Written for Through the Woods by Cole Isbister A growth mindset is a helpful concept when supporting children’s emotional and developmental growth. It focuses on how children understand learning, challenges, and their ability to develop new skills over time. What is a growth mindset? A growth mindset is the belief that abilities, intelligence, and skills […]

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 […]