Eco-anxiety: what it is and what to do about it
About a year ago, a friend of mine mentioned to me that she was interested in attending a “climate change bereavement group” in our neighbourhood. […]
Beating back to school stress and anxiety
I’m not going to lie, this was a tough one for me. I’m not sure if it’s because I took some time off at the […]
Everything You Need to Know About Cannabis and Mental Health
“We’re just at the beginning,” Dr. Claude Cyr told Dr. Joe on episode 10 of the Mindspace podcast. He was talking about what we know […]
Reframing: Self-Control Can Be Developed and Here’s How
Self-control is hard. It takes effort to delay gratification—to override your immediate urges for the sake of your long-term goals
Overcoming The Negativity Bias
Thanks to recent developments in neuroscience, we now know that the brain has the property of neuroplasticity, meaning the structure and function of neural networks are constantly adapting to meet the demands of our day-to-day lives.
Blog Swap – The Importance of Unplugging
Guest author Dr. Andrea Martin explores the importance of unplugging.
Fighting Anxiety in Children: One Montreal School’s Story of Tackling the Issue with Mindfulness
Dr. Joe appears as an expert commentator on the rise of anxiety in adolescents
Ted-Ed Video: How Stress Affects Your Brain
Stress. Everyone is talking about it and trying to find ways to remove the negative affects of it from our lives. But do we really know how harmful chronic stress is on our physical and mental well being?
How To (Finally) Quiet Your Mind – The Quest to Find the Mind’s “Off Switch”
Yet, one of the reasons you probably came to this practice is that annoying little hamster in your head that never stops spinning — thinking, […]
On Letting Go
We use the phrase “let it go” all the time, encouraging our friend to stop emailing his ex-girlfriend six months after the break-up or our partner to stop bringing up that thing we did that time – but what does it mean.
