People pleasing gets talked about a lot, but most people don’t realize when they’re doing it. A lot of the time, it looks like being easy-going, helpful, or the person everyone can rely on. On the outside, it can even get praised. Internally though, it’s often exhausting. At its core, people pleasing is usually less […]

Losing a pet is a unique and difficult experience. We are not always prepared for it, and this grief can feel different than other kinds we have felt before. It has its own unique intensity that can sometimes feel overwhelming when we least expect it. Perhaps it shows the most in the way that the house seems quiet, when we reach out for them […]

How often have you said or thought “I’ll start doing things again when I feel better”?  Behavioural Activation (BA) is a concept in a therapeutic setting where we flip that concept, and start doing before we feel better, or before we feel any particular way about the situation at all. In fact, motivation often shows up after we start doing the thing and not before. BA has been […]

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is a neuro-developmental condition that affects how a person focuses, regulates attention, manages impulses, and organises behaviour. It often goes unnoticed or under-diagnosed in girls and women (Kooij et al., 2025). ADHD in girls presents less as bouncing off the walls, and more as: Because ADHD has historically been studied […]

The Fourth Trimester – Blog Series: Part 1By Rebekah Sebbelov, MACP (Student Intern) Through the Woods Psychology – Calgary  There is a season after birth that few people speak about honestly.  Your body is healing. Your sleep is fragmented. Your nervous system is alert in ways it has never been before. Your identity is quietly rearranging itself beneath the […]

AI tools are increasingly being used for emotional support because they’re immediate and free. For some, there can be long waitlists and financial barriers to care. Now more than ever, people are turning to AI to get advice and mental health resources.   For many people, typing into a chatbot feels less vulnerable than speaking to a therapist. There’s no perceived judgment, and if there is […]

If you can read this blog from start to finish without stopping or multi-tasking you are probably in the minority.   Today it is common to hear that people struggle to read through a full book from start to finish, get distracted while doing mono-tasks, or get caught infinitely scrolling through TikTok (and realize that hours have gone by).  We live in a world where […]

There are seasons in life when something quietly shifts.  You may still be showing up for work, caring for others, keeping routines going — and yet, underneath it all, there is a subtle restlessness. Thoughts begin to surface that never used to feel so urgent:  Is this where I thought I would be by now?  What happens […]

 A lot of neurodivergent people mask, hiding their natural ways of thinking, moving, or reacting just to fit in. It might feel like the only way to get through the moment, but over time, it can leave you feeling drained, stressed, and even shake your confidence and mental health.  Understanding masking through the lens of […]

If you have been to a therapy session before, you might have been asked to describe your childhood or asked about any significant events that occurred during your childhood. There is a reason for this. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) shape our emotional, physical and relational health, and set up the framework for how we see […]