by Jeff Packer | Jan 13, 2022 | Family, Friendship, Growth & Development, Love & Relationships, Marriage
Whether you are a parent who appears to have a teenager “running the household,” or you are in a romantic relationship and feel you’ve “lost who you are as an individual,” they both may stem from the difficulty of setting effective boundaries in your relationships....
by Jeff Packer | Nov 29, 2021 | Change, Family, Friendship
As we get older, the order of things and the rules we live by become far more complicated, and we can be reasonably confident that others live by similar rules. When we drive in traffic, we can accomplish this task only because we are sure that others driving on the...
by Jeff Packer | Nov 25, 2021 | Blended Family, Change, Children & Adolescence, Family, Friendship, Love & Relationships
As we plan and construct our future, we are constantly changing or renovating, if you will – the bachelor apartment where we are single and the home where we start our family. This home is constantly remodelled as the size of our family grows, and our needs...
by Nicole Bolotenko | Nov 22, 2021 | Depression, Friendship, Love & Relationships, Self-Care
Ok, so sometimes staying home on the couch and watching your favourite TV show may sound like the best idea ever! How about when you do this for seven straight evenings in a row? Some clients have described feelings of low motivation, low energy or loss of joy in the...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 17, 2020 | Death and Loss, Depression, Family, Friendship, Love & Relationships, Stress
JEFF PACKER MSW & ASSOCIATES INC. UPDATED COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT Your mental and relational health remains our priority at this time of continued COVID-19 regulations for physical isolation. We remain open, providing services online via video-conferencing,...
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...
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