by Jeff Packer | Aug 26, 2024 | Crisis, Depression, Mental Health, Problem-Solving
Medication: One Possible Tool For Your Arsenal? Many may be hesitant to take medication for depression; it is sometimes incorrectly perceived as a personal weakness. When we sprain an ankle or dislocate an arm, we require crutches or braces for support so that our...
by Jeff Packer | Aug 23, 2024 | Change, Crisis, Mental Health, Problem-Solving
Doubts Are Normal… You’re Not Alone “What is some stranger going to tell me about my life that I don’t already know?” “Do I really have to lie on a couch and tell this guy about my dreams?” “My partner already judges me, why go to someone...
by Jeff Packer | Aug 21, 2024 | Affairs and Adultery, Anger Management, Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Cooperative Parenting, Crisis, Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce, Stress, Teens
Post Separation Thoughts and Behaviours Really Matter Let’s consider why we think we may have a difficult time co-parenting with our ex-partners: She/he has an addiction and refuses to get help. Who knows who she/he will have around my child? She/he has repeatedly...
by Jeff Packer | Aug 19, 2024 | Change, Children & Adolescence, Crisis, Family, Grief, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Stress
Discover How To Play It Well Receiving the confirmation of the diagnosis that our child has an Autism Spectrum Disorder brings with it a wide array of emotional and cognitive upheaval. There may be initial shock, disbelief and even denial, often quickly followed by...
by Jeff Packer | Aug 14, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Eating Disorder, Family, Holidays / Vacation, Mental Health, Problem-Solving, Teens
Food Issues May Increase Over Holidays Presents are great, laughter with family and friends is nice, but some of us believe that the real enjoyment of the holidays is the abundance of food. Special meals and traditional dishes are prepared this time of year. Some of...
by Jeff Packer | Aug 12, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Discipline, Problem-Solving, Stress
Money and Mood Connection It’s late at night, all of our daily tasks are accomplished, we lay in our bed, our heads hit the pillow, and we anticipate absolute silence, until we succumb to sleep. However we begin to toss and turn, and start to reflect on that day. We...
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