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How to Cope With Miscarriage
Miscarriage is more common than one would think, but this information may be cold comfort if you are coping with a recent loss. Many women
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How to Cope With Terminal Illness
Dealing with the news of a terminal illness can be a long process. When you find out about a terminal illness, whether it affects you
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How to Know you are in a Toxic Relationship
Does your relationship add or remove from your overall happiness and self-esteem? If you find yourself losing self-esteem, voice, and value, you may be in
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder Relationships
Loving someone who has narcissistic traits is not easy. The key traits of the narcissist may include a constant need for approval from others and
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What are the Main Differences between Panic Attacks and Anxiety Attacks
With a panic attack or an anxiety attack, it is near impossible for the sufferer to know which of the mental health conditions they are
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Coping With Back-to-School Anxiety
Returning to school after living through the COVID-19 pandemic can be very stressful for any child. Remote learning has taken an emotional, mental, and developmental
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What Is Co-dependency?
Co-dependency refers to mental, emotional, physical, and/or spiritual reliance on a partner, friend, or family member. It is a learned behaviour that can be passed
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Mothers are not OK – Postpartum Depression
The rates and severity of postpartum depression and anxiety symptoms amongst women who wanted treatment for postpartum depression worsened throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Midwives, counsellors,
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Being Pregnant During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Women who are pregnant during the Covid-19 pandemic may be at a higher risk of developing mental health problems that can include anxiety, depression, and
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Dreading Going Back to Work after the Holidays
We are all familiar with the excitement we get when switching our “out of office” on. It is often the final thing we do at
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Finding Balance While Working From Home as a Couple
The Covid-19 pandemic has created volatile situations inside many homes, damaging even the strongest relationships, ending others, and overwhelming attorneys with divorce enquiries. Balancing the
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What Is It Like To Live With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can bring feelings of anxiety or shame into many aspects of your life, but there are ways to reduce those feelings. If