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The Mental Health Impacts Of Childhood Neglect

The Mental Health Impacts Of Childhood Neglect

by Heidi Sturgeon | Mar 6, 2023 | Anxiety, Connection, Depression, Mental Health, Self Compassion, Uncategorized

Every parent makes mistakes, and may forget to send lunch to school with their child occasionally, or not get them to soccer practice on time, but chronic childhood neglect is different. Neglect is the norm, not the exception, and the impacts of childhood neglect last...
Creating Your Own Holiday Traditions

Creating Your Own Holiday Traditions

by Heidi Sturgeon | Dec 21, 2021 | Anxiety, Depression, Gratitude, Holidays, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Self Compassion

Make Your Holiday Traditions Supportive & Fun! For some people, childhood was a happy time and the holidays even more so, but for many others, memories of holidays growing up are filled with trauma and mixed emotions. Family holiday traditions might have involved...
Unexpected Benefits of Online Counselling

Unexpected Benefits of Online Counselling

by Heidi Sturgeon | Oct 15, 2021 | Anxiety, Connection, Depression, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Online Therapy, Self Compassion, Students

Online Therapy Is More Accessible Than Ever Before Since the first lockdown back in April of 2020, more and more people around the world have learned about the benefits of online therapy. As someone who’s been providing therapy exclusively online since 2017, I can say...
How To Navigate Big Changes

How To Navigate Big Changes

by Heidi Sturgeon | Sep 14, 2021 | Anxiety, Connection, Depression, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Online Therapy, Self Compassion, Students

CHANGE IS INEVITABLE, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN IT’S EASY Big changes can bring up a lot of feelings, both positive and uncomfortable ones. Some examples of large life changes are retirement, graduation, adult children moving out of the home, divorce, the...
Coping With Loneliness While Living Away For School

Coping With Loneliness While Living Away For School

by Heidi Sturgeon | Aug 10, 2021 | Anxiety, Connection, Depression, Mental Health, Self Compassion, Students, Uncategorized

Loneliness While Living Away From Home Is A Part Of Starting School That Nobody Talks About If you’re moving out to pursue higher education, you may feel both excited to have more independence, and afraid of being alone. Loneliness can happen at home or away, but if...
Post-Graduate Depression & Anxiety

Post-Graduate Depression & Anxiety

by Heidi Sturgeon | Aug 6, 2021 | Anxiety, Connection, Depression, Mental Health, Self Compassion, Students, Uncategorized

Nobody Expects To Graduate During A Pandemic Congratulations on graduating! If you’re like many recent graduates, you’ve probably spent the first part of the summer taking a much needed breather. It could be that with the summer beginning to wind down, the looming...
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