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09/07/2026

Sometimes su***de prevention begins long before a person reaches a mental health crisis.

It can look like noticing changes in behaviour, withdrawal, hopelessness, isolation, sleep, mood, or the way someone is functioning day to day.

It can mean recognizing warning signs of su***de and taking statements about feeling like a burden, having no reason to live, or not wanting to be here seriously.

It can also mean asking directly about su***de when you’re concerned. You don’t have to have the perfect words. You can listen without judgment, stay connected, and help the person access the right mental health or crisis support.

For parents, caregivers, educators, partners, friends, and professionals, su***de prevention is about more than recognizing risk. It is also about creating relationships and environments where people feel safe enough to say, “I’m not okay.”

Sometimes prevention looks like a conversation.

Sometimes it looks like professional support.

Sometimes it means taking immediate action when there is a risk of harm.

If you’re concerned about someone, don’t wait for their pain to become impossible to miss.

Check in. Ask. Listen. Take it seriously. 🤍

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 911. In Canada, call or text 9-8-8 for su***de crisis support.

08/26/2026

Trust isn’t built because someone says, “You can trust me.”

It’s built when their behaviour gives you fewer reasons to question it.

In couples, trust lives in the things that often don’t make it onto the highlight reel:

Following through when you said you would.

Respecting a boundary without punishment.

Telling the truth when the truth is uncomfortable.

Taking accountability without turning it into a defence.

Repairing after conflict instead of pretending nothing happened.

Making space for vulnerability.

Being consistent when nobody is watching.

And sometimes, rebuilding trust means more than fixing what went wrong.

It means creating enough emotional safety for both partners to believe that the relationship can hold honesty, disappointment, conflict and repair.

There is another piece we don’t talk about enough either:

Fondness and admiration.

Trust isn’t only built when things go wrong.

It’s also strengthened when partners consistently notice each other’s efforts, express appreciation, protect each other’s dignity and remember what they love about one another.

A healthy relationship isn’t one where you never hurt each other.

It’s one where you know how to repair, reconnect and keep choosing each other with intention.

If trust has been damaged in your relationship, couples therapy can provide a structured space to understand the pattern, work through conflict, rebuild emotional safety and learn healthier ways of communicating and repairing.

🤍 Save this if you’re learning what trust really requires.

↗️ Share this with a couple who needs the reminder.

💬 Which builds trust more: what someone says or what they consistently do?

For couples therapy and relationship support, connect with Inner Wellness Psychotherapy.

Some sentences sound ordinary.Until you understand what someone had to experience to believe them.“I don’t deserve to ta...
08/24/2026

Some sentences sound ordinary.

Until you understand what someone had to experience to believe them.

“I don’t deserve to take up space.”

“I don’t want to be a burden.”

“I’m too much.”

“I should be over it.”

“I don’t know who I am anymore.”

These aren’t simply negative thoughts.

They can reflect deeply learned beliefs about self worth, attachment, emotional needs, boundaries, trauma, people pleasing, and belonging.

And when a belief has been repeated long enough, it can start to sound like the truth.

That’s one reason therapy isn’t always about “thinking positive.”

Sometimes the work is learning to recognize:

“This thought belongs to a wound. It doesn’t have to define me.”

Healing can mean learning that your needs aren’t a burden.

Your emotions aren’t evidence that you’re too much.

Your timeline doesn’t have to match anyone else’s.

And your identity doesn’t have to be built around keeping everyone else comfortable.

08/22/2026

Eight weeks ago, we started A.C.T. with a simple idea: young people deserve a space to learn about themselves, not just a space to talk about what went wrong.

Over the summer, our 14–21 year-olds explored things that can shape how we move through the world:

🧠 Brain development
🌱 Stress, eustress and the Window of Tolerance
🧭 Choice Points and values-based decisions
💭 The Inner Critic and Inner Coach
🧘🏾 Mindfulness and noticing our thoughts
🪞 Identity and who we’re becoming
⚖️ Cognitive dissonance and the tension between what we believe, value and do

These aren’t just concepts to memorize.

They’re skills young people can keep practicing as they navigate friendships, school, family, relationships, pressure, setbacks and the many decisions that come with growing up.

And that’s why this work matters to me.

We don’t want young people to wait until something falls apart before they have language for what’s happening inside them.

We want them to have opportunities to build that awareness while they’re still learning who they are.

A.C.T. is officially wrapping up for this summer. I’m incredibly proud of the conversations, questions, reflections and growth that happened over these eight weeks.

The group may be ending, but the skills can keep growing. 🤍

Thinking about next summer? Save this post and share it with a parent, caregiver, educator or youth-serving professional who would want to know about A.C.T. Comment ACT if you’d like information when registration opens for Summer 2027.

If you’re looking for individual therapy or want to inquire about upcoming youth programming, contact Inner Wellness Psychotherapy directly to discuss availability and next steps.

And I’m curious: what is one thing you wish someone had taught you about yourself when you were 14–21?

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