Fresh Hope Counselling

Fresh Hope Counselling Check out our website: freshhope.ca and sign up for our blog! We have two locations in Edmonton to help you out -- West End and South Side. Children to Seniors.

Working with individuals, couples and families.

We are so excited for Christina Im! She's been 'running the gauntlet' with the College of Alberta Psychologists to becom...
10/31/2025

We are so excited for Christina Im! She's been 'running the gauntlet' with the College of Alberta Psychologists to become a Registered Provisional Psychologist. She has met all the criteria, jumped through all the hoops and is still standing! In short, this means that almost all benefit plans now cover Christina. Let's fill up her schedule to help her celebrate. Please share with anyone you know who might need some counselling assistance. You can read Christina's full bio at https://freshhope.ca/edmonton-counselors/

10/30/2025

What’s Your Relationship Like With Yourself?

Think about the most important relationships in your life. When they are going well, how are you talking to that person? Are they a priority in your life — time, energy, money, etc. Do you treat them with love and respect? How do you treat yourself? Are you kind, considerate and supportive or harsh, critical and demanding? Imagine, for a moment what it would look like to come alongside of yourself, as a good friend would. Some might think it just sounds ridiculous to work on your self-talk and your relationship with yourself. “That’s weird!” Well — isn’t it weird to trash talk, demean and spew hateful verbiage toward yourself?

Here’s some ideas to work on to befriend yourself.

1. Pay attention to your self-talk. We can become so unaware of our self-talk that it just tumbles through our minds and even out our mouths in the most careless of ways. Sometimes it’s good when we verbally speak it because it may catch our attention as to how mean or unhelpful it is. Or we might find ourselves agreeing with the negative rash of words. The bottom line is we can’t change it until we are aware of it. Start by just putting a stop to the negative, trash talk. No bashing of you!
2. Consider how you would treat someone you care about. How would you want to treat the ones you care most about? I would hope the consideration you would extend to those you love would include kindness, thoughtfulness and support for their well-being. What would it look like to share that same consideration for yourself?
3. What would keep you invested in not changing the relationship you have with yourself? Would it feel wrong to develop a positive relationship with yourself — like it’s not okay to do? Whatever keeps you stuck in this pattern, it doesn’t need to continue. Just as you can work on becoming a better friend to others, you can learn to be a better friend to yourself.

There is much written on the topic of self-compassion by Kristen Neff and other researchers. Listen to a podcast. Read a book on the topic. Practice being kind and compassionate towards yourself and see how it pays off. It is definitely worth the investment to work on improving your relationship with yourself.

10/27/2025

Thinking of everyone as we experience some flake-like moisture today! It's interesting how mindset determines our view on something like snow. If we love to ski, skate or snowmobile, we LOVE the white stuff. If we hate the cold and snow, we might feel depressed when we see the flakes coming. If we see beauty in everything, it's just snow and we look for the good in it. Perspective is everything.

Help your kids to develop a strong anchoring point for their mental wellness. Confidence and resilience are built. Paren...
10/17/2025

Help your kids to develop a strong anchoring point for their mental wellness. Confidence and resilience are built. Parents, family members, friends, caregivers and teachers all play a part in growing healthy children. Mental health is caught, taught and practiced.

Having good mental health requires care and practice. Here are six mental health tips that can give you more mental spac...
10/17/2025

Having good mental health requires care and practice. Here are six mental health tips that can give you more mental space and improve overall wellness. If you do the gratitude reflection, also give yourself 10 seconds to absorb each thing you are thankful for. Let your brain ruminate on the thing you are grateful for.

All of us at Fresh Hope Counselling want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. May you experience gratitude and have moments...
10/13/2025

All of us at Fresh Hope Counselling want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. May you experience gratitude and have moments of true peace and satisfaction. God bless you.

