Five Keys to a Happy Relationship
Relationships are crucial to our personal happiness and wellbeing. In fact Harvard released a study a few years ago demonstrating they are one of the most important elements that influence not only our wellbeing but our mortality. While this was an incredible finding, most of us intuitively relationships matter. It’s the lived experience of life; when our relationships are good, we feel good.
What is Healthy Masculinity?
A man should show tenderness and vulnerability as well as strength; show modesty and humility as well as confidence; express himself openly and honestly without resorting to violence; strive to acknowledge and understand his emotions rather than pretending that they do not exist; utilize his understanding of his emotions so as to not allow those emotions to rule over him.
Counselling in Calgary
Beginning counseling in Calgary can be a daunting and confusing process. I have been a therapist for 19 years, and I still find it surprisingly difficult when it comes time to choose a new therapist for myself personally.
Movember: Tickling Tough Topics With A Wisp Of Whimsical
I pride myself on using humour wherever possible in therapy. It can be a tenuous balance at times and; it is not always the easiest road to take given some of the painful and personal topics people bring into the room.
Three Keys to a Good Apology
In my experience as a therapist, I’ve learned that a heartfelt apology involves three essential steps for genuine healing and reconciliation in relationships.. Blog entry by Dan McMillan
A Flame Beneath a Dark Bramble
How do you love yourself again? You already do.
The Pivot
The Pivot Blog entry by Cody Harper MSW RSW The following mental exercise is something that both myself and my clients are using to manage our responses in arguments or heated discussions with other people. But it comes with a controversial idea that I would like you to consider for a moment: Other people don’t […]
How to Manage Resentment
What can you do? How to you resolve the uncomfortable feeling of resentment that we all experience from time to time?
Rethinking Fatherhood from Producing to Persisting
Rethinking Fatherhood from Producing to Persisting Blog entry by Dan McMillan M.Ed. R.Psych. Congratulations, you’re a dad! You’re excited and determined. Something inside you really wants to be good at this. You want to be a great dad. Maybe even better than your own. Throughout your pre-fatherhood life, you were sure you would be one […]
3 Ways to Help Couples Build Sexual Safety after Trauma
3 Ways to Help Couples Build Sexual Safety after Trauma: Sexual trauma often complicates sex for couples.