Covid-19 and our Collective Trauma

For thousands of years the severe challenges of life have produced widespread trauma through: wars, disease, infant mortality, inequality, mistreatment of women and children and destructive religious ideas. All of these over the years have left humanity with deep...

Can We Reparent Ourselves?

“They should call the Children’s Aid Society on me for abusing my inner child so much”.  Chris said this in a humorous manner. At the same time he was upset at how critical and hurtful he was towards himself. He is not alone. In my years as a Toronto therapist most of...

Mental Fitness

Therapy is about developing mental fitness rather than focusing on mental illness. Over the years I have become aware that one of the biggest problems I face as a Toronto therapist is the negative attitude of people towards emotional and psychological health. Compare...