Growing Minds Support Services

11/13/2025

Amazing 👏

Katherine Dines: The Children’s Hospital Of Eastern Ontario is getting some help from a Canadian Superstar to create mental health content and combat misinformation.

Five-time Juno-nominated artist Jamie Fine is part of CHEO’s six-part Youtube series titled “This is what it feels like”.

It explores topics such as ADHD, anxiety, eating disorders, major depression, substance use and behavioural addictions.

Each episode includes Jamie Fine’s real-life stories and expert insights from CHEO’s world-renowned clinicians, so teens and families have a go to trusted resource that’s relatable and informative.

You can see more info on CTV Ottawa’s website .

10/23/2025

It’s a good day to talk about feelings and in my office, we talk about all of them!

These familiar faces help kids understand that every emotion has a purpose, even the tricky ones like anger, sadness, or disgust. When we learn to name, notice, and express our feelings, we can understand ourselves (and each other) so much better.

✨ Big feelings are welcome here.

10/22/2025

Yay!

10/15/2025

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10/11/2025

🚨Attention Peterborough🚨

We will be offering FREE Speech & Language Screenings at our Peterborough Clinic.

When: Friday, October 17th, from 10 AM to 12 PM

Ages: 18 months to 3 years

Screenings will take a look at the following:
➡️understanding of language
➡️expressive language
➡️speech sounds

⭐️By Appointment Only⭐

Please email us at info@allaboutcommunication.net to book your screening now!

📍1434 Chemong Rd Unit 1, Peterborough, ON

10/01/2025

Rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) is when a person feels intense emotional pain related to rejection. The word “dysphoria” comes from an ancient Greek word that describes a strong — if not overwhelming — feeling of pain or discomfort. Though RSD isn’t an officially recognized symptom or diagnosis, it’s still a term that experts use in connection with recognized conditions.

While rejection is something people usually don’t like, the negative feelings that come with RSD are stronger and can be harder to manage or both. People with RSD are also more likely to interpret vague interactions as rejection and may find it difficult to control their reactions.

Experts aren’t sure exactly why RSD happens. But they suspect it involves issues with the structure of your brain and that it happens for similar reasons as ADHD.

Researchers do know that social rejection — even when it’s vague or uncertain — causes similar brain activity to pain. They also know that the brain of someone with ADHD doesn’t regulate internal communication the same way as the brain of someone without ADHD. The brain areas that filter and regulate signals aren’t as active. This means there’s less of a filter on brain activity.

This difference in regulating internal communication is why people with ADHD commonly have trouble processing information from their senses. It also makes them prone to feeling overwhelmed by loud noises, bright lights or sudden changes in what’s happening around them. The brain of someone with ADHD might not be able to regulate pain-like activity, which would explain why rejection is so much more troubling and painful to someone with RSD. (CCleveland Clinic❤️)

Image LLived Experience Educator❤️

10/01/2025

Our office mascot knows what day it is. 🧡

09/22/2025

Autism is not something to prevent, it is something to understand 💚

09/22/2025

Our Office Monkey Morley is always up to something. Today he is decorating for fall 🍂🍃

07/17/2025

🌟🌟We’re thrilled to share that Growing Minds Support Services has been nominated for Best Counselling Services in Kawartha Lakes through Community Votes, and we need your support!

If you’ve found value in our work together, whether through counselling, or navigating life’s challenges, we would be so grateful if you’d take a moment to vote for us.

Your vote not only uplifts our small, locally owned practice, but also helps raise awareness about the importance of mental health services for children, youth, and families in our community.

🗳️ Vote here:

Official 2025 Community Voting Awards Platform for Kawarthas, ON. Where the community votes for their favourites every year.