Pamela Richardson, PhD, RCC

05/07/2026

If you’re waiting to feel ready, you might be waiting forever.
Kimberley Quinlan, CBT School

05/06/2026

“You’ve got to learn to leave the table when love is no longer being served.”
Nina Simone

05/05/2026

“Lead author Ruo-ning Li of the University of British Columbia says her finding suggests that a chatbot is a poor substitute for a real person—even if that person is a stranger.

“A low-tech, simple intervention—just texting with another random human peer they didn’t know before—reduced loneliness significantly after two weeks, while the highly supportive chatbot we designed didn’t even move the needle,” says Li.”

New research suggests that chatbots still don’t measure up to humans when it comes to connection and well-being.

05/01/2026

All along I thought I was looking for love but really, I long for feeling safe, accepted & secure.
People I've Loved

04/28/2026

I don’t need people trying to dissolve my pain. I need people to be my cocoon. Grief transforms when it’s held.

Sara Rian

04/08/2026

You don’t have to understand…I’m just taking care of myself.
People I've Loved

03/27/2026

Did you know that workers in the agricultural community in BC are eligible for free counselling & mental health support? Currently, I am the only counsellor on southern Vancouver Island who sees AgSafe BC funded clients.

Agricultural workers face significant stressors that are unique to their sector and they deserve accessible & skilled mental health support. If you or someone you know works in the agricultural sector and would like to access counselling, please let me know. AgSafe makes it easy to get set up and I would be happy to help.

Agri-Safe Culture

03/24/2026

Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle

03/24/2026

03/22/2026

"A room, a table, and four chairs.
The chairs are made of wood,
the floor is wood.
the walls are bare. But windowed.
West light, east light. And a scent
like cedar in the air. Here, the self
with sit down with the self.
Now it will say
what it has to say. It looks
into its own eyes. Listens.
Poet: Jan Zwicky, The Art of the Fugue, from Forge.
Artist: Carolina Echeverria