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Planting the Seed for Managing Parenting Stress - by Dr. Michal Regev
Planting the Seed for Managing Parenting Stress

(This article was published in the Fall 2024 Issue of West Coast Families Magazine. See it on their website at https://westcoastfamilies.com/fall-2024/ — Turn to page 16.) It is no secret that parenting can be stressful. In fact, the US Surgeon General recently published a public health...

3 Quick Ways to Avoid Parenting Stress, Article by Dr. Michal Regev, published in the Summer 2024 edition of West Coast Families Magazine
3 Quick Ways to Overcome Parenting Stress

(This article was published in the Summer 2024 Issue of West Coast Families Magazine. See it on their website at https://westcoastfamilies.com/summer-2024/ — Turn to page 10. Or download the article here) Have you ever felt like calling “Stop the world, I want to get off!?”...

What Mothers Really Want - article by Dr. Michal Regev published in West Coast Magazine Spring 2024
What Mothers Really Want — The 7 Most Desired Gifts for Mom

This article was published in the Spring 2024 Issue of West Coast Families magazine. You can see it on their website (turn to page 19), or download the entire article as a PDF. Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and thoughts about gift cards, flowers...

How to Choose a Counsellor in Vancouver by Dr. Michal Regev
How to choose a counsellor in Vancouver that is right for you

My friend Millie once asked me if anyone living in Vancouver ever needed counselling. “After all,” she said, “we live in one of the most beautiful and livable cities in the world. Why would anyone ever struggle in Vancouver?” She wondered half-jokingly. “Vancouver IS beautiful,” I...

The Difference Between Fear, Anxiety, and Panic - Dr. Regev Registered Psychologist Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Difference Between Fear, Anxiety and Panic, and When to Seek Help

I have been asked by many clients to explain the difference between fear, anxiety and panic and for help with determining what is normal and when to seek treatment. I am going to explain the differences with the help of simple examples. Let’s imagine you’re at the...

Young woman suffering from a severe depression/anxiety (color toned image; double exposure technique is used to convey the mood of unease, progression of the anxiety/depression)
VIDEO – Is it possible to recover from depression?

This is especially important for pregnant and breastfeeding women who are experiencing depression and anxiety. This is the reason why I have decided to summarize the current literature on different treatment options, methods and techniques that have been shown to significantly reduce symptoms of depression....

7 non-medication ways to get your life back

Is it possible to recover from depression? 7 scientifically researched non-medication ways to get your life back. It is hard to have hope when you’re depressed or, as the saying goes; it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel that is depression....

What is your New Year Resolution?

It's the first day of 2016. Have you decided on your New Year Resolution yet? Is it to eat more healthfully? Exercise more? Drink less? Lose weight? Work on your budget? Become more organized or call your elderly parents or grandparents more often? These and other resolutions...

It’s the holly jolly holidays so why am I so stressed out?

Christmas and New Year's are just around the corner and Christmas lights are all over the city. People are planing family gatherings, parties and getaways. The spirit of Christmas is supposed to be upon us but, there are a lot of people who are quite...