An inside look at the traumatized brain, and how you can start to heal. Approximately 50 percent of the population will experience a traumatic event at some point in their lives.1 While reactions to trauma can vary widely, and not everyone will develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), trauma can change the brain in some predictable ways that everyone should be aware of, especially if you or someone close to you is struggling to cope after trauma. How Your Childhood Trauma Is Ruining ...read more
The Joys of Changing Your Perspective
When we talk about skills for taking care of our mental health, we often talk about things like practicing self-care, eliminating stress from our lives, and being able to seek support from others. There’s another powerful skill, though, that has more to do with what you think than what you do: changing your perspective. It’s easy to get locked into a certain way of thinking about your life or of thinking about specific events that happen to you. The thing is, we often have a degree of ...read more
4 Emotional Intelligence Skills to Transform Your Leadership Style
Many of the hierarchal and authoritarian styles of leadership have become obsolete, and we’ve experienced significant strides in replacing them with our advanced experiential knowledge. Rewards-punishment“transactional” management styles have proven unproductive. New studies have encouraged us to embrace “transformative styles” in which organizational leaders inspire their teams to achieve a collective purpose. Ads by Yet we’re still in the transition zone. We ...read more
A Family Guide to Eating Disorders, Part 1: Prevention | Psych Central
How much should you worry if your teenager starts to claim she's not hungry, eliminates foods from her diet, or expresses worry about becoming fat? When does "fussy" or diet-like eating go too far? How can you tell if a person you care about has an eating disorder, and what can you do if you suspect that she does? These are scary questions for parents and concerned others to confront. There is, indeed, a norm in our society that encourages people to value thinness, to diet even when unnecessary, ...read more
A Quick and Painless Way to Manage Social Anxiety | Psychology Today
New research provides the tools to help identify and manage your social anxiety. Sometimes anxiety is very dibilitating. Here are some new tools to help you cope Source: A Quick and Painless Way to Manage Social Anxiety | Psychology Today ...read more
Myths and Misconceptions about Counselling
Myths and Misconceptions regarding Counselling "Why should I go to counselling?" This question is a common question that gets asked by people who know that they need help but not sure where to get it from. Choosing to seek out counselling is a very positive step for many people. In fact, we at Refresh Counselling believe that the service provided by professional therapists play a pivotal role as part of person's regular health regimen. That said, we are very well aware that there are ...read more
Advice for Transformation in the New Year
'Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right!" - Oprah Winfrey Are you one of the (less than) 10% of people who keep and accomplish your New Year's Resolutions? If you are, congratulations, you fall into the minority of Canadians who are able to do that. On the other hand, if have a little trouble keeping those resolutions, don't feel bad; you are not alone. Whether your resolution is to finally lose the weight, deal with your anxiety, learn a new language, finish that ...read more
Child Psychology – App resources for the modern parent
Technology made large populations possible; large populations now make technology indispensable. - Joseph Krutch (Writer) It's no denying that technology is strongly embedded in all facets of our life. Our youngest clients know nothing of a world without technology - as such we have chosen to highlight this article which helps point parents to a few reliable resources to encourage mindfulness with their children. When discussing Child Psychology, it should come as no surprise that technology ...read more
Welcome to Refresh Counselling @ the Village
Hi! Thanks for visiting the new website for Refresh Counselling services. We are pleased to provide counselling services to NW Calgary and beyond. At Refresh we are passionate about working with people in order to experience personal growth in many areas of their lives. Some of the areas which we specialize in are listed below. Addiction Anger Management ADHD Anxiety Body Image Boundaries Cancer Couples Counselling Cultural Issues Decision-Making ...read more
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