Breaking up can be unbelievably stressful, on both sides. It’s heartbreaking to be left. And partners don’t always respect the decision to end things. How can you handle the breakup, without wrecking anyone (including yourself)? Do you argue, get insulting, or make life difficult – or do you just give up? It’s hard to be your best self when triggered and disappointed – and when feeling deeply alone. Counselling can be a safe and neutral place to consider how to carry yourself through this time – how to behave, how to set boundaries, how to make a plan, and how to support yourself better.
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Dysregulation, Disorders, and Music Therapy
Music has nonverbal, creative, structural, and emotional qualities. These are used in the therapeutic relationship between client and music therapist to facilitate contact, self-expression, communication, and other clinical goals. Our bodies pulsing with internal rhythms of the heart, the digestive system, and the lungs synchronize to music with its intrinsically rhythmical structure. For people living with autism, ADHD, mood disorders, effects of TBI, stroke, or trauma, the skillful use of music and its elements such as melody, rhythm, and dynamics promotes positive change. Most significantly, it influences the important and necessary shift in physiological and emotional responses away from dysregulation towards regulation and balance.
Self-Care
We read about the importance of taking time for self-care. Is it spa time, meditation, yoga classes, or beautiful outdoor places to breathe, and is it really necessary? Yes, it can be all of those things and it is necessary. But more than that, it is the opportunity to honour and respect YOURSELF, and appreciate YOUR mind, body, and feelings.
If you feel guilty or selfish for honouring and respecting yourself first, please seek out a counsellor. We can talk about balance – your balance – and bring it back to including YOU in the people you need to care for.
Benefits of Dog Ownership
Research supports the statement that ‘people who own dogs live longer’, and pet owners have some great advantages in balancing daily living. Your dog gets your day started with a much-needed walk, and possibly a couple more throughout the day. You are loved unconditionally by your furry friend. You take time to groom, train, talk to, and play with your dog – social interaction that can offset hours spent on the computer and phone. A dog can change your life, add to your life, give you a life, and extend your life! Not a bad thing to consider.
Expressive Therapies & the Autism Spectrum
Expressive therapies can serve as a complimentary form of treatment for autism, meeting the pervasive challenges that present in children, in wonderfully creative ways. In improving sensory, social, and emotional functioning, the expressive therapies provide stress relief and a boost to self-confidence, and can serve as a subtle opening for growth and connection. Symptoms can be mitigated by engaging in creative activity that is soothing while also increasing tolerance to stimuli. Behaviours can be channelled into an expressive outlet; compulsive shredding of paper can turn into beautiful collages. Working alongside a therapist can also help with social skills and allow a powerful bond to be forged.
The Importance of Planning
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery. How many goals have we set and then realized we’ve not reached because there was no follow-through on our part? Planning goes hand in hand with goal setting. If you aspire to retire early, then your money management needs to be very intentional. You need to put a savings plan into place and eliminate any spending that will not aid you in reaching your goal. Smaller goals, such as vacation travel plans, still need to involve planning and saving, and then, of course, enjoying.
The Foot and Back Connection
It has been stated that lower back pain will occur in 80% of the population, sooner or later. An increase or a loss of the normal lumbar curve causes a loss of normal vertebral function and pain. This phenomenon is generally linked to a loss of normal foot function. Simply put, what your feet are doing, your lower back and pelvis will repeat. Collapse of the arches and ankle pronation causes lumbar spinal misalignment, leading to altered spinal curves and disc degeneration. This is addressed by the use of corrective orthotics to give the body a proper foundation, and with chiropractic care, to restore normal function.
Treating Bell’s Palsy
Bell’s palsy is a paralysis or weakness of the muscles on one side of your face. Damage to the facial nerve that controls muscles on one side of the face causes that side of your face to droop. A special treatment protocol using micro-current was created specifically to treat Bell’s palsy and reverse its effects. The protocol involves a regular series of treatments that deliver a very low electrical current to the affected parts of the face. By recharging the electrical components of the cells, the face has the power to “lift” again, and paralyzed facial expressions “release” and regain a normal appearance.
Allergies & Bio-Resonance
The bio-resonance method has become well-known for its ability to treat allergies swiftly and effectively. Word of its obvious success has rapidly spread amongst clients, and consequently, many allergy sufferers are seeking out the practices of bio-resonance therapists. This is certainly attributable to the fact that the number of people suffering from allergies has been steadily increasing for years. This includes allergies to food, animals, pollen, fragrances, and various toxic substances. A bio-resonance therapist will search for the allergens triggering your symptoms and then work to alleviate those symptoms using frequency therapy. Bio-resonance therapy is completely painless and non-invasive.
Brace Yourself
When you have knee osteoarthritis, the space between the bones in your knee becomes narrower as you lose cartilage. As your condition worsens, and without the protective layer of cartilage, the bones begin to come in direct contact with one another. The result – pain, inflammation, and reduced function of the knee. One solution to resolve these symptoms is to wear an off-loading knee brace. The function of these braces is to increase the space between the bones of the knee and to off-load the bone on bone contact. The outcome – decreased pain, decreased inflammation, and increased function of the knee. Talk to your doctor to see if an off-loading knee brace is right for you.
Natural Treatment for Allergies
Is it that time of the year again? Are you suffering with congested sinuses, headaches, itchy eyes, and other signs of allergies? Allergies are an immune problem. Re-balancing this immune issue is at the heart of allergy cure. The good news is there are many natural allergy relief remedies you can try that may help you. Eating an anti-inflammatory and alkaline diet, adding lemon to your water, and consuming apple cider vinegar, raw honey, and bone broth are all simple strategies that will help build your immunity and reduce your allergies.
Herbs such as Astragalus, Reishi, black seed oil, quercetin, stinging nettle, and fenugreek to name a few are some herbs that help rebalance and strengthen your immune system. Essential oils such as eucalyptus and frankincense can provide relief by reducing inflammation and toxins.
