I learned how to deal with my emotions
When you lose someone you love the emotions that arise can be confusing and painful. It can feel overwhelming and frightening, but it is also: normal. Loss is a part of life that everyone must go...
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Jillian loves to cook. She’s always in the kitchen brainstorming new dishes, and cooking up a storm. Her boyfriend of five years, Chris, knew this about his beloved girlfriend, and incorporated her...
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(With respect to our client’s confidentiality in this story we have used a pseudonym) Emily had been struggling with bulimia for fifteen years. She decided that it was time to put her health first,...
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Cindy and her partner had been together for nine years and had raised two wonderful children before separating. Her two boys – who are now 9 and 7 – reacted to their parent’s separation just fine until...
View ArticleEveryone struggles from time to time, and this was my time
I look down at the ground as I make my way to school, kicking rocks down the endless pathway in a daze. It’s been happening again. I’m sad, confused, worried, and scared. Each step I take towards my...
View ArticleIt’s important to know that you’re not alone…
I wanted to give up. I felt like I couldn’t get through this, like I couldn’t do or be anything. My insecurities were reigning over my life. I had just left an abusive relationship with my husband. I...
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I began my volunteering journey at Calgary Counselling Centre in June 2003, and I have cherished every minute of it. My journey began as I was pursuing studies in social work and was seeking to fulfill...
View ArticleIt was the best thing I have ever done for myself…
I constantly felt worried. I woke up each and every morning, realizing that life was slowly suffocating me. I felt as though I couldn’t breathe, nor could I enjoy the simple pleasures that once gave me...
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I began volunteering because I wanted to build upon my psychology degree and gain experience within the field before I applied to any future graduate school. I am excited to be embarking on that...
View ArticleI have two little kids to worry about and didn’t know how I was going to get...
I was constantly feeling defeated, angry and overwhelmed with everything going on in my life. I have two little kids to worry about and didn’t know how I was going to get through the day, let alone be...
View ArticleSome days I wished that I had never woken up.
Paul, 59 (With respect to our client’s confidentiality in this story, we have used a pseudonym.) “Some days I wished that I had never woken up.” Paul’s depression started when he experienced a lack of...
View ArticleI was living in a stand-still.
I was living in a stand-still. (With respect to our client’s confidentiality in this story, we have used a pseudonym.) John, 32 My recent trip to Calgary was brought on by a recent rough patch; both of...
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We were still in bed when we got the call – a warning that the entire town of High River was filling with water. I remember the panic I felt as my husband and I quickly packed everything we could. How...
View ArticleMy abusive relationship defined who I was.
(With respect to our client’s confidentiality in this story, we have used pseudonyms.) I met Andy in grade ten and was instantly attracted to his charismatic personality. He was charming, friendly, and...
View ArticleI was left with nowhere to go but up.
The first signs of anxiety appeared when my marriage began to fall apart. The struggles in my marriage only got worse through my pregnancy. After our baby girl was born me and my husband separated,...
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Shays Story
I could fake confidence really well, but never really felt it for myself. On the outside, I am a picture of confidence. An outgoing and vibrant individual who is always smiling and surrounded by...
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