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...
When you ask a woman who has Postpartum Depression what her pregnancy was like, she is likely to tell you that she wasn’t doing too well back then but that when she sought help, she was just reassured that everything was “normal”. When you carefully review...
I am pleased and honoured to take part in this evening talk for new dads. I have collaborated with the Pacific Postpartum Support Society for many years, which has been both my pleasure and privilege. If you are interested in attending the talk, please R.S.V.P....
We used to believe that women were protected from mental health challenges during pregnancy. The idea was that the high levels of “feel good” hormones, such as Estrogen and Progesterone, provided women with that protection. However, in the last decade there has been cumulative evidence...
Linda and David* were a married couple in their mid- thirties. They met 7 years ago through a mutual friend. The attraction was mutual and, when David proposed a year after they met, Linda was over the moon. They got married 5 years ago and...
I would like to tell you the story of Sylvia* who came to see me last fall with her husband Derek. Sylvia and Derek have been married for a little under 2 years. They met at a local university, started dating and got married after...
I have been a Marriage and Family Therapist for about twenty years. I have worked hard with hundreds of couples to improve, enrich and sustain their relationships. It has been my privilege to help couples who were on the brink of divorce to find each...
We were all horrified by the news of the deliberate crash of the Germanwings aircraft over the Alps last week. It is hard to understand what would motivate a young bright man to not only take his own life but take the lives of 150...
Last week I met with a friend who told me about some challenges he'd been experiencing at work. At some point he told me that the only person at work that was supportive of him and was in a management position, was leaving. " I'm...
Yearning to have children is a universal phenomenon and, although not everyone experiences that yearning, most people do at some point in their lives. Surveys that have looked into the desire to have children have found that yearning to have children was, in general, stronger in...