In today's episode, we sat down with two incredible ladies, our CEO Linda Kelly and Kelly Graham, a Registered Social Worker who has been with Kelly Mental Health for some time. We discussed unhealthy coping skills, how they can and are affecting our day to day lives and how we can be replacing them with healthier skills.

Kristen Sohlman, MACP, Registered Psychotherapist, shares valuable mental health tips on coaching our children through the return to school, letting go of unfair comparisons as parents, learning how to validate our kids, and understanding how to meet their needs by learning more about who they are as individuals. Special mentions include the Pinterest-worthy homeschooling setups, helping kids with special needs, and role-modelling to prevent separation anxiety.

In today's episode, CEO Linda Kelly and Cassandra Nordal, sat down to discuss revisiting the fear of the unknown, coping skills and grounding techniques for students, educators and parents returning to the classroom. From everyone at Kelly Mental Health, we would like to wish everyone a safe and healthy return.

In the second half of our Body Image Series, we discuss the disorder called Orthorexia. This eating disorder involves an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. Stay tuned and have a listen as we dive into explaining this newer disorder.

In this podcast, Linda Kelly and Kelly Graham discuss the impact of wearing cloth masks for those that struggle with anxiety, and real down-to-earth coping skills that we use in therapy sessions with our clients to manage that distress. We discuss the issues with wearing masks, unhelpful thoughts that influence Anxiety, how to identify anxiety and panic, self-soothing and grounding skills such as paced breathing and opposite action, and finally, how to support kids to wear their masks without fear.  

In this episode, we talk about how hospitals restricting care partners during labour due to the pandemic makes so little sense during what is often one of the most important experiences of a person's life. Lara discusses how her training as a Doula has influenced her clinical practice and led her to focus on resolving traumatic birth experiences. She describes the impact of how birthing parents are disempowered, the process medicalized, and how invalidation and doubting one's instincts often leads to more complications and issues. 

In this episode Host Linda Kelly and Co-Host Cassandra Nordal sit down to talk with Laurie Vance, MSW, RSW, & Cert. Nature & Forest Therapist from Kelly Mental Health about Forest Therapy, Forest Bathing and the countless benefits Nature brings into our lives. We dive further into detail about this amazing therapy and how it can benefit everyone from every walk of life. 

CEO, Linda Kelly also makes an exciting announcement so sit back, relax and enjoy!