It’s all about Connection – Connecting with your Loved One
Listening is one of the simplest and most effective ways that you can provide your loved one with emotional support. Listening demonstrates to your loved one that you are interested…
It’s OK to Feel – The Emotional Side of Caregiving
As a caregiver you are likely to experience a range of emotions as you try and navigate through the complicated and frustrating world of mental illness. It may sometimes seem…
Ambiguous Grief – Grieving Someone Who is Still Alive
“Grief is like the ocean; it comes in waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.”…
Developing Your Self-Care Plan
Practicing self-care reduces or eliminates anxiety and depression, improves focus, reduces irritation and aggression, increases happiness, improves energy, and more. So how do you practice self-care? Here are some steps…
Understanding Involuntary Admissions to a Psychiatric Facility
In Ontario, admission to a psychiatric facility is governed by a piece of legislation called the Mental Health Act. The Mental Health Act outlines the powers and obligations of psychiatric…
Setting Limits with your Loved One
As caregivers, we often put the needs of our loved ones ahead of our own. Despite the detriment to ourselves, we accept things that we normally would not, fearing the…
Tips for Virtual Appointments
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we interact and it is likely that you will be placed in a situation where mental health support services are provided virtually. This…
Creating a Support System
It takes a village… There is an African saying that says “it takes a village to raise a child”. The idea is that it takes a supportive community, working together…
Getting The Most of Your Doctors Appointments
It could be that you and your loved one have waited months to get an appointment with a Psychiatrist. Maybe your loved one has realized that they need help and…
Stories of Hope
Many people view resilience as strength and toughness, the ability to fight through and endure whatever challenge and adversity stands in their way. I used to think that I was…