When someone we love is struggling, it can be natural to respond with fear, urgency, correction, or control. We want things to change because we can see the danger. But sometimes, the harder we push, the more distance grows. This article from MacLeans magazine offers a powerful reflection on parenting, youth addiction, radical acceptance, and …
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In this conversation in the Psychotherapy Networker between trauma experts Bruce Perry and Gabor Maté, the central message is clear: trauma matters, but connection matters deeply too. Perry explains that adverse childhood experiences can shape development, but they do not determine a person’s future. One of the strongest predictors of healing is whether someone feels …
Many families across British Columbia are receiving communication about the transition from Autism Funding to the new Children and Youth Disability Benefit. For many parents and caregivers, this news may bring up anxiety, frustration, confusion, and a familiar feeling of having to prove needs that are already very real in daily life. We recognize and …
Parents often know when something feels different with their child. Bedtime becomes a battle. School suddenly feels impossible. Big emotions show up as meltdowns, aggression, defiance, withdrawal, stomach aches, headaches, or a child who just seems “not like themselves.” A helpful reminder from this article is that children’s behaviour is often communication. Young children do …
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This video explains how our attention and awareness shape what we notice — and often what we miss — in everyday life. Using a classic visual example, it shows that when we focus narrowly on one task or detail, we can unintentionally overlook other meaningful information right in front of us. This highlights how selective …
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This video explains working memory — the short-term mental workspace we use to hold and manipulate information in mind. It shows how a child with typical working memory and a child with limitations (such as in ADHD) can respond very differently to the same instructions because working memory affects how much information someone can keep …
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This video breaks down an accessible framework for understanding how thoughts, emotions, and behavior are connected. The speaker explains that thoughts aren’t facts — they are mental events influenced by context, habits, and history. When we take thoughts literally, we can react automatically rather than with intention. Instead, the video encourages noticing thoughts non-judgmentally, recognizing …
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What if Anakin Skywalker had a good counsellor growing up? What would be different, what may be the same? Have a read of the full geeky blog post on Geek Therapy’s Heroes ACE blog. CLICK HERE Here’s a the introduction: Anakin was miraculously conceived by midi-chlorians and born to his slave mother Shmi Skywalker on …
This video breaks down an accessible framework for understanding how thoughts, emotions, and behavior are connected. The speaker explains that thoughts aren’t facts — they are mental events influenced by context, habits, and history. When we take thoughts literally, we can react automatically rather than with intention. Instead, the video encourages noticing thoughts non-judgmentally, recognizing …
Read more “Give A Watch: Notice Your Thoughts — Don’t Be Controlled By Them”