Alexandra Laberge

11/20/2025

11/20/2025

5 Supportive Things to Say to a Student Who's Missing School

⭐ "I'm really glad to see you today! No pressure, just happy you're here." (Reminds them they're welcome without expectation.)

⭐ "Is there anything you want to talk about, or would you rather just hang out today?" (Offering choice builds trust and emotional safety.)

⭐ "You don't have to explain everything. I just want you to know I care." (Relieves the pressure to justify their struggle.)

⭐ "You're not alone in this, even when it feels like it." (Validates isolation and reminds them they're supported.)

⭐ "Let's take it one step at a time. We'll figure this out together." (Emphasizes that recovery isn't rushed and they're not doing it alone.)

Find more support and information on School Phobia: https://ymhc.me/schoolphobia

06/30/2025

Been lazy lately, here's 20 posts in 1 😉
1. Not my pool selfie 🤳
2. New apparatus you put on feet to make you walk more 🤷‍♀️
3. Nostalgia 101 & I do want you back Mom ❤️‍🩹
4. Summer Solstice done right
5. Do you deliver props for being gluten friendly 🙌🏻
6. Cuties x3 +
7. Kiss or looking for a treat?
8. Because everything we do is cringe now to our children .1 lol
9. Manifesting as you read this ✨
10. Margarita aka velcro pup
11. Sunsets in Dymond are beyond iykyk
12. Looks like we found the perfect spot off grid .1
13. Manifesting again with a lil help 🤭
14. Tenting it is & it was FUN! My back barely hurts haha
15. Tested the new to us 11$ grill! Food in the woods taste better 🤤
16. He wins the roasted marshmallow contest by far .1 👌🏻
17. Sweet Summer morning when you dont work oc☀️
18. Ying & Yang a rare sighting 🤫
19. All the ways he love you is more important then how many times he says I love you! But I mean he still needs to say it daily ;)
20. And buy you the most beautiful locally grown flowers of life 💜

03/02/2024

PAUSE is a dialectial behavioral therapy (DBT) technique that can be used to help manage strong emotions.

It stands for:

P: pause everything you are doing as soon as you notice symptoms of anxiety or another mental illness
A: do an activity that brings you calm
U: understand you are in the present, and you are safe
S: soothe yourself with the butterfly hug or another technique
E: breathe out for 3 seconds and sigh in release

Is this something new you have learned?
If you want to learn additional DBT or CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) techniques, get our mental wellness workbook:
https://ymhc.ngo/products/mental-wellness-workbook-2nd-edition-digital-fillable-personal-license

03/02/2024

People in emotional distress may sometimes harm themselves as a coping mechanism. Learning about this issue helps to reduce the stigma associated with self-harm. In reducing stigma, we make it easier for people to ask for help.

Today, on Self-injury Awareness Day, take some time to look for resources that are the right fit for you or a loved one: https://ow.ly/pavs50QGeVk

03/02/2024

We Share Because We Care

For additional information, please visit the Temiskaming Shores Fire Department Website. https://www.temiskamingshores.ca/.../Fire-Services.aspx

03/01/2024

February 2k24
1. Amateur poker night.
2. Of Course I get excited when I buy new pens, Im a therapist.
3. I child inside me wanted to buy them all, I still might.
4. Friends who feed you, are the best kind.
5. When my new favourite meets my old favourite.
6. Spirit life.
7. This is a sign to call your dad, if you still can.
8. The proud face of a 40 yo mom who only fell once cross-country skiing?
9. Good to know.
10. May you bring Sun into your life.

12/19/2023

Beautifully said ❤️

11/19/2023

Current skies.
Look up & see the beauty that surrounds us.
You get to choose if you see it or not but life is better when you do ❤️
📸 by me & my old iphone12.

08/27/2023

Thanks .centre for this great fun raiser for our local food banks 🙌🏻

08/14/2023

Here’s a glimpse of my summer living ✨ Now comment one thing that made you feel alive this summer?

07/20/2023

I'm rooting for you 💚