Introspect Psychological

Change isn’t always easy. It takes motivation, commitment and following through when things get difficult. On the other side of change though I often hear I wish I had done this earlier . . . . #yeg #resilience #mentalhealthawareness #selflove #yegpsychology # therapy #psychology #mentalhealth #strength #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #wellnessjourney #yeglocal #stressrelief #stressmanagement #counsellingpsychology

While it’s important to acknowledge our feelings it’s also important not to be our feelings. Creating separation from our anxiety is important to us fighting through it to be who we want to be. #youvegotthis #anxiety #anxietyrelief #yeg #yegpsychologist #yegtherapist #yegmoms #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealth

Spending quality time with your kiddos in play does so much more than fill the time and bring temporary joy. When we play with our children we are strengthening our relationship, releasing stress, teaching great coping skills, allowing for expression and creativity, and of course we are creating memories.

Wishing you hope, inner contentment, good food, fun moments, new insights, and greater connection with those you love. May the bittersweet of 2020 be a catalyst for future growth, joy and connection for 2021!

Disconnecting your child from their friends may cause them to feel an intense sense of loneliness, fear of missing out and friends moving on to other friendships. It removes a place for them to express emotions, to share in an experience and feel connected in the present. It also diminishes a sense of hope for the future. Of course your teen needs fun time and relaxing time with you too. Activities to look forward to and time spent doing something fun is important during this time isolating for others :). #mentalhealth #teenmentalhealthawareness #teenmentalhealth #teenparents #teenmom #teendad #teendepression #depressionhelp #depressionawareness #yegpsychologist #yegcounselling #teencounseling

Here are our wishes for you in 2021: May you continue to learn and grow and find moments of passion and creativity. May you be less judgemental and more accepting of yourself. May you continue your healing while still honouring yourself just as you are right now.... As you move towards being more you may you give yourself permission to experiment and make mistakes and may you give yourself a soft landing when you do. See you all in 2021! Happy New Year! #edmontonpsychologist #yegpsychologist #selfcare #selfhelp #selflove #selfcompassion #yegcounselling Here’s to the next year!

Good relationships are important because they actually help us with our physical and mental health. Studies have shown that couples in relationships where there is a lot of tension and fighting are actually sicker more often whereas good relationships can help to extend the lives of those in them. Whether you need to work on a healthier relationship with your spouse or with your son/daughter/mother/father we’d be happy to see you. ... #attachment #feelings #childhood #family #therapy #parenting #relationships #selfcompassion #mindfulness #meditation #play #boundaries #selfcare #selflove #couples #couplegoals #couplescounseling #relationshiptips

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The words we use are important even when we speak them in our heads. Say the first sentence three times and notice how you feel. Choose one of the other ones and say it three times noticing the difference in how that makes you feel. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthtip #psychology #yegpsychologist #yegmentalhealth #yegmoms #yegcounselling #selfhelp #selfhealers

I don’t know can mean a lot of things. It can mean: *I already know exactly where the conversation will go so don’t want to have it. *I don’t want to start a fight. *I won’t actually be understood anyway.... *I don’t want you to hold me to my words later or use them against me. *I feel too many things at once. *I’m overwhelmed. *I’m trying hard not to be sad/angry and talking will open that up. *I feel hopeless *You can’t help me with this. *I’ve thought it all through and there’s no way. *You’ll say no anyway. *You don’t really care. If you hear lot of I don’t know’s you may try to listen to what is actually being said. Remember that we can communicate a lot without ever talking. #yeg #yegcounselling #yegpsychologist #positivevibes #communication #family #yegmoms #yegdads #teenmentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters

Kids are smarter than we think! They know when that’s great! really means hmm not so great yet. When we try so hard to be positive it can come off fake. When we give praise where it isn’t true we teach our children that we’d rather pretend than be honest with others or ourselves. For us to help our children develop stick-to-it-iveness or a healthy work ethic we have to help them cope with not having it all figured out all of the time, with learning things step by step, w...ithout being ready-made experts. We need them to feel accepted, loved and okay being a beginner or being mediocre. We are all beginners before we become better. #yegpsychologist #therapy #counselling #parenting #introspectpsychological #yegmoms #yegkids #yeg #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #counselling #growthmindset #depression #anxiety #emotions #emotionalintelligence #emotionalhealth #emotionalwellbeing #yegmentalhealth

