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COVID-19
Infectious diseases, like any life stressor, can challenge the way we cope. Learning about disasters on the news, from family or personal experience can evoke negative feelings, fears and anxiousness regarding our personal safety. We experience increase worry about our family, friends, colleagues, and the community. Stressful events are also known to bring up […]
Teens and COVID-19
Taking care of your family: The threat of illness can be particularly upsetting to children and teens. Children and teens react, in part, to what they see from the adults around them. When parents and caregivers deal with the COVID-19 calmly and confidently, they can provide the best support for their children. There are many […]
Suicide Awareness
By Dr. K. P. Lanthier, C.Psych. World Mental Health Day 2019 focused on suicide prevention. According to WHO, one person loses their life to suicide every 40 seconds. This means approximately 800,000 people take their own lives annually. Suicide is not “an American issue,” nor any one country’s issue, nor any one community’s issue. Suicide […]
Mother Day Blues
Dr. K.P. Lanthier, C.Psych. Happy Mother’s Day is celebrated all over the world. It was first deemed an official holiday in 1914 by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. This is a time to express our love and appreciation for the person that brought us into this world. The word mother ought to conjure up images of […]
365 Days in a Year
Dr. K. P. Lanthier, C.Psych. What will 2018 have in store for us? We are generally in anticipation of what the new year will bring. It seems to be starting out with a ‘strong,’ ‘social, ‘justice’ focus, such as “The Times Up!” Movement. This is a great cause highlighting the endemic and systematic mistreatment of […]
Bah Hum Bug!
Dr. K. P. Lanthier, C.Psych. So tis the season of joy, laughter and be merry! Just walking through the malls, you can get drawn into the festive season. But that’s the point isn’t it. There’s the pretty Christmas lights a twinkling, the joyful Christmas carols streaming through the air, the smell of fur tree pine, […]
What to Expect in Psychotherapy
Dr. K. P. Lanthier, C.Psych. People attend psychotherapy to learn how to understand the thoughts, feelings and behaviors that repeatedly cause them problems. Psychotherapy is about learning to cope rather than an emphasis on a cure. Understanding your own feelings, conflicts and the way you react will increase self-esteem, self-confidence and control. How well you […]
Traumatized by Media Exposure – Part II
Dr. K. P. Lanthier, C. Psych. As we go about our daily routines we are reminded that life can be fleeting and changing in the blink of an eye. We hear of terror attacks that reach us on the streets, malls and concert halls. In December 2016, A truck crashed into a crowd at a […]
Traumatized by Media Exposure – Part I
Dr. K. P. Lanthier, C.Psych. Recently the world has been inundated with tragedy, after tragedy, after tragedy. Climate and weather disasters have hit nearly every part of the world. For instance, there have been monsoons and flooding in South Asia, landslides in Africa, with 117 deaths in Zimbawee, severe floods have taken the lives of […]
Coping With Life Transitions
I decided to make this topic my first blog since I am in a transition at the moment. A few months ago I handed in my resignation from a really comfortable, job with great security. The hours were great and parking was free! But I yearned for something new. I was thrilled about my new […]