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Restore Peace Counselling & Psychotherapy - Sunk Cost Fallacy (Part 1) - November 26, 2025Sunk cost fallacy is a term that I believe many people have come across. It’s been used to describe a way of thinking that impacts various areas of our lives, but what does it actually mean and what are people trying to say when they bring it up? First, let’s define a fallacy. A fallacy is

Restore Peace Counselling & Psychotherapy - The "Little" Wins - October 31, 2025“Celebrate the little wins”. This is a phase I’ve used more than a handful of times. It’s one that many people have probably heard af some point in their lives. But what does it actually mean to do that? Why can it be so hard to do? And what, if any, benefit does doing this have? First, it might

Restore Peace Counselling & Psychotherapy - Take A Break - August 31, 2025If you’ve seen the musical Hamilton, or listened to the music, then the title of this post might remind you of the song by the same title in the musical. In the song, the main character’s wife is encouraging and practically begging him to take a break from work and spend time with her and the

Restore Peace Counselling & Psychotherapy - BIPOC Mental Health & Mental Healthcare Education Programs - July 30, 2025July is BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) Mental Health Month. For this month’s blog entry, I wanted to write something relevant to that, but the topic is so broad and I wasn’t sure which direction to take initially. Do I discuss the lack of culturally relevant mental health care? Maybe I

Restore Peace Counselling & Psychotherapy - Let's Talk About Men & Mental Health - July 1, 2025A few weeks ago, I asked the men who follow me on Instagram (mostly friends and family), some questions about men’s mental health, wanting to get their perspective. Only 3 people responded, and one was a woman. Of the 3 people who responded, only 1 answered all of my questions (also the woman).

Restore Peace Counselling & Psychotherapy - It Gets a Little Messy Before It Gets Clean - May 28, 2025In my family, every spring we clean out our garage. It’s a long process and feels kinda daunting as my family tends to acquire a lot of items throughout the year and we primary use our garage for storage. Where it all comes from, I’m not too sure, but it’s taking up space and either needs to be

Restore Peace Counselling & Psychotherapy - Introduction & Identity - Apr 30, 2025Forgive me, dear reader, for I have made a grave social mistake. What mistake would that be? Well I’ve been typing away, sharing information, giving thoughts and opinions...and I haven’t even introduced myself! Introductions are such an important part of our social interactions. They are the

Restore Peace Counselling & Psychotherapy - Making Time To Breathe - Mar 31, 2025A topic that has come up a lot recently, in both practice and personal life, is the subject of time. Specifically, how there never seems to be quite enough of it. And I get it. Even I have felt like the hours in the day seem to fall short of what is needed to accomplish anything of

Restore Peace Counselling & Psychotherapy - Psychotherapist, Psychologist, or Psychiatrist? - Mar 04, 2025You’ve decided to start taking your mental health more seriously. (Awesome, we love to see it!) However, you’re not quite sure how to start. You’ve heard people mention seeing a therapist, but you’ve also heard about psychologists and psychiatrists. You’re quite confused and not sure where to go to

Restore Peace Counselling & Psychotherapy - What is Psychotherapy? - Jan 30, 2025Today, I want to answer the question in the title of this blog. It is one that I get very often, but never seem to have a simple answer to. Mostly because I can be an over-explainer or “yapper” as the kids say these days, but also because I don’t think the question has one simple answer. So, I’ve

Restore Peace Counselling & Psychotherapy - It's Not Too Late - Dec 30, 2024“It’s never too late to start again.” I’ve been stuck for a long time trying to figure out what to say in this first blog post. My thoughts and ideas have been a tornado in my head and I’d been hoping that the best one would just jump out at me and say “Hey! Here’s what you should write about

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