thoughts, beliefs, opinions and pursuits for life. We don’t choose our family; they are pretty much assigned to us. We may assume that we were destined to be in the family we are in; that the individuals...
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 | Feb 6, 2024 | Addictions, Change, Mental Health, Problem-Solving
Addiction Recovery: Hope May Be A Bit Blurry At First Entering an inpatient addiction recovery program can be seen as the most difficult step and a very challenging experience in the life of those struggling with addictive behaviour. The full exposure of the...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 4, 2024 | Change, Grief, Love & Relationships
Grieving the Loss of a Romantic Relationship ? How did you find out? Did she change her status on Facebook? Did he say he’s headed off to work and never return? Did she email or tweet her goodbye? Maybe he said; “It’s not you… I just need to...
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