Do you have a friend who just can't stay on track with their goals? How many times has this friend told you that they are putting their best foot forward in making this monumental step only to fail at it weeks later?

On any given day, if you were to glance at my phone, you would see that I almost always have a picture of Beyonce on my wallpaper. The nature of the wallpaper changes based on my mood or on my current mindset. When I took my first scary step into private practice, I had this as my wallpaper:

It's one thing to say that you have gone through a life filled with many obstacles and challenges, but it's another to actually learn from these experiences. It's easy to be stuck in a victim stance, but it takes much more effort to rise from hardship.

Some of my clients are very familiar with my term, "Adele-ing". I usually use this term for when clients are going through breakups and are doing whatever they can to distract themselves from the pain that comes with losing a relationship.

With Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) being the main modality that I use to inform my practice, I often get caught up with how our thoughts can influence our mood and behaviour

Grief is an emotion of deep sorrow that is felt especially when we have lost someone to death. It doesn't, however, have to be limited to death.

Last week in session, I noticed that I was bombarding my clients with the idea of finding the silver lining in their lives. I'm not sure if it was because I chose to view client issues through the lens of Positive Psychology or because it seemed to be fitting (or it could've been both) but it led to some interesting conversations around the power of positivity.

Chances are that you have at some point. If you're not sure as to what it is, FOMO is this uncomfortable feeling that arises within us when we feel like we are either being left out or we compare our lives to others and feel that we are lacking in some way.

Recently, the topic of shame and guilt has become more and more frequent in my sessions in the last few weeks and I thought it would be helpful to share my little nuggets of knowledge on the topic. Feelings of shame and guilt can sometimes become so strong that it can dictate the way we behave and how we view ourselves.

Let me set the stage for you. You're sitting on the bus on your way to work when suddenly you feel your heart racing. Your palms are sweaty and your hands are shaking.