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Mental Health Counselling Halifax – Anxiety Therapy Halifax – Stress Therapy

Mindfulness-Based Counsellor & Meditation Trainer | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Category: Self-Help

Lindsay Dupuis
Self-Help

The Ongoing Battle of the Two Selves

by LindsayDupuisupdated on March 14, 2022July 19, 2019Leave a Comment on The Ongoing Battle of the Two Selves

We all have different faces that we wear depending on the people we’re around and the situation we’re in. For example, the person we are at work is different than the person we are at home, with friends, around our romantic partner, and so on. But, when it comes to our mental health, it can …

Lindsay Dupuis
Self-Help

The Importance of Reconnecting With Our Values

by LindsayDupuisupdated on January 26, 2023July 19, 2019Leave a Comment on The Importance of Reconnecting With Our Values

We all get lost from time to time. That’s part of being human. Sometimes life throws us unexpected curveballs, but sometimes we make a series of decisions that lead us so far off course that we wake up one day realizing that we hardly recognize ourselves anymore. It usually happens gradually, with a series of …

Lindsay Dupuis
Self-Help

How Meditation Can Improve Your Life

by LindsayDupuisupdated on March 2, 2021July 18, 20192 Comments on How Meditation Can Improve Your Life

I’m an avid meditator. I’ve been meditating since my undergraduate years in university. To this day, I do my best to commit 15 minutes each morning to the practice as well as attend a 1-3 hour group meditation on weekends.  Up to 3 hours… First, sitting for 25 minutes. Self-supported, dignified, upright posture. Eyes resting …

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  • Are your thoughts racing? Your emotions running high? Are you confused about what to do or how to cope? When feeling this way, it can be helpful to write down answers to the 4 following questions: 1 | What’s going on? What event or situation am I upset about? 2 | What are my thoughts and feelings about the situation?(completely unedited) 3| How might an outsider view my situation, including my thoughts and feelings about it? What rational responses might a close friend, or my older and wiser self offer? Are there other perspectives that are worth considering? 4 | What can I do right now to take charge/cope? What is my action plan (in the coming hours, days, or weeks)? Instead of following a spiral of emotionally charged thoughts, this exercise allows for perspective, for greater understanding of our experiences, for grounding, and for rational thinking that is kind and compassionate, and focused on helpful actions and solutions where possible.
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  • Know how much time and energy it takes to be negative! Know that pleasant experiences are available for everyone, everyday Know that everyone has unpleasant things happening in their life – it’s not just you Know that things are often not what they seem – things are usually better than your negativity perceives Know that there is almost always something you can do to solve problems that do exist Know that you have the final say with regards to where your thoughts go Know that you can be firm with your “inner child” when they insist on holding onto “poor me” Know that this pattern is changeable. It takes some effort. You are the only one who can change this.
  • Instead of focusing on what’s going wrong, can we shift focus to what’s good and positive in life? Thanks to Dr. Martin Seligman and research in positive psychology, we understand that these 5(+) elements contribute greatly to reductions in psychological distress, as well as increases in one’s sense of wellbeing. PERMA+ thus empowers us with options for creating our wellbeing through a meaningful life.
  • Online video counselling is a treatment option that offers the same benefits as in-person counselling while skipping transportation time and costs. It comes with the advantage of meeting from the privacy and comfort of your home. I now offer video therapy services through Jane App, a Canadian-based PIPEDA & HIPAA-compliant app, which offers a safe, private and confidential online meeting space for individuals and their healthcare providers. As my client, you can book, cancel and reschedule your sessions online, and all of your counselling handouts & worksheets are stored securely in one place. Jane is free to use, and is easily accessible through all of your devices, making it possible to meet from just about anywhere.
  • "Real" Rules for Living: You can't change the past but you can learn from it and change yourself. We'll never be the same person again after an upsetting event. If we hold onto the question, "why did this happen to me?" then we'll have changed for the worst. If, on the other hand, we transform our relationship to our thoughts and feelings about the past and use them to our benefit, we can change and grow in ways that we didn’t think possible.
  • Worrying and planning is only helpful as long as we have a real problem at hand and we take helpful actions to address it. When we create problems in our minds, however, worrying and planning wastes time and energy, as the vast majority of our worries won’t actually happen. Those that do often take a form that is different than we’d imagined, and during these times, we can relax into knowing that we’ll cope with resiliency that becomes available to us in a moment of “crisis.” No amount of worrying and over-planning can help us with this.
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