Last update: December 18, 2025 Depression in trailing spouses is a common but often overlooked experience following relocation for a partner’s career. Many people who move to support their spouse struggle with persistent low mood, isolation, and loss of identity as career continuity, social connection, and independence are disrupted. This article explores why depression can […]
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How Professionals Find Hidden Jobs Through Networking. Not Job Ads
Many people searching for work focus only on job ads, not realizing that a large portion of available roles are never publicly posted. This article explains how the hidden job market works and why networking, relationship-building, and informal conversations often lead to better opportunities than online applications alone. It also addresses how fear, urgency, and […]
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What To Do After You’ve Been Fired As A Professional | Five First Steps
Being fired can be disorienting and destabilizing, especially in the first days when confidence can drop and uncertainty can set in. This article outlines five practical steps to take after you’ve been fired, including how to explain what happened, stabilize your finances, prepare for a job search, and create daily structure. The focus is on […]
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Can’t Fall Asleep Or Stay Asleep?
Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep is a common problem that often reflects a combination of daytime habits, evening routines, and how the nervous system responds to stress. This article outlines 19 practical strategies to improve sleep, including changes to daily rhythms, boundaries around stimulation, and what to do when sleep doesn’t come easily. The […]
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The Evolutionary Roots Of Panic Attacks | Why They Make Sense
Last updated: November 1, 2025 Panic attacks are often misunderstood as signs that the body or mind is malfunctioning. In reality, they reflect a nervous system that is responding as it was shaped to do over thousands of years of human evolution. This article explains how panic attacks arise from survival responses that were well-suited […]
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20 Tips To Help Small Business Owners Survive The Pandemic
Small Business Owners have been hit hard by the pandemic both financially and emotionally. In Canada, the federal government has stepped in to help on the financial side. But not much is being done for Small Business Owners on the emotional side. Instead, Small Business Owners have been left to fend for themselves as best […]
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How Small Business Owners Can Find Support In Difficult Times
Many small business owners are stressed out due to the COVID-19 pandemic now more than ever. The troublesome situation appeared to be temporary, and manageable in the early weeks, but it’s shaping up to be something no one could have predicted. And the way forward remains difficult to forecast. The pandemic has turned everything upside […]
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What To Do If You’re Being Sexually Harassed At Work
Last updated: December 1, 2025 This article shares a real-world account of one woman’s experience with prolonged workplace sexual harassment and the steps she took to stop it and protect herself and others. Through the story of “Gail,” the article illustrates how sustained harassment by a supervisor can persist despite formal policies, the emotional and […]
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Learn to recognize OCD: It’s more common than you think.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Six vignettes Many of my clients ask questions about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), so I thought it would be valuable to post some real-life examples of what OCD can look like. Most psychologists didn’t receive training in how to treat OCD in graduate school One reason might be that OCD can masquerade […]
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6 Grounding Techniques to Help You Calm Down When You Feel Upset
Feel Calmer Immediately Using These Simple Techniques When you feel emotionally dysregulated—a state that may also be described as feeling triggered or being in fight or flight—simple grounding techniques can help you calm down and regain access to your thinking brain. This article describes six practical methods used in clinical practice, including reassuring yourself that […]
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