by Jeff Packer | Nov 22, 2024 | Affairs and Adultery, Change, Crisis, Death and Loss, Depression, Diabetes, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorder, Family, Friendship, Grief, Health & Fitness, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Mental Health, Parenting
Going into the New Year, I find myself again reflecting on all the ups and downs over this past year. Every year it amazes me to watch not only myself but others go through so much in a year and to keep pushing on. Through all the ups and the downs, I am always...
by Jeff Packer | Nov 18, 2024 | Conflict, Depression, Family, Grief, Love & Relationships, Sexuality, Teens
I Feel All Alone Sometimes, we find ourselves in a place where we feel we cannot go on. The people in our lives do not seem to be enough or we aren’t enough? What are we to do in this #dark place ? Writing or expressing our emotions artistically can help...
by Jeff Packer | Nov 11, 2024 | Conflict, Crisis, Family, Grief, Mental Health
LEST WE FORGET: …three words to show our remembrance of those who have fought and died fighting for our freedom. It means we will NEVER forget. On November 11th, we Canadians are brought together to remember the battle in 1813 that is sometimes referred to as...
by Jeff Packer | Nov 8, 2024 | Change, Death and Loss, Grief, Stress
Learning to Dance in the Storms You can never be fully prepared to lose a loved a one. Whether the death was imminent, anticipated or sudden the emotional and mental aftermath is life-changing, heartbreaking and downright terrifying. Grief can manifest itself in...
by Jeff Packer | Nov 6, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Crisis, Depression, Grief, Problem-Solving
How a Head Injury Changed My Life Imagine having a head injury that took away your capacity to remember day to day events. Imagine waking up and not knowing what happened yesterday while having a much less fuzzy recollection of things that happened years ago. Imagine...
by Jeff Packer | Nov 4, 2024 | Affairs and Adultery, Anger Management, Anxiety, Change, Conflict, Cooperative Parenting, Crisis, Family, Grief, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce, Stress, Teens, Trauma - PTS Reaction
Counting to Ten is Not Enough! How do I Calm Myself Down? When I was a child, my parents used to say “count to ten” or “take a deep breath” however this never seemed to work. Either I would refuse to do it as they were TELLING me to do...
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