I have found that almost everyone who is or describes themselves as a perfectionist also struggles with anxiety. It is impossible to be perfect. When we raise the bar too high it only leads to disappointment, increased worry and tension. #yegpsychologist #therapy #counselling #parenting #introspectpsychological #yeg #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #counselling #depression #anxiety #perfectionism #perfectlyimperfect #emotionalhealth #emotionalwellbeing #yegmentalhealth #worry #yegcounselling #yegpsych

Do you cringe a little when you see your husband play a little rough with the kiddos? While some moms get right in there and wrestle, often the dads are the ones doing the more intense physical play.What we know about it now, is that it is actually VERY important! We learn a lot about turn taking, how to engage another in play, how to control ourselves (not to get too rough) and how to behave the times we go too far. Rough and tumble play is linked to an increase in self-es...teem in children and is important in learning how to compete and cooperate with others. If you are reticent to try then start out slowly perhaps with rubber or foam swords and some firm boundaries (don’t hit the face). While we are isolating with our families let’s plan some wrestling, pillow fights and tickle wars!

Hello it’s Finn here to share one of my hooman’s favourite mindfulness toys with you. I got stuck in it and my hooman thought it was cute to take a picture of. I don’t recommend this for fellow four-leggeds. My Hoomans call it the breathing ball. This is a Hoberman Sphere which moves in and out. It’s a great tool to teach and encourage. deep breathing. Great to have for those who experience anxiety or panic attacks. Available at Mastermind Toys, on Amazon and I’m sure ma...ny other places. Makes for a good stocking stuffer! #yegpsychologist #therapy #counselling #parenting #introspectpsychological #yeg #yeg #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #counselling #growthmindset #depression #anxiety #emotions #emotionalintelligence #emotionalhealth #emotionalwellbeing #yegmentalhealth #stockingstuffers #mindfulnesstoy #mindfulliving #mindfulness

Don’t hit your brother! Don’t you lie to me! Don’t cut me off when I’m talking to you! We often know what we don’t want. Even before we were married and had our own children we had ideas about what kind of family we would want for ourselves. But here we are with our family and the atmosphere we have at home is not at all what we had planned. Our families might feel quite negative to be in, full of reprimands and even some yelling or silent treatments when we really get upset.... In order to avoid disenchantment and become more like the family you’ve been wanting; you may want to consider ways to come together as a team. Collaborate with your children on what is most important for your family. How do people want to be treated? What are the most important values and goals to your family? Develop a family creed (to me this sounds better than family rules). A family creed is five or six points that are most important to our family and that determine the behaviours that happen within our household. Rather than saying, don’t lie we can say, in this family we don’t lie which is a lot more positive and points towards a team and towards connection rather than singling someone out for their bad behaviour. Creeds will underlie the culture that your family develops. Some caution points: *Make sure you also let your children refer to the creed if you are acting outside of it as well. Unlike rules which are mandated, creeds are created and followed by the group as a code of conduct that they have chosen. *Obviously nothing is set in stone and you can try this out for a while and modify where you need to. *Don’t overuse this or it loses its importance. We don’t want to be using it for everything (in this family we always try foods at least once). Truly choose the main 5-6 points that will create the best bonds and atmosphere in your home. Here’s hoping this is useful in your home!

Not every kind of therapy works for everyone.If you’ve tried counselling before and it didn’t work for you that doesn’t mean that counselling doesn’t work, just that the therapist, or their modality didn’t work for you at that specific time in your life. We are trained and continue to train in many various approaches so that we are able to be flexible in the method we use to reach our client’s goals. While for some just talking about the issues and gaining an outside perspe...ctive works great, others prefer a more artistic or a more body or emotion-based approach. We take our lead from the client and their personality ensuring that clients feel comfortable with us and are happy in the way in which we work together. yegpsychologist #therapy #counselling #parenting #introspectpsychological #yeg #yeg #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #counselling #growthmindset #depression #anxiety #emotions #emotionalhealth #emotionalwellbeing #yegmentalhealth #emdr #somatichealing #somaticexperiencing #gottmanmethod #eft #emotionfocusedtherapy #psychodynamic #existentialanalysis #hypnotherapy

