The Cost of Curriculum Censorship
Ashley Beland2023-10-11T18:59:04-05:00Written by Sydney Maharaj-Nicholson Let’s Talk About Gender Gender is a socially constructed set of rules that people feel the need to follow based on [...]
Understanding Men’s Grief: The Journey of Processing Loss
Ashley Beland2023-08-29T15:27:56-05:00Written by Chuck LeBlanc Many men grapple with the dilemma: should they grieve or suppress their feelings in times of loss? As I've discussed in [...]
Understanding Anxiety, Stress, and Their Connection to Your Nervous System
Ashley Beland2023-08-21T13:44:18-05:00Written by Chuck LeBlanc Introduction Fear and anxiety are inherent facets of the human experience. From the unexpected blare of a car horn to the [...]
Navigating Stepfamily Challenges
Ashley Beland2023-07-19T13:48:51-05:00Written by Sydney Maharaj-Nicholson Living in a family comes with unique challenges, complexities, and compromises that take patience and interpersonal skills to navigate. Now imagine [...]
The Fear of Judgement
Ashley Beland2023-06-16T07:17:45-05:00Written by Chuck LeBlanc Worrying about what others think about us, or what they think about what we do, or worrying about not living up [...]
Loneliness
Ashley Beland2023-06-16T07:42:18-05:00Written by Chuck LeBlanc Loneliness, which had only been exacperated by the Covid pandemic, is an extremely painful experience that often leads to feelings of [...]
What are emotions?
Ashley Beland2023-06-16T07:41:16-05:00Written by Chuck LeBlanc Part of my role as a therapist is to help people connect with and understand themselves better so they can grow [...]
Male Mental Health
Ashley Beland2023-08-21T10:55:41-05:00Written by Chuck LeBlanc One of the reasons I decided to focus my practice on male mental health had a lot to do with my [...]
What is the Polyvagal Theory?
Ashley Beland2023-06-08T10:15:33-05:00Written by Lindsay Abrames, MA, RP When I started learning about the Polyvagal Theory (PVT), I was struck by the idea of “befriending the nervous [...]
The Right Therapist For You
Ashley Beland2023-03-17T13:14:15-05:00Written by Meagan Cumming, MA, RP One of the most important elements of effective counselling is having a good relationship with your therapist. You deserve [...]
What Being a Stepmom Taught Me…
Ashley Beland2023-06-08T10:16:10-05:00Written by Sydney Maharaj-Nicholson, RP (Qualifying) Well, it taught me that I hated being called “stepmom.” I mean – the word is kind of ugly, [...]
Happy Podcast Day
Ashley Beland2023-06-08T10:19:22-05:00Written by Chuck LeBlanc Podcasts are one of my favorite sources of media. Now a days there are hundreds of thousands of different podcasts [...]
