Suzie is a kindergartner who’s been acting out at home and at school. Her baby brother is 14 months old. These challenging behaviours began when the baby was a few months old and have escalated to the point that the school recommended therapeutic intervention. At music therapy sessions Suzie plays musical games with the therapist that are fun yet require reciprocity. While Suzie is engaged in playful activity she is acting and reacting, expressing emotions (via the puppets, instruments or dress up characters) and learning to cope with the reactions of others to her. Music therapy offers creative ways for people of all ages to work with a myriad of life challenges.
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Does Your Spouse Need a Hearing Test?
Many people living with hearing loss are unaware that there is a problem. The number one reason prompting people to get their hearing checked are family members (you) who have grown frustrated with having to repeat themselves to their spouse. Kindly tell your spouse that for a period of one week you are going to inform them each time you need to repeat yourself. When your spouse is finally ready to come in for a complimentary hearing assessment, we will be happy to answer all their questions and concerns. “Today, I’m now wearing hearing aids…and oddly enough…my wife doesn’t seem to mumble anymore.” – Tony Parsons, NexGen Hearing Spokesperson
Trust Yourself!
We all want to go through our lives being able to trust — to trust others, to trust ourselves, and to take on new challenges with confidence. However, sometimes we get set back, whether it be from a bad past relationship, a trauma, stress, or some uncomfortable memories that lead us to doubt ourselves. And it can be incredibly hard to let your guard down and open your life up to something new once that sense of safety is shaken. Counselling can provide a safe, neutral place to explore how to regain your trust and your confidence.
Making Resolutions Stick
“No, not this year,” you say. “No resolutions for me. They don’t work anyway.” Have you ever spent any time discovering WHY they “don’t work”?
Change is a very big deal. In order to change something about ourselves and then maintain the change, we need intention, determination, a detailed plan, support, and patience. We need to know ourselves and prepare for our weak moments. Finally, we need to include our rescue plan if we fall off our change horse.
Counsellors are equipped for supporting change with you. Consider including a couple of sessions with a counsellor when you are planning the details of your change.
Words to Live By
New Year’s most glorious light is sweet hope! – Mehmet Murat ildan
Words to Live By
There are greater things to be achieved in every New Year, and each and everyone must prepare themselves to be great, not by words of the mouth, but by a lot of sacrifices. – Michael Bassey Johnson
Laughter is the Best Medicine
My Doctor told me I should cut more carbs. So, I bought a new pizza knife. FUN FACT: Cutting carbs from your diet may help improve or even prevent serious health conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease.
Clean Eating: Eatmore Sprouts Mixed-Bean Salsa
Ingredients: 6 small-medium ripe tomatoes, 1 green bell pepper, 1 red, yellow, or orange bell pepper, 1 ripe yet firm Avocado, 1 small red onion, 225g package of Eatmore Mixed Bean Sprouts, 1 jalapeno pepper, 2 cloves of garlic (crushed) handful of chopped fresh cilantro, Juice of one lime. Dice all ingredients and combine in a bowl with Eatmore Mixed Bean Sprouts. This recipe is best prepared a couple of hours in advance to allow the flavours to mingle. Remove from fridge before serving at room temperature. Serve with organic tortilla chips or Belgium Endive leaves for dipping.
Book Club: The Year of Less
The Year of Less: In her late twenties, author Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Blending Cait’s compelling story with inspiring insight and practical guidance, The Year of Less will leave you questioning what you’re holding on to in your own life—and, quite possibly, lead you to find your own path of less.
Grandma’s Home Remedy
Chicken Noodle Soup for Colds. This well-loved, homemade comfort food is perfect for any chilly day when your cold won’t go away. The carrots, celery, parsley, onions and chicken are loaded with nutrients to boost your family’s immune system and have you back on your feet in no time. A bowl of soup is packed with electrolytes that will hydrate you and your loved ones throughout the day. Delicious steam clears runny noses and sore throats and brings warm sensations to your skin. It’s no wonder this has been a family staple for generations.
The Endocannabinoid System (ECS)
Every human possesses this advanced physiological system that is already making cannabinoid-like structures that foster cellular balance throughout nearly every biological system in the body. Research seems to indicate that the ECS might function more properly and efficiently through the introduction of hemp-derived cannabinoids like CBD. The ECS is involved in regulating a variety of physiological and cognitive processes including fertility, appetite, pain sensation, mood, and memory. The endocannabinoid system acts as a bridge between the body and mind. By understanding this system, we begin to see a mechanism that explains how states of consciousness can promote health or disease.
