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

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

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

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

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 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