Living in the Shadow of Grief
People sometimes ask me if my blog has a specific focus or intent. My main intent is to walk alongside my readers, sharing my...
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haidecounsellor
Sep 115 min read
Brave
As children, we learn strategies to adapt to difficult situations and to keep ourselves safe. These strategies work.. until they don't..
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haidecounsellor
Aug 15 min read
Assumptions: When A Hypothesis Runs Amok Without Proof
Sometimes things are not what they seem. My then good friend and I were heading to see a movie. We had been enjoying spending a lot of...
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haidecounsellor
Oct 25, 20233 min read
The Importance of Being Heard
I love the quote by Karen Salmansohn of NotSalmon.com. She states that: "Sometimes you just need to talk about something - not to get...
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haidecounsellor
Oct 12, 20232 min read
Mental Health Day
October 10th has been proclaimed Mental Health Day in British Columbia, Canada. Mental health awareness is growing in our society, and...
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haidecounsellor
Oct 10, 20236 min read
My Journey With Obesity
This post is adapted from a post I wrote on my personal social media blog during the summer of 2023. As a counsellor, my sessions are for...
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haidecounsellor
Oct 2, 20236 min read
My Approach to Counselling
Background: As a Master's students in a counselling psychology program, we were encouraged to do the work ourselves that we would be...
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haidecounsellor
Sep 13, 20233 min read
Having Difficult Conversations Well
I would venture to guess that most people do not enjoy having difficult conversations. I don't love them myself! But sometimes, because...
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haidecounsellor
Jul 28, 20231 min read
Podcast? How do I do that?
My 22-year-old daughter has been encouraging me to start a podcast. She even went so far as to invite me to be a guest on her podcast so...
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haidecounsellor
Jul 22, 20231 min read
You Are Enough!
I need to share this post once in awhile. If this is you, be encouraged! Do what you can to bring in support that works for your family....
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haidecounsellor
Jul 2, 20234 min read
Living life as your unique and wonderful self!
A question regularly raised in counselling is "who am I?" In our society, we are often valued for – and thus we place value on – what we...
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haidecounsellor
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Learning and Growing
Sharing some takeaways from the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium. Which do you find most inspiring?
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