Sometimes it’s difficult to determine when our children could use some extra help. Here’s a list of symptoms that may indicate your child is struggling with anxiety. Treating anxiety early can be extremely helpful to your child and may prevent mental illness as a teen or adult. #yegpsychologist #therapy #counselling #parenting #introspectpsychological #yeg #yeg #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #counselling #growthmindset #depression #anxiety #emotions #emotionalintelligence #emotionalhealth #emotionalwellbeing #yegmentalhealth #yegmomlife #yegmom

Often times people think they can just get rid of a negative emotion. But emotions just happen to us. If we could just choose to never feel angry a lot of us would sign up for that! The truth is that we can’t choose the emotions we feel. What we can do though is learn how to manage these emotions so that they don’t drive our behaviours.Choosing positive behaviours will work the other direction often increasing our positive emotions long term. #yegpsychologist #therapy #counselling #parenting #introspectpsychological #yeg #yeg #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #counselling #growthmindset #depression #anxiety #emotions #emotionalintelligence #emotionalhealth #emotionalwellbeing #yegmentalhealth

I love this quote and apply it a lot personally and with clients. What this means to me, is that rather than point out what our child or spouse is doing wrong, we really focus in on things we appreciate about them or things they are doing that are great or close-to-great even. Instead of being upset that our partner hasn’t cleaned the counter properly we say thanks for cleaning the kitchen without the critical but next time clean the counter better. When we share gratitu...de with others they feel better, and we feel better too. Doesn’t it feel so much nicer to do something for someone because we think it will make them happy vs. doing something for someone so that we don’t get in trouble? I encourage you to try this out for a few weeks! #yegpsychologist #therapy #counselling #parenting #introspectpsychological #parents #yeg #yeg #yegmoms #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #counselling #growthmindset #resilience #resilientkids

When someone close to us is struggling we often find ourselves trying to help in whatever way we can. Some kinds of help are not always helpful though, or at least at the outset. Giving advice, letting them know how you solved a similar issue, or helping them to set goals are all good things, but not when someone is at a really low point. Often, the most simple help is to say, I am here. I am here to weather this storm with you. We want our struggling friend or family member to know we won’t abandon them if they are sad too long, or if they show a less desirable side of themselves. If someone close to you is struggling let them know you are with them and that you aren’t going anywhere. That they can take a minute or a month and you’ll still be there for them.

Enjoying this quote today so we’re sharing it with you. #quoteoftheday #quotes #inspirationalquotes #yegpsych #yegcounselling #positivevibes #yegpsychologist #introspectpsychological

As parents we are often so excited to see our children reach their next milestone and learn something new. Of course, we want to share with them how proud we are. I remember as a mom I would say you are the most beautiful amazing baby in the world as I rocked my baby back and forth. Our children are amazing and to us there’s nobody like them. Fast forward to kindergarten and forward though and continually saying: you are the smartest or you are the best at can backfire... in a big way. Why? Because it can create perfectionism. Kids internalize that their parent’s pride in them relates to how well they perform. Children naturally want to please their parents and they learn that being the best at things will do this. They strive to be the best in what they are doing. This isn’t that bad of a thing, but the flipside can be. On the flipside are children who are now avoiding engaging in activities they are not good at or that they don’t see instant results from. They begin to lack in resiliency and work ethic and slowly their world becomes smaller and smaller. Why try a new sport when there are many other better players? Why continue painting when there are at least ten children in the class better at painting? We really want to give our children positive feedback on their work ethic, their sticking to things, their trying again when they fail. This creates inner strength in our children. This now is a child who, in university, doesn’t quit in their first year when they are failing a class. This is now an adult who knocks on more doors and sends out more resumes after being rejected by a number of places. So totally worth changing our wording. Wording we can use: I’m so proud of how many times you tried this!. Wow, you didn’t give up that’s great! I love how many things you try in life. You are really putting everything you have into that, that’s awesome. And obviously, you’ll come up with words that feel right to you to get this message across. . . . #yegpsychologist #therapy #counselling #parenting #introspectpsychological #parents #yeg #yeg #yegmoms #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #counselling #growthmindset #resilience #resilientkids

Anxiety disorders are highly treatable. Left untreated though, they can control many of the choices we make and how we feel. If you or someone you know is suffering consider getting help. . .... #selfcare #selflove #anxiety #anxietysupport #yegpsych #yegcounselling #yeg #yegtherapist #introspectpsychological See more