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Mental Health Through the Seasons

By Fran Westwood

Posted: December 9, 2025

Mental Health through the Winter Season It has been an unusually cold and snowy December in Southern Ontario, as snow has fallen thickly and stayed on the ground. Many branches are bare, but clouds of white cover towering conifers and ice has formed on our rivers. There is beauty in the season arriving this way, but the onset of winter can understandably bring mixed emotions and challenges to managing mental health.

Anger Management

By Graham Watt

Anger

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Posted: November 19, 2025

Anger can be a confusing emotion. For many of us, it shows up quickly—sometimes louder or sharper than we intended—and leaves us feeling ashamed, misunderstood, or alone. Other times it stays underground: tension in the body, resentment that builds, or a sense of being on edge for reasons we can’t quite name.

Real Life Self Care?

By Fran Westwood

Self Care

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Posted: October 28, 2025

As October winds down, there is less and less natural sunlight in the morning, and the days darken earlier.For many people, less light contributes to less energy in the body. Historically in northern climates, late autumn and winter were seasons of slowing down and conserving energy and warmth in order to survive harsh winters. In our current world we don’t slow down for any season of the year, save a few days or weeks of vacation booked when we can afford the time off.

Thanksgiving: Gratitude (or Grace)

By Fran Westwood

Thanksgiving

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Posted: October 9, 2025

Thanksgiving: Gratitude (or Grace) Practices of gratitude are mentioned often in the world of mental health, and for good reason. Intentionally identifying something you’re thankful for can encourage both slowing down in the midst of our frantically busy days, and it shift in attention helpful...

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