Barrie Psychotherapy and Counselling Services

02/29/2024

I think there are two major challenges to building such noticing practices into our lives. The emotional challenge is that it is generally the very last thing that we actually feel like doing when we feel bad. The practical challenge is about when and how we implement this. Start small. Even the smallest efforts can have significant impact. Here are some ideas to start;

Notice five new things about your child today.

Listen for four new sounds in your environment.

Notice five new things about your partner, friend, or neighbor today.

Try something new (doodling, cooking) and share five new things about how it makes you feel.

Pay attention to a few new tastes or smells about your food while you eat it.

03/25/2023

Absolutely love this! If more workplaces did this, we would see far less anxiety in the workplace.

Workplace psychological safety matters!

01/30/2023

Let’s talk about couples communication a little bit here… remember, our partners may want to support us in the best way possible, however it’s not always clear. A great way to help our partners out is to be clear about what we need… do you want comfort or solutions? You’re partner can then take it from there 😊

12/19/2022

12/13/2022

Sending virtual hugs to everyone who needs it this holiday season. 💙

10/12/2022

Work/ life balance is often a significant struggle for anyone. We need to start making sure we are doing a better job of of putting ourselves on our own “to do” list. It’s about finding balance and creating the necessary boundaries to support that balance.

08/28/2022

Surviving trauma doesn’t mean it was ever ok.
Healing is an ongoing journey.

07/28/2022

This was an interesting topic that was proposed this week in session... what are others thoughts?

“If you continue to wait until you’re ready, you’ll be waiting for the rest of your life “

06/05/2022

Having awareness about all of the ”stuff” we carry is so important, and we often do so without even knowing. Having awareness about our traumatic responses helps us understand, and brings knowledge and power to why we do them. Recovery is possible ❤️‍🩹🙏🏻

02/23/2022

Beautifully said 🙏🏻