Each month, our therapists share their knowledge in articles they write about different health issues from a holistic perspective. You can read them all, here!
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View articles written by a specific therapist: Raphaëlle Strub’s blog | Chloé Sardin’s blog | Natalie Pateman’s blog | Stephanie Bristow’s blog | Greg Sikorski’s blog | Dr. Laura Gauthier’s blog
When we are ill or injured (temporarily, semi-permanently, or permanently), not only are our bodies impacted but so are our lives. Changes in our abilities to function day to day (e.g. tying our shoes, walking long distances, working full-time, or a myriad of other possibilities) means that we often are required to…
My husband is from Newfoundland and, through the years, many people we know from that province have experienced a long-distance relationship. Often this meant one partner was working shifts off-shore, in the field, or in Fort McMurray while the other partner was located in a city or town far away. I have…
During the summer, Traditional Chinese Medicine maintains that the heart is more active. The heart is associated with fire and joy, but joy isn’t a bad thing, right? Well, the type of joy we’re talking about is more of an overexcitement. Having too much stimulus can cause us to get anxious, jittery,…
Osteopathy works to improve the conditions of your body so that it can function properly. In today’s article, osteopath Chloé Sardin offers an account of one of the individuals that she assisted. Faced with a heart that had trouble functioning, neck pain, and a lack of breath, the individual was told that…
Why should a manual practitioner care about your happiness? Well, we care about it because your state of mind influences the state of your body more than you might think. Moreover, osteopathy is holistic, which means we consider you–the whole of you–to be a piece of the puzzle in getting you healthy…
The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Have a Baby… Miscarriages can happen in up to 25% of pregnancies. One type of miscarriage, known as a missed miscarriage, occurs when there is an absent fetal heartbeat during a routine check-up. In these cases, often doctors will instruct their patient to wait for…
As a psychologist, I am excited for the opportunity to write about happiness. I mean, what better topic for a mental health professional to write about than being happy, right? It’s strange, though, because in writing about happiness, I have realized that this is probably one of the most difficult topics to…
