Trigger Warning: This post talks about feelings of deep pain and thoughts of suicide. Reader discretion is advised. If you’re reading this and struggling, please know you are not alone. Your feelings are real, and it’s okay to ask for help — you deserve kindness, support, and understanding. If you need someone to talk to,
Hello, and welcome to another blog post. Today, I wanted to discuss a topic of great interest to me: Trauma, PTSD, and fear response regulation. Understanding Trauma and PTSD Trauma affects millions of people worldwide, often reshaping how they experience and interpret the world around them. While its psychological and physical impacts are widely recognized,
BookTok has been thriving ever since the pandemic. For those of you that may be unfamiliar with BookTok, it’s a community on TikTok (a commonly used app) dedicated to reading, literature and book-related content. If you’ve used TikTok before, there’s a good chance you’ve come across some BookTok content without even realizing it. It could've
On April 17, 2025, Anxiety Canada announced that they would be shutting down their online platform. When I read their email about this, I was disheartened (and I still am), but you might be wondering: Why is this so important? Anxiety Canada was known for being a remarkable tool when it came to educating people
Dear Friend, What’s the first image that comes to your mind when you hear the word “anger”?A raised voice? A slammed door? Maybe that one moment where you said something you didn't mean—or someone else did? When we were kids, we were often told not to get angry. “Don’t shout,” “Be calm,” “That’s not how
Image Courtesy of Freepik. Growing old can be a challenging experience for many people, as it presents many new responsibilities and changes that we might not be ready for. Lately I’ve been feeling a lot of anxiety towards this new milestone that I will hit on my upcoming birthday. On April 23rd at 11:00 p.m.,
Introduction: Rethinking Alcohol's Place in Society Hello everyone, and welcome to another blog post. In this post, I am going to discuss some novel research regarding the negative effects of alcohol use. The belief that drugs are harmful is widespread in Western society, yet alcohol is often treated as an exception. Drinking is commonly viewed
Image credit: https://www.boredpanda.com/illustrations-with-quotes-pixels-by-emma/?utm_source=pinterest&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic From the curvy figures of the Renaissance to the "heroin chic" of the 2000s, the bodies you see in the media have always been dictated by the trends of the time. It is impossible to discuss the evolution of desirable body types without mentioning how harmful these moulds are to the average
Colouring isn’t just for children! It can be a form of art therapy which has been around for quite some time now and has found its roots within humanistic, psychodynamic, and cognitive psychology (Van Lith, 2016). To provide a better understanding of what art therapy is, I highly recommend checking out the short video attached
Hello, and welcome to another blog post. In this blog post, I am going to discuss some new research on schizophrenia, which is a mental disorder that I am personally interested in. A Brief Description of Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder characterized by abnormal cognition, emotional responsiveness and behaviour (American Psychological Association, n.d.). The
