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Calm Harbour Counselling Angela Dore, Social Worker and Therapist in Calgary, Alberta

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Calm Harbour. 🍂This time of year comes with a lot of pressure to feel thankful. Cou...
10/12/2026

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Calm Harbour. 🍂

This time of year comes with a lot of pressure to feel thankful. Count your blessings, focus on the good, look on the bright side. Gratitude can be meaningful, but it isn't meant to be a cover for everything else you're carrying.

You can be thankful for the people around your table and still feel lonely. You can appreciate what you have and still be grieving, burnt out or anxious. You can love your family and still find this weekend really hard.

Holding both doesn't make you ungrateful. It makes you human.

If today feels heavy, you don't have to talk yourself out of it. Let it be what it is. Take the breaks you need, lean on the people who feel safe, and give yourself some of the kindness you'd give anyone else.

Wherever you're spending today, and however you're feeling, we're thinking of you.

**Content shared is for education and reflection, not a replacement for therapy or individualized care.**

Today, October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and we want to talk about the hardest part: taking the first step.Reachi...
10/10/2026

Today, October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and we want to talk about the hardest part: taking the first step.

Reaching out for support can feel uncomfortable, vulnerable and a bit scary. Maybe you're not sure your struggles are "bad enough." Maybe you don't know what to say. Maybe you've been telling yourself you'll deal with it when work calms down, after the holidays, once life feels a little less busy.

We understand. But life rarely slows down on its own, and "I'll do it later" can become the reason things stay the same.

You don't need to be in crisis for your mental health to matter. You don't need the right words or a plan. A first step can be as small as admitting something feels heavy, talking to someone you trust, or learning what kinds of support are out there.

However you take that step, it counts. And if you'd like someone to walk alongside you, we're here, in person in Calgary and virtually across Canada.

If you need support right now, the Alberta Mental Health Helpline is staffed 24/7 by mental health professionals at 1-877-303-2642.

**Content shared is for education and reflection, not a replacement for therapy or individualized care.**

10/03/2026

I’m a bad plant mom sometimes! ❤️

Can’t wait to see you there!
09/05/2026

Can’t wait to see you there!

Financial struggles can carry a lot of shame, especially when you've spent years wondering why managing money feels so m...
08/06/2026

Financial struggles can carry a lot of shame, especially when you've spent years wondering why managing money feels so much harder than it seems to for other people.

If you have ADHD, many of those challenges are connected to executive functioning, emotional regulation, and the way your brain responds to stress. Understanding those patterns doesn't solve everything overnight, but it can help you replace self-judgment with curiosity and start building systems that fit the way your brain works.

If this resonates with you, our latest blog explores why ADHD and money can be such a challenging combination, along with practical strategies and resources that may help. You can find it through the link in our bio.

**Content shared is for education and reflection, not a replacement for therapy or individualized care.**

07/18/2026

Check out our blog on neurodivergence and anxiety, link in bio! **Content shared is for education and reflection, not a replacement for therapy or individualized care.**

07/10/2026

In our latest blog post, therapist Stacey Squires, MSW, RSW (along with Angela Dore) breaks down why we avoid sitting with our emotions, why that avoidance doesn’t actually work, and what it really looks like to make space for what we’re feeling.

Grief, anger, disappointment — they don’t disappear because we’re busy. They wait. Stacey shares simple, doable ways to start noticing, naming, and tolerating your emotions instead of pushing them away.

📖 Read the full post — link in bio.

Want support putting this into practice? Stacey is currently welcoming new clients — reach out to book a session and start feeling more at ease with your emotions.

**Content shared is for education and reflection, not a replacement for therapy or individualized care.

A huge congratulations to the new The Calgary Rainbow Room on their grand opening tonight! What a beautiful and welcomin...
06/30/2026

A huge congratulations to the new The Calgary Rainbow Room on their grand opening tonight! What a beautiful and welcoming space for our community. Looking forward to seeing what amazing things the future holds for this collaborative space 🌈❤️

06/05/2026

We wanted to make it as easy as possible to find us, and show off our space a little bit! Come visit us soon, we'd love to have you.

You can feel emotions deeply and still struggle to identify them.Alexithymia is often described as a difficulty identify...
05/29/2026

You can feel emotions deeply and still struggle to identify them.

Alexithymia is often described as a difficulty identifying, understanding, and putting emotions into words. For many people the emotions are there, but making sense of them can take time and feel confusing or out of reach.

Swipe through to learn more about alexithymia, and check out our blog for a deeper dive! Link in bio.

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