10/10/2025

Did you know that practicing gratitude doesn't just make you feel better it actually reshapes your brain. By regularly focusing on what you appreciate in your life, you improve cognitive functioning, enhance mood, improve emotional regulation and helps with your overall well-being. And it's free!

Just start slowly. Practice gratitude. Notice how pleasant it feels to extend some grace to yourself and others. Be than...
10/09/2025

Just start slowly. Practice gratitude. Notice how pleasant it feels to extend some grace to yourself and others. Be thankful for the little things and make a point of sitting in the present moment.

Practicing gratitude is one of the most powerful and easy things to do. You can literally start by picking three things ...
10/06/2025

Practicing gratitude is one of the most powerful and easy things to do. You can literally start by picking three things a day that you are grateful for. Some people make a Gratitude Journal where they write down things they are grateful for everyday. Another option is to speak them out loud and let yourself linger in the moment for a few seconds with each point of gratitude. You may even want to post a sticky note by your bedside or mirror in the bathroom, or on your home screen of your phone. Those visual cues can remind you to pause and be grateful. Gratitude positively impacts mental health, physical health, relationships and overall quality of life. Gratitude literally fuels joy as we practice it and choose it. Reflect on the small joys of life -- a beautiful sunrise, a hot cup of coffee, a comfy warm blanket, etc. It's also important to know that we can still be grateful during difficult times -- in fact, it helps build resilience in us.
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10/01/2025

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Join us for as we explore the theme of "With Survivors, Always.”

Throughout the month, we'll be diving into conversations about promoting healthy relationships, increasing awareness, education on what abuse is, & more. What do you want to learn this DVAM?

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Remember, you are not alone. Advocates are available for you 24/7 💜

📞 Call: 1-800-799-SAFE(7233)
💬 “START” to 88788
💻 Chat: the hotline.org

If you're struggling with an eating disorder, addiction or presenting problem and are considering a choice that could le...
09/29/2025

If you're struggling with an eating disorder, addiction or presenting problem and are considering a choice that could lead to trouble -- ask yourself 'then what?' It can be really helpful to walk out a scenario knowing how we typically respond if we do something. Pausing long enough to play out what we know typically happens after we do a certain behaviour. Then we have more ability to challenge the choice in the moment rather than 'waiting to see' how it goes.

Is your relationship with food, exercise or your body consuming your life? There are many forms of disordered eating/eat...
09/18/2025

Is your relationship with food, exercise or your body consuming your life? There are many forms of disordered eating/eating disorders that steal quality of life, endanger health and harm relationships. There is help. You can recover and restore a healthy relationship with food, exercise and your body. There is hope! Working with our team of Eating Disorder Specialists -- Beth Murray, Caroline Ciano or Heidi Marchand (teens), and Kris Isaac, our Registered Dietitian, can bring you to a place of healing and freedom. Contact the office to book a session or a free 15 minute consult. Break free from the chains of the eating disorder.

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Source of Hope

Fresh Hope Counselling is born from years of process, personally and professionally. It was over 25 years ago when I felt prompted to pursue this career --this calling-- to bring help, hope and healing to peoples’ lives. Little did I know what an adventure it would be! Years of learning, training, helping, preparing, specializing, learning more, etc. It’s an on-going journey and I am so pleased to have my friends and colleagues behind us on this trek -- Cathy Murray, Heidi Marchand, Sherri Farbin, Cath Thorlakson and our ever hard working and faithful Glenn -- the Office Administrator and my husband! Never did I imagine that we’d be able to offer two locations and five therapists trained in so many areas of counselling and specializations; able to effectively treat so many concerns and age groups, all the way from young children to the elderly -- families, couples and individuals. Wow. I am grateful. I am grateful that we are able to bring hope to those in need of our services -- to extend mercy, compassion and guidance for those who are willing to receive it. We are blessed to be conduit and we hope that you will truly benefit from our collective years of experience in these helping professions. There is healing in relationship. May we be part of your healing process. Best to you, Beth Murray.