For many people, the holidays are both festive and demanding. Instead of careening headlong into the season, take some time to decide how you will be purposeful and present to not only survive but thrive.
Continue Reading ›Congratulations to Hillary, who received an award for the Best Masters Thesis from the CPA. Her thesis was titled: “Intergenerational Voices: Healthy Body Image Transmission in the Mother-Daughter Dyad.” Hillary…
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Written by Hillary McBride, RCC, and Dr. Alex Kwee, R.Psych. Growing up, my family lived in a house in a cul-d-sac, in a suburb outside of Vancouver. It was the…
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As a Christian psychologist and faculty member, I am often asked by students and interns to recommend a doctoral (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) training program at a Christian university in the…
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Remember learning about an oxy-moron in Grade 10 English class? It may not have been that year, exactly, but we all remember hearing the terms ‘hot ice’ or ‘jumbo…
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Of all the ways to manage anxiety, they usually fall into three categories. The first, is to focus on cognitive strategies – that is, changing anxious thoughts and related…
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that” Martin Luther King Jr. When an autopsy was performed on…
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Driving a car, once a watershed event that symbolized newfound freedom when we were adolescents, eventually becomes a mundane experience when we get older. The freedom has lost its thrill,…
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Imagine yourself on a rooftop patio downtown Vancouver, looking out at the horizon. Everything around you comes into view: the tall trees, the boats in the harbor, the bridges stretching out over the…
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Undiagnosed adult ADHD is understood to be a chronic condition that can lead to many problems of living and emotional difficulties. Among the problems my clients struggle with are academic…
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