Brad Moser Registered Psychologist Inc.

04/20/2026

CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is a heavily-researched approach to counselling. It emphasizes the importance of knowing how our thoughts and beliefs influence our emotions and behaviors.

Here are 5 questions, from Pawspective, that we can ask ourselves when we catch ourselves overthinking. Focusing on and perhaps journaling our answers to these questions can help us get out of negative spiraling and approach life with a more clear head.

04/17/2026

Courage comes in many forms. This infographic, by Susan David, shows some examples of how courage often manifests in everyday life.

What is one act of courage that you can practice today?

04/15/2026

As parents, our own anxieties can unintentionally feed our kids’ anxieties.

This infographic, by Gentle Parenting guide from Lulu's Heartprints, shows some examples of how this can happen.

In general, trying our best to approach our kids along with their behaviors with calmness and purposefulness can have a big impact on their mental health.

Parenting is exceptionally hard nowadays. Working with a counsellor who is competent with helping parents can help a great deal with learning how to be more purposeful and calmer with our kids.

04/01/2026

Happy April!

03/30/2026

Empathy involves actively listening to what people are communicating with their words, tone of voice, facial expressions, and body language. It also involves holding an attitude of curiosity and supportive caring while trying to understand their point of view and experiences.

This infographic, by , displays some of what empathy actually is. Empathy, which involves genuine connection, is different than sympathy, which involves feeling sorry for someone else’s misfortunes from a detached perspective.

03/27/2026

Optimism involves acknowledging reality while understanding what needs to be done to face it and following through.

Thank you to Susan David for this infographic.

03/26/2026

It was an honor to reconnect with my colleague, Angela Jans, this week for the podcast. Huge thank you to Angela for sharing her knowledge and wisdom with kids’ emotional regulation and strategies for parents.

The podcast episode is published. Check it out.

From Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7fV1NLNlXvkPTC6PGaQkIF?si=nw24QwbxSDGNhLt9-FyI3Q

From my website:

https://bradmoserpsychologist.ca/borrowing-your-calm-helping-kids-regulate-big-emotions-with-guest-angela-jans/

I’m honored to chat with my long-time colleague, Angela Jans, Registered Psychologist from Lethbridge. Join us for a discussion about emotional regulation; what it looks like, how it affects kids ‘development, and what parents can do to help their kids learn how to self-regulate.

03/23/2026

My guest on the pod this week is Angela Jans. Angela has some sweet videos on her YouTube channel that provide solid information for parents on topics including emotional regulation, coping with anxiety, self-care, and many others.

Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/

03/20/2026

Unhealthy expressions of anger are often focused on getting our way, proving we are right, or trying to move overwhelming emotions including powerlessness, frustration, hurt, anxiety, shame, embarrassment, and others. Anger can also be pushed inward by bottling feelings up and self-isolating. This can lead to passive-aggressiveness, impulsive behavior, self-harm, and depression.

Healthy expressions of anger involve slowing things down, self-soothing, awareness of your body sensations and emotions, connecting with others, communicating your feelings in direct but non-blaming ways. It also involves working on preventing the build up of stress and anxiety through self-care and responding to difficult emotions rather than reacting.

Here are some ways we can healthily express or release our anger, from Emma David (.health.with.emma).

Seeing a mental health professional can help you improve how you manage your anger, along with dealing with the root causes.

03/18/2026

My guest for next week’s pod is a long-time colleague, Angela Jans. Join us for a discussion about emotional regulation; what it looks like, how it affects kids' development, and what parents can do to help their kids learn how to self-regulate.

Real Dads is available:

On my website: https://bradmoserpsychologist.ca/blog/

and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Okz2R6j97sspQrFdpaUod

03/16/2026

Our brains are constantly working and trying to make sense of everything. That is why we have over 6,000 thoughts a day. Many of these thoughts are irrational, inaccurate, and negative. It's important to be aware of our thoughts and how they’re affecting our emotions, but we don't have to let them ruin our day.

As this infographic, by an unknown/uncredited source, shows when it comes to negative thoughts, we can either challenge and change them or mindfully accept and allow them. This infographic also some strategies of how to do either approach. I find that both approaches can be effective, and it is up to each person to decide which approach to use in different circumstances.

03/13/2026

We all feel angry from time to time. Anger is the tip of an emotional ice burg. Many vulnerable emotions exist under the surface of the water that make up the bulk of the ice burg and drive the anger. Anger can be triggered when these vulnerable emotions are overwhelming. This is particularly true when we feel frustrated, helpless, or something has been done to us or others we care about that is unfair or seems like an injustice.

This beautiful infographic, “When Anger Takes Over” Iceberg by Social Workers Toolbox, shows some of the things that we may do when we’re angry, our deeper feelings, and some strategies we can use to manage our anger.