Today's blog post is from Jenn Shields. She's at The Healing Collective on Thursdays, or by appointment. You can read more of her writing on her website. _____________________________________________ You may have heard the saying that men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but I’m here to offer the third and final declaration of…
read moreYear: 2019
Self-Care: More Than Just A Bubble Bath
Lisa Derencinovic Let me start out by saying I have nothing against bubble baths! If you find relaxation in the warmth of a bathtub, with or without the bubbles and scented candles, more power to you. My objection is not so much with the bubble baths, but with how the discussion around self-care stops at…
read moreRiding the Rollercoaster of Grief
Riding the Rollercoaster of Grief Susan Anstice, MSW RSW Happy Halloween! I love how we wholeheartedly embrace Halloween in Toronto. And I’m also struck by the irony that, as a culture, we have real difficulty talking openly about grief and loss. My passion is to make it easier to talk about grief, but it hasn’t…
read moreTherapy and Pregnancy Loss
As some of you may know, October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. With 20% of pregnancies ending in miscarriage and 16% of people trying to conceive struggling with infertility in some way, this is an important topic and one that's very close to our hearts. I (Caroline) am one of the co-founders of…
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A Holistic Approach to Eating Disorder Recovery
As we enter our second year of operation, we’re really excited to be expanding our group and workshop offerings to offer a broad, creative range of offerings for mental health. With exciting wellness-focused groups and workshops including art, improv, tarot and mindfulness, there’s really something for everyone. Today, we’re talking with our Clinical Director, Abby…
read moreThe Healing Collective: A Year of Growth, Change, and Community.
Last week marked the anniversary of The Healing Collective’s first year in business. We opened our doors in 2018, just as the leaves started to turn at East Lynn Park and our kids went back to school (or started school in my case). It was later than we’d initially expected; we’d set an unrealistic goal…
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