Mental Health Blog by Kameela Osman, MSW, RSW
Aiming to share mental health resources that can be used inconjuction with and apart from psychotherapy services.
What If Your Coping Tools Are Keeping You Anxious?
What if the things that help you feel better are also quietly keeping your anxiety going? It’s easy to assume that anxiety comes from what’s happening to us. What if part of it comes from how we respond? I recently read Building a Non-Anxious Life by Dr. John Delony,...
Father’s Mental Health: Breaking the Silence
Becoming a father is a huge life transition. Often painted as a time of great joy and fulfillment, this period is also marked by the challenges of sleep disruption, altered routines, relationship changes, identity shifts, financial strain, and worries about...
When You’re the One Others Lean On: How to Break the Cycle of Carrying Too Much
A Therapist’s Reflection In therapy and in life, I meet many people who are “the one others lean on.” You know the type who are calm in a crisis, dependable under pressure, quick to problem-solve, slow to show distress. They’re the friends, family members, and...
From Silence to Support
Mental Health Awareness Week is a time to pause, reflect, and acknowledge that many people are carrying more than they let on. From silence to support, this is a week to break through what holds us back from speaking up and to gently explore what it means to truly be...
Fertility and Mental Health
We all have a reproductive story. Whether we want to or plan to parent or not, most people have considered the topic of parenting at some point in their lives. The reproductive story often starts as early as young childhood, mimicking parental behaviour through...
Awakening Shakti: A Guided Journal for Chaitra Navratri
This journal began as something personal. After a heavy month, I found myself seeking reflection, grounding, and renewal. As Chaitra Navratri approached (a sacred time that marks the beginning of the Hindu lunar new year and honors nine forms of the divine feminine) I...
Spring Cleaning the Mind
As we step into spring, many of us feel the urge to declutter our homes and freshen up our spaces. The same idea can be applied to our internal world. Spring cleaning the mind means taking stock of what’s been weighing you down mentally and emotionally, and choosing...
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