Quieting Your Mind So You Can Sleep

Do you ever find yourself doing this while trying to fall asleep?

Have you ever been relaxing on the couch and find yourself falling asleep only to get to bed and feel wide awake? Have you ever wanted to sleep but could not turn your mind off? If so, you’re not alone! It is a fairly common experience to have your mind feel full…

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Calming a Worried Mind: Three Powerful Tips

worried woman trying to calm her stress

Worry and rumination are common experiences because our brain is hard-wired to worry. Worrying can help us explore to multiple possible outcomes to current situations and can also assist in creating possible solutions. However, sometimes, worry just leads to more worry. And chronic unproductive worry can begin to wear us down, deplete much-needed…

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Anxiety and Depression in Pregnancy

Anxiety and depression during pregnancy and after pregnancy are the focus of this entry in the Psychologist Calgary blog. When I was pregnant with twins a few years ago, the medical professionals who were taking care of me were great in supporting me to take care of my body in order to…

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Managing Stress in a World That Values “Busy”

Today in the Psychologist Calgary blog, I’m going to discuss ways of managing stress when you live in a culture that values being busy all the time. Everyone uses the word stress to describe something a little different. Stress could be someone’s emotional experience in response to increased responsibilities at work. It…

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Mental Health: Calgary’s Summer Months

Mental health in Calgary can be a challenge during the summer months...

Today in the Psychologist Calgary Blog, I’m going to talk about the summer months and some of the mental health challenges we face in Calgary when it finally warms up outside. Summertime in Calgary can open a world of possibilities to get outside and experience things that may not be available during…

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