by Jeff Packer | Aug 8, 2024 | Change, Conflict, Crisis, Family, Grief, Mental Health, Stress, Work & Employment
Guess what… struggling is normal. For years, the Maid of the Mist fought against the current, carrying thousands of passengers into the mist of Niagara Falls, Ontario. The excitement, nervousness and uncertainty all part of the ride; all part of the motivation...
by Jeff Packer | Aug 6, 2024 | Addictions, Anxiety, Change, Depression, Diabetes, Eating Disorder, Love & Relationships, Mental Health, Sexuality, Stress
Gettin Rid of “Stinkin Thinkin” Imagine your brain like a massive hard drive, super storage space, maybe a gazillion terabytes (that’s a lot of stuff on our minds). What do you think is on it at birth? How much information is on the brain of a newly...
by Jeff Packer | Aug 2, 2024 | Change, Family, Friendship, Stress, Work & Employment
Many young adults find themselves in the same position as today’s blogger; puzzelled, wandering through the next steps after completing university. This is a very stressful time just like any major transition in life. After years in post-secondary education...
by Jeff Packer | Jul 22, 2024 | Change, Crisis, Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce, Trauma - PTS Reaction
So many people make this decision far too quickly and with very limited and or biased information. After working in the counselling field for over twenty years, I have grown increasingly “pro family”. We often hear the following two main thoughts about separating… “I...
by Jeff Packer | Jul 16, 2024 | Change, Conflict, Crisis
I’m just back from camping and refreshed with a sense of awe at the magnificence of nature. It appears as though God has this amazing multimedia brush that he simply swipes across the canvas and before our eyes, around every corner there is a beautiful...
by Jeff Packer | Jul 2, 2024 | Anger Management, Change, Depression, Grief
People express emotions and concerns so many different ways. Some lean toward expressing themselves verbally and others more nonverbally. Most draw upon one style or the other to a greater or lesser extent. Some vent softly and quietly while others shout out and...
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