The experience of anhedonia is more common than people realize but one that is quite unknown and misunderstood. In this episode, Paige Abbott, a therapist with over 20 years of counselling experience, delves into what anhedonia is, what mental health conditions it is most connected to, and how to support yourself in moving through this. If you have been feeling flat, numb and disconnected than learning more about anhedonia and how to support yourself may be helpful.

This is an issue that parents, grandparents, guardians, teachers, and anyone who interacts with kids and youth struggles with. We want to respond with rules, restrictions, and anger... But is this a helpful approach? In this episode, Paige Abbott, therapist and host, explores how to support our younger generations in shifting their relationship with technology.

For those of you who are feeling constantly overwhelmed, anxious, on edge, tense, unhappy, drained and don't know why... This episode is for you. Life is complicated and there could be lots of reasons that you are feeling this way, however, built into the foundation of most of our lives is constant access to information, technology, and screens. What impact is this having on our mood and wellbeing? Therapist and host Paige Abbott thinks it is having an impact and one that we can adjust through subtle shifts in our actions and behaviour. Nothing grand, extreme or fancy here, just tried and true methods for promoting grounding, regulation, and mindfulness.

Introversion is a personality trait that still has a lot of misunderstanding around it. Our introverted podcast host and therapist, Paige Abbott, explores some of the fundamentals of what introversion is, where it comes from, and how to navigate this in your daily life. Whether you are seeking to better understand your introverted self or a loved one, this episode is a must.

Most of us live in the realm of thoughts and forget to tune into the level of body, or soma, in our daily experience. Over time, energy and experiences build up in our body and can leave us feeling tense, uncomfortable, in pain, and/or unsettled. Somatic rest is a way to deepen your self-care practice by tuning into the level of body in an intentional, non-pressurizing way. In this episode, we introduce you to the practice of somatic rest along with some easy examples of what this can look like.

For anyone who is long-term sober, newly sober, or sober-curious, this episode is for you as experienced addiction therapist, Paige Abbott, explores common challenges with being sober during the summer, unanticipated benefits and some tips to make life a bit easier as you make this transition.

Summer is a time for enjoying warm weather, good times, and having fun... but what happens to our health and self-care during this season? In this episode, we explore how boundaries can help maximize your enjoyment of the season rather than detract from it. Paige Abbott, the podcast host, shares about common challenges over summer that can leave people feeling less healthy and well, and consequent boundaries that can help you navigate this. Boundaries are not here to be a bummer and rain on your season, they are there to help you be present, intentional and enjoy the summer ahead. Feel free to share this podcast with friends, family or others that you think might benefit from the messages.

In this episode, Paige Abbott explores the difference between anxiety and burn out, what coping can look like for each, and how to move forward if you feel impacted by both. This podcast episode is great for any human who is not feeling like themselves and either feeling unhelpfully wired, depleted or both. Anxiety and burn out can happen to anyone and this episode gives some helpful things to look for within your experience to see if you are challenged by these, as well as tools that can help.

Megan Hanrahan joins us for another episode about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). In our first episode with Megan she explored what OCD is and dispelled some myths about it. In this episode, Megan talks about treatment for OCD and what that can look and feel like.

Paige Abbott, an experienced therapist, explores the concept of 'micro-joys' and how we can use this strategy to bring about more peace, contentment, gratitude and joy into one's life. Change doesn't have to be big and complicated, it can start with the small and simple. If you are interested in improving your quality of life in easy ways, then this episode is for you.