Can We Cork the Wine Memes for Good?
Reprinted from the Supporting Parents issue of Visions Journal, 2021, 17 (1), pp. 20-21
Navigating Motherhood
Where is the instruction manual?
Reprinted from the Supporting Parents issue of Visions Journal, 2021, 17 (1), pp. 14-16
New Moms: Feeling anxious?
As mental health professionals, we knew about many web-based resources that help women with postpartum depression, but wondered why there weren’t more resources on how to effectively manage anxiety during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
New Moms: Taking care
Luckily, there are many things you can do to feel more resilient and able to cope, even over the long term. The key is to build a tool kit of multiple strategies. The tricky part is that some of the most valuable strategies might actually increase distress in the short term, but are essential for making us feel better over time.
New Moms: Thinking flexibly
The responsibility of caring for a new baby can feel tremendous and daunting. Doubts and new fears can creep in and fill you with worries. We will offer you tools to understand how your thoughts can affect your anxiety—and what you can do to feel more in charge.
Trusting the Unknown
From domestic abuse to a home of security, strength and a new beginning
Visions Journal, 2019, 14 (4), pp. 19-22
"If you limit your choice only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is compromise" – Robert Fritz
Substance use and Indo-Canadian Women
Substance use among Indo-Canadian women is relatively low, as they usually shun illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco based on their cultural attitudes and religious taboos.
Structured for Success
Our agency has had the benefit of several research opportunities that focus on the lives of women and their families. We use a participatory action approach, and issues we have examined include family resiliency, mentoring at-risk young women, and better understanding how women recover from substance misuse. A theme that continually weaves through each of our research initiatives is fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) prevention.
Seeking Solace and Safety
Twenty years ago it was taboo to talk about violence and trauma while people were in contact with the mental health and addictions services where I worked. At that time, I was a graduate student in psychiatric social work and counsellor in an addictions recovery home for women. I also volunteered at two women’s centres that encouraged empowerment, creativity and peer support in recovery from trauma.
