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Category: Helpful Tips

Welcoming an Ordinary Life

04/12/2022 heathercaruso

We live in a society that glorifies achievements and possessions. We love hero and rags to riches stories. It is…

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Posted in: Art Therapy, Helpful Tips, Uncategorized Filed under: An ordinary life, art therapy guelph, be yourself, drop perfectionism

Dealing with Criticism

01/02/2022 heathercaruso

I was listening to a great Brene Brown podcast. She talked about people sitting in the cheap seats who are…

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Posted in: Art Therapy, Helpful Tips Filed under: Critical parents, dealing with criticism, feeling criticised, how to respond to criticism, Inner critic, listening to advice, when to listen to criticism

You Cannot Believe Everything You Think

03/26/2021 heathercaruso

All people have emotions, thoughts and feelings that are at times uncomfortable. People have an inner critic, the voice that…

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Posted in: Art Therapy, Helpful Tips Filed under: Art Therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma counselling, you are not your thoughts

How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep to Improve Mood and Mental Health

03/18/2021 heathercaruso

When working with clients using art therapy, it becomes apparent that sleep is a basic need for everyone. It plays…

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Posted in: Helpful Tips Filed under: herbs for sleep, How to get a good nights sleep, improve sleep, insomnia due to stress, sleep and mental health, tips for a good sleep, weighted blanket for sleep

When Does Positivity Become Toxic?

03/02/2021 heathercaruso

People benefit from positive thoughts, inspiring stories and working through their emotions to bring more positivity to their life. They…

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Posted in: Helpful Tips Filed under: Art Therapy, art therapy guelph, how to be a good friend, how to be supportive, how to have more positive thoughts, positive psychology, psychotherapist, toxic positivity, what is invalidation

C’mon Inner Peace I Don’t Have all Day! Anxiety About Life!

01/19/2021 heathercaruso

Thinking about the past, present and future and to successfully plan and attain our goals, is a normal process.  However,…

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Posted in: Art Therapy, Helpful Tips, Uncategorized Filed under: anxiety, Art Therapy, grounding exercises, help for anxiety, jon kabat zin, meditation, mindfulness, pandemic anxiety, ungrounded. stress, worry

The Trauma From Our Living Room

01/13/2021 heathercaruso

News and other media outlets have been a constant source of negativity during the COVID-19 pandemic. News companies know bad…

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Posted in: Helpful Tips Filed under: anxiety support, coping tools for stress, COVID anxiety, media and mental health, negative news, pandemic anxiety, panic porn, sensitive to news, social media and mental health, stress management, trauma

Anxiety and Brain Chatter

01/03/2021 heathercaruso 1 Comment

Do you ever keep thinking about something or someone, even though there is diddly you can do about it now? Do…

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Posted in: Helpful Tips Filed under: anxiety, Art Therapy, brain chatter, generalized anxiety disorder, help for anxiety, negative thoughts, racing thoughts

Managing the Holidays

11/27/2020 heathercaruso

The holidays can be a tough time for people for many reasons. People may have lost their jobs, a loved…

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Posted in: Helpful Tips Filed under: Art Therapy, holiday stress, managing the holidays during COVID, seasonal affective disorder, winter blues

Take Time to Be Quiet to Feed Your Soul

10/19/2020 heathercaruso

     The trap of modern society is that many people spend all of their waking hours in activity. Some children…

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Posted in: Helpful Tips Filed under: Art Therapy, art therapy guelph, mindfulness, quiet reflection, quiet time, stress relief

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Here is a good little article about a person's pronouns.

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For people who are transgender or nonbinary, being misgendered may be a daily occurrence. When this happens, people feel invalidated and unseen, and the burden can negatively affect their me...

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