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If I asked you to tell me about our senses, what would you say? Probably most people would go for the big five: sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste. If you know a bit about sensory processing you might also know about what’s called our internal senses. Certainly when I trained I was taught there are two of these: vestibular (think spinning and balance) and proprioception (our sense of our body movement… Read More
This is the second of two posts taking a closer look at Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT is an evidence-based talking therapy used to treat mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. This post will look at some of the common myths and assumptions about CBT. A little secret: I never used to like CBT. I have always been and still am a big advocate of therapy, but… Read More
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT is an evidence-based talking therapy used to treat mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. We offer CBT at Imagine Therapy so this post is to give you a bit more information about what CBT is, how it works and how it might be helpful. I want to delve a bit deeper into some of the therapies that we offer if you are struggling with your… Read More
Nurture is a powerful behaviour. We often associate nurture with parenting but in essence it’s an action, that is potentially seen in all ages, within relationships. Nurture can have a positive impact on our mental health. This post will explore the potential for nurture in our own lives and the lives of these around us. Nurture: “The process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something” I… Read More
Over the past few weeks we’ve been looking at self-harm. Self-harm is a behaviour associated with mental health that is rarely talked about, but is actually quite common. Rates of self-harm in teenagers range from 14-39%. There are a lot of misconceptions and mystery around this behaviour. In my first post we looked at why teens self-harm. The second post was about understanding how it feels to be someone who self-harms. In… Read More
Self-harm is a behaviour associated with mental health that is rarely talked about, but is actually quite common. Rates of self-harm in teenagers range from 14-39%. There are a lot of misconceptions and mystery around this behaviour. In this series we are opening up the topic of self-harm in teens. Last week we explored some of the reasons why teens might self-harm. This week we will build on this to understand the… Read More
I talk a lot to people about meaningful activity. Meaningful activity can be a big part of mental health recovery, as well as being critical for our own wellbeing. But what does it actually mean? And how can you find out what is meaningful to you? Meaningful activities are things that we do, that mean something to us. Not all activities are meaningful. But activities that might seem really mundane to one… Read More
Last week I wrote a post about the many reasons why it can be hard for children to self-regulate. If you missed it, you can read it here. In a nutshell, being able to manage our thoughts and feelings so that we can stay calm and alert can be tricky. This is self-regulation and it’s a skill that we learn into early adulthood. In fact there are plenty of adults that struggle… Read More
We’ve been pretty well off in Nova Scotia for a while in terms of Covid. And in terms of numbers, we’re still doing well. But even if small comparatively, our numbers are going up, which means we are now in second wave territory. If you’re reading this from another country you are likely to be a little further along than us. Either way, we are all in this strange place where we’re… Read More
I’m one, like many, that struggles to get into the habit of exercising. I enjoy it when I do it. Running is my thing. It makes me feel really good afterwards – a sense of achievement and my body feels good. Exercise is great for mental health. If you want to read more about the benefits go to this link. But regardless of the benefits I find I prioritise other things above… Read More
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