Grief is a natural response to any type of loss, including romantic breakups. It can be especially difficult when you lose a significant other, even if that person is alive and well.
It’s common to hear people say that breaking up is like dying.
And in some ways, it is.
Like death, a relationship breakup can be sudden and unexpected. Or it can come after a long period of decline, much like a terminal illness. Either way, it can bring on intense feelings of sadness, loss, and grief.
According to Adam Borland, PsyD, “Both experiences may create feelings of shock. You may feel a sense of disbelief immediately afterward. You are likely to feel a range of emotions — fear, anger, confusion and loneliness. Plans and goals you thought were set in stone may become uncertain, which can create anxiety.
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Divya Berry is an MBPsS and MBACP accredited counsellor and psychologist, holding degrees in Health Psychology and Social Psychology at the MA level. Divya offers anxiety and self-esteem counselling. She has five years of clinical practice in New Delhi at private and hospital settings, including a one year clinical residency and training at Vidyasagar Institute […]
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Living Lightly is a daily devotional that offers a year’s worth of opportunities to commune, in the deepest and most beautiful sense of that word, with your self and your life. Partners and therapists, Dale and Kim Curd step through the universal doorways of life and offer us a nudge to slow down and experiences to help return us to our selves. Their personal reflections invoke gentle introspection, and come from their own healing journeys and from being active therapists.
Living Lightly invites you to explore how your mind works, understand and express your feelings and be reminded that you are much, much stronger than you realize.
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Wouldn’t life be easier if you could work through virtually any problem on your own? Well, if you read Retrain Your Brain, you may have just found the cheat sheet to becoming your own therapist in 7 weeks.
Seth Gillihan’s book lays out the undisputed fact that getting through depression and anxiety requires changing the way you think. By offering a simple and practical plan within the book, Gillihan has created an interactive workbook that can teach the reader cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
This book helps you build your cognitive behavioral therapy skills without getting overwhelmed and focusing on three very important focal sections: A Complete Guide to CBT; Practical Lessons; and True Relief.
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Aundi Kolber, the therapist and author of this book takes bold steps to help readers reconnect with the joy in life, following the teachings of Shauna Niequist and Brene Brown. Try Softer endeavors to sidestep the hustle culture we’re living in, and asks readers to look for a deeper understanding. That understanding shows that the over functioning, exhausted and overwhelmed way of life we have now is against what our bodies are designed to withstand.
Kolber’s debut book lays out a plan of working together through obstacles by expertly connecting the latest psychology, practical clinical exercises, and her own personal story. The Try Softer approach equips and empowers readers to connect to our true selves and, ultimately, truly live.
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In the Anger Management Workbook for Men, Clinical Therapist Aaron Karmin teaches the reader the skills needed to manage anger without aggression. Karmin goes beyond the “why” and instead teaches men how to evaluate and productively express their anger. Sprinkled with clinical examples of proven anger management strategies, the Anger Management Workbook for Men allows men to take control of their own journey and become a master of their relationship with anger.
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Relationships are great right? Having someone who’s there for us is priceless. But, relationships also require effort, intention, and a lot of self work from both partners- but it’s doable and worth it.
A recent survey from online dating portal EHarmony showed that 64% of Americans are very happy in their relationship. An indication that all of the hard work is certainly worthy in order to enjoy the satisfaction from a healthy relationship.
The constant excitement, longing for each other, navigating your respective wants and needs, the occasional fights, and then making up – all make romantic relationships a bumpy yet pleasurable ride.
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I have been a therapist since 1977, starting out working in the substance abuse field. I am also a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist. I firmly believe that the majority of our issues began in childhood, some of which can be very subtle. I like to work with people on healing their underlying issues. I believe […]
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Hello from Fresh Solutions Therapy! We are a team of passionate, caring therapists providing online counselling, psychotherapy, marriage counselling, and couples therapy to individuals and couples across Ontario. We specialize in solution-focused brief therapy, a modern, innovative, and effective therapy that will help you start experiencing positive change right from your very first session! Men […]
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The good things. The bad things. The weird and wonderful things. Whatever it may be, topics of sex and sexuality are fatally underdiscussed by most guys. For many years of our lives, sex and our understanding of ourselves as sexual beings seems to hold a mysterious, vaulted nature until that split second when we’re suddenly supposed to be experienced, know who we are and what we want.
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