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Talking to your Child about their Weight

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Talking to your child about their weight is a very sensitive and touchy subject. How do you, as a parent, voice your concerns about their weight and not alienate, embarrass or shame your child? Too often this conversation abut eating habits and food choices ends up focusing on being overweight, and fat and not on healthy eating or

Are these Just Pre wedding Jitters?

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Pre Wedding Jitters You’ve bought the dress, booked the reception, planned the honeymoon, and sent the invitations. And now you’re unsure she or he is the ONE? Feeling sick to your stomach or feeling anxious? Does the sight of the dress fill you with dread? Feeling like you may have made a mistake saying “yes”

Can Meditation help Depression?

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Can meditation help depression? A daily 20 mins meditation routine can have a powerful & positive daily impact on your quality of life. We live in a face paced world full of distraction. Our minds are always racing, and we’re constantly seeking something or other to meet our needs and desires. Depression can steal all

Homesick?

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My first year away and I’m homesick Your teen was so excited when she or he received their letter of acceptance! All summer your teen dreamed about moving away from home starting the next chapter of their life, being away from Mom and Dad and now the day has arrived. You might still have stuff

Achieving a Balanced Lifestyle

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Nataxja Cini from Family-Therapy speaks with Lianne Laing of CTV News about Work Life Balance. We live in a fast paced environment and lifestyle. We want things done now. We have express lanes on our highways, express checkouts at the grocery store and we search for easy fast to make dinners before we rush off

Transgender Issues – can we talk?

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“OMG, did you SEE the Vanity Fair cover?!” For millions of people around the world this month, this was a familiar comment. On my own social media feeds I read comments that ran from “Yuk” to “Gorgeous” to “Can’t say I ‘understand’, but think ‘she’ is beautiful. Hope she is happy, everyone deserves to be!”

Do you procrastinate? You might be a perfectionist

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Perfectionism and Procrastination: Are they stopping you from achieving your goals? Focusing on being perfect zaps your energy. Focusing on being perfect robs you from enjoying your life. Is your need for perfectionism making you procrastinate? Do you procrastinate about tasks, assignments, chores that need to get done because you need everything to be just

Is the arrival of a New Baby Hurting Your Marriage?

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Can your relationship or marriage withstand the challenges of taking care for a newborn baby? 67% of couples reported that their marital satisfaction took a nosedive after the arrival of their baby. For many married couples, their first child often arrived within the first five years of marriage. And this period in any relationship has been shown

Communication Tips for Divorced Parents

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Effective communication after separation or divorce that is child centred and child focused can be very difficult for many couples after their relationship breaks down. Couples who are separation or divorce in Ottawa may find it difficult to put their personal and emotional differences on the side when they have to speak to their ex