J.M. Claire Sales Psychotherapy

04/11/2023

The best article on boundaries I have read!

By making a request, we give the other party the opportunity to meet us in our needs.

12/17/2021

Valuable and evidence-based videos about pelvic floor health by Yolanda, a pelvic floor physiotherapist in Ottawa.

Welcome to YO AND VAGINIA! I am a PELVIC FLOOR PHYSIOTHERAPIST, YOGA and PILATES instructor. Please subscribe to access these empowering, fun videos on ...

10/27/2021

03/20/2021

Loving this! An Ottawa physiotherapist is posting videos to help women get to know their vulvas and know when to get treatment.

Welcome to my youtube channel, Yo and Vaginia! I am a pelvic floor physiotherapist, yoga and pilates instructor. Please subscribe to access these empower...

03/09/2021

An interesting article on the differences between secure attachment and attachment parenting.

Parents who embrace attachment parenting can be distressed when they can’t live up to its ideals. They shouldn’t be.

11/27/2020

Great article with tips for making winter more enjoyable. The main themes are:
- Adopt a mindset of winter being a time to enjoy, not to avoid
- Practice hygge, "a (Danish) word used to acknowledge a special moment or feeling, alone or with others, at home or out, ordinary or extraordinary but always cozy, charming or special"
- Establish routines adjusted for the season
- Connect socially in creative ways
- Validate your feelings and nurture yourself
- Exercise: Ideally outside and maybe exploring a new activity

Sustaining wellness during the winter requires some attention and different strategies, but it can be done.

08/11/2020

A great video for young people about depression:

Understanding emotions can be complicated. This video is meant for young people: it describes what depression looks like, what the causes might be, what chal...

07/04/2020

The Public Service Health Care Plan is covering social workers as mental health providers until further notice. See https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/benefit-plans/health-care-plan/information-notices/covid-19-temporary-measures-public-service-health-care-plan.html for further information.

Check out my article called "Why See a Social Worker for Psychotherapy?": https://www.jmclairesales.com/blog