By Kathleen O’Reilly Humans need attachment and love. We crave to be connected to others and to be loved. This basic human need for togetherness is felt more deeply than ever in our isolated and lonely society. Our shifting society has emphasized online interaction, more people live alone or lose close relationships as we leave…
Fighting the disease of perfectionism means looking at ourselves beyond what we look like. It means accepting ourselves as good enough without putting requirements or caveats on our okayness.
Script decisions are ways we take care of ourselves, that might not work anymore as grownups. Read about Janine*, her experience of depression, and how she changed her Script.
Loneliness during the pandemic has become its own crisis. As we all stay at home, for the sake of our loved ones, our vulnerable ones, and our elderly ones, we are faced with a growing realization. We need one another. And loneliness during this pandemic is a massive problem. “If we have no peace, it…
Last night, I attended a screening of Dosed. Dosed documents the story of Adriene, who is addicted to heroin, and her journey to recovery through the use of Psychedelics and psychotherapy. The documentary is surprisingly honest. It depicts her struggles with addiction and shows some dark moments. The film is an honest, gritty look at…
It’s hard to stay optimistic dating in the modern age. Especially in your 30’s. By the time you hit your 30’s and are still single, you’ve collected a baggage train so long and heavy it feels like the sheer weight of it will overcome you. Dating Exhaustion By now, you’ve had your heartbroken. You’ve been…
Do you ever have an experience of deja vu? That feeling of familiarity – the same fight with your significant other, your new job echoing the challenges of the last one, or a familiar power struggle with your family? Eric Berne, the founder of Transactional Analysis, noticed his patients expressing this struggle. Berne was a…
How much is enough? How much money is enough? How much love is enough? How much stuff is enough? How much power, or success, or Instagram followers do we need? At the root of the question is another question: are all these things what we are really wanting? What is our obsession with more all…
A tough few years If you live in Calgary and work in the oil and gas industry – chances are good you’ve experienced some significant stress around job security. Thousands of people have lost their jobs since the downturn started. The exact number is hard to nail down, but some estimate over 44,000 became jobless…
We have all been there – agonizing over last night’s date, hoping to get a call or a text, a Facebook Message, or a WhatsApp ding. Perhaps he’ll send a pigeon? Whatever the communication platform, the long wait to see if the other person is interested in the same way you are is the same….
