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Your Curated Guide to Growth and Healing
At Peachey Counselling and Family Support, our commitment to your journey extends beyond our therapy sessions. Peachey's Picks is a carefully curated collection of book recommendations, personally selected and vetted by our team of professional counsellors, social workers, therapists, and mediators. These are the resources we trust, reference in our practice, and confidently recommend to our clients.
The Nurturing Power of Nature
Let's explore the science behind nature's healing power and how you can easily incorporate more of it into your daily life.
Adult ADHD and Mental Health: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, Recognizing, and Thriving
Let's explore what adult ADHD really means for mental health and how to navigate this complex landscape…
Rewiring Your Mind: How Neuroplasticity Offers Hope for Mental Health
For a long time, science supported that idea, suggesting our brains were fixed after childhood. But a revolutionary discovery has changed everything: neuroplasticity.
Social Workers: What Do They Do and How Are They Different From Therapists?
This post will demystify the role of social workers, explain how they support mental health, and help you understand when seeing a social worker might be the right choice for you or your family.
The Power of Hope: A Guide to Finding Strength in Uncertain Times
This post explores the transformative power of hope, not as naive optimism, but as a practical, actionable strategy to build resilience, protect our mental health, and navigate an overwhelming world with greater strength and purpose.
Are Trump’s Threats Making You Anxious? Here Are Six Ways to Cope
Our very own Stefanie Peachey was interviewed by the Globe and Mail about how to cope with the anxiety of the Trump administration…
When Human Rights Are Threatened, Mental Health Is Impacted
Explore how threats to human rights affect individual mental health, why this is showing up so strongly right now, and what you can do, practically and meaningfully, to care for yourself.
How To Survive The Holidays With Your Family
Whether you're dealing with in-laws, sibling rivalry, or toxic relatives, these tips are designed to make your holiday experience more enjoyable and less stressful.
Why and How To Set Holiday Boundaries To Protect Your Peace
Now’s the time to reduce your stress and reclaim your peace. In this blog post we’ll talk about what you can do to give yourself to realign with the true meaning of the season by setting healthy holiday boundaries.
Women and The Holiday Mental Load: How To Reclaim Your Joy This Season
The holidays are often described as "the most wonderful time of the year," but if we’re being honest, they’re also the most exhausting. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Let’s dive into what this mental load looks like, how it impacts us, and how we can take steps to reclaim joy during the season.
Understanding Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Canada
In Canada, the relationship between mental health and substance use is not just common—it’s one of the most significant public health challenges we face…
The Unseen Battle: Navigating Chronic Pain and Mental Health in Canada
In Canada, an estimated 8 million people—or 1 in 4—live with chronic pain. But what often remains in the shadows is the profound and cyclical relationship between this physical suffering and mental health.
What You Need to Know About Adult ADHD and Mental Health
Adult ADHD has become an increasingly recognized diagnosis in recent years, with a noticeable rise in awareness, assessments, and self-identifications. Here’s what you need to know…
Understanding Indigenous Mental Health in Canada: Healing the Path Forward
To truly understand and support the mental wellness of Indigenous Peoples, we must look beyond conventional frameworks and acknowledge a history that is both deeply painful and profoundly resilient.
Gen X and Mental Health: The ‘Forgotten’ Generation Speaks Up
They call you the "sandwich generation"—caught between aging parents, adult children, and a world that often overlooks you. Gen X might not dominate headlines like Boomers or Millennials, but you're facing unique mental health challenges with quiet resilience.
Can You Care Too Much? Understanding Empathy Fatigue and When Compassion Becomes Costly
We often praise empathy as an unquestionable virtue—but what happens when feeling too much leaves you emotionally drained, resentful, or even physically ill?
How to Stay Sane in a World That Feels Overwhelming
Between rising costs, climate disasters, political chaos, and the constant barrage of bad news, many of us juggling work, family, and everything in between) are feeling stretched to our limits. Here’s how to stay sane in a world that feels overwhelming…
Understanding PTSD and How to Get Help
PTSD doesn't discriminate - it can develop in anyone. What makes PTSD especially insidious is how it traps people in their trauma, making the past feel perpetually present…
Is Political Anxiety the New Normal?
Many psychology experts and mental health counsellors across Canada have reported an increase in the number of clients confiding anxieties brought on by contemplating how political and societal changes will affect them…
The Mental Health Effects of Masking How You Feel
In this post, we’ll explore what masking is, how it impacts mental health, and when it might be time to seek help.
Empower your healing.
Looking for more ways to access expert information, practical steps and free mental health resources? Here are some more ways to grow forward through every phase and stage of life.
Wondering what to expect from therapy?
If you’re thinking about starting therapy, this FREE guide can help answer your questions and help relieve any worries…