Outside The Therapy Room

Tonya is back to bust some of the myths we hear about couples therapy, like couples therapy is only if you're about to break up; the therapist is always taking a side; and couples therapy is only beneficial when you plan on staying together. 

As two couples therapists, we know how communicating to your partner that you want to go to couples therapy, isn't always received in the best way. That's okay, and common actually. We share different suggestions on talking about couples therapy, and ways to make this step more comfortable for your partner.

Hope you enjoy!

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Did you know there are 7 different types of rest!? It’s true; while the most commonly known is physical rest, there can be times where we are chilling on the couch, watching a movie or we wake up in the morning after a long sleep, but don't feel well rested. This may be because we are only engaging in one type of rest.

Destinee is back to talk about the different types of rest, how we can recognize when we need to pracitce that type of rest, and ways to rest in these areas. We talk about our own challenges with resting, and how spending time in nature is a good way of resting for all the types! Enjoy!

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You've heard about validating yours and others emotions, but what the heck does that even mean? Sarah, our registered social worker, joins us to discuss what validation is, why its important and share some examples of validation.

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Lisette Weber is a Postpartum Doula - a sidekick really, and she joins us to talk all things maternal mental health. Lisette explains what a Doula is, what her work focuses on and shares her own experience with postpartum depression and anxiety.

We share resources on how to support a loved one who has just had a child, while validating and normalizing the challenges a new mother goes through physically, mentally and emotionally.

Lisette runs a maternal mental health support group for new moms. For more information visit the links below.  

Perinatal Wellbeing Canada 

Support Group

Build Your Nest

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Reality TV is everywhere, its either our not-so-guilty Guilty Pleasure, our coping show, or the thing that connects you to friends and family. Bethany is back, and we are joined by Alicia (our registered social worker), to talk all about Reality TV and how it can impact our mental health. We also discuss reality stars and the impact of being documented has on their mental health.

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Jenni is back to talk about conflict. We answer the question "is conflict bad", and we discuss what happens to our bodies and brain when we are in conflict, survival cues (flight, fight, freeze and fawn) and the window of tollerance; as well as the different conflict types we might take on.

We provide support and suggestions to help you the next time you find yourself in a place of conflict and how to self-regulate. Jenni will be offering a FREE Virtual workshop on conflict, where she will dive deeper on helping you identify your conflict type. This workshop will be running on Tuesday, February 11th at 6:30pm EST register here or send us an email.

Here are some resources we discussed today:
Window Of Tollerance
Hand Model of The Brain

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This is a fun one! Our favourite nerd, Destinee is back to talk about video games and mental health. In this episode we talk about the negative impacts of video games, and all of the benefits and positive impacts video games can have on our mental, physical and emotional health.

We talk about female gamers, the sense of community that can come from gaming, using video games as a tool to relieve anxiety and stress, how video games can help with decision making, problem solving and communication, and Destinee shares some of her favourite games!

Hope you enjoy, and remember to game responsibly!

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Returning back to regular routine after the holiday break can come with some difficulty and adjustment. Going from slower, unplanned days, a lot of festive events, food and socializing to early mornings, packing lunches for work/school, and going back to our usual habits can be hard and tiring!

This week, Alex joins Ivonne to talk about why routines are important, how it can be challenging and they share their own difficulties with returning back to routine and how you can help yourself, your kiddos and family get back to the regular routine. Ivonne also has a rant about resolutions and being compassionate and kind to ourselves.

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Spending time alone, while challenging, can be so beneficial to our mental health, and our relationships. In this minisode, Ivonne talks about her experience going from disliking time alone, to now loving time alone.

This episode will show you the signs that you may need some time alone, the benfits of solo dates and alone time, and also validates why it can be so hard to spend time alone. We hope this minisode leaves you with some plans to take yourself out on a solo date! Enjoy :)

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Happy New Year! We are back with a brand new episode - first one of 2025... exercise! I'm sure you've seen all the ads on social media, TV, radio, just about everywhere, about exercise and fitness as we start the new year.

Jordan, Sarah and Ivonne talk about why exercise is such a focus in the new year, the benefits of exercise to our mental health, and how to build ourselves up for success when it comes to including exercise into our routine.

Sarah and Ivonne get vulnerable and share their experience with disordered eating, over exercising and their current relationship with exercise.

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