I’ve never really cared about perfectionism – what does that even look like? When I was ten and playing hockey, perfect wasn’t an option. I couldn’t just jump into being in the NHL at that age, so perfection wasn’t a real thing to me. I was always more afraid of failure and not being good enough … [Read more...]
Are you Angry or Just Grouchy?
A few months ago my wife and I were trying to get our 2.5 year old and 9 month old out the door (parents know this joy). My wife said something pretty benign to me and I snapped something back at her. I do my best to always be calm in my responses, but this time I heard myself speaking in a way … [Read more...]
Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are Scary
Last week when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did a public interview with Oprah, they proved that they’re scary because they’re wolves in sheep’s clothing. You can disagree with me, but I hope you will continue reading as the main purpose of this article is to help you better recognize the wolves … [Read more...]
Why Female Empowerment is Dangerous for Women
Please Note: This post is written by someone who has grown up Canadian with middle to upper class family and friends. Even my current therapy practice involves middle to upper class clients, so my perspective is limited. I will also point out that I’m a serious mama’s boy, my sister is my best … [Read more...]
Why Grandparents Love the Kids More than the Parents
Talking to a grandparent I recently learned a very interesting lesson: Grandparents love the kids more than the parents at least for a season. I should point out my definition of love is the traditional idea that love is patient, kind, and self controlled. In this case you can also throw in … [Read more...]
4 Dangerous Husband Sayings
When I first started doing weddings I liked to include a joke one of my therapy teachers told the class: “There are two rules for a happy marriage. Rule number one: Always make the wife happy. Rule number two: Never forget rule number one.” I would then add that in marriage it should be both … [Read more...]
How to Reduce Depression on a National Level
“You should do it because you want to do it for yourself,” or “Do what makes you happy.” Here are two of the biggest lies our world teaches right now, and it’s adding to the growing depression rates in our culture. From my experience, a lot of women will tell their husbands the former, but that’s … [Read more...]
The 6 Types of Relationships (& only one is healthy)
As a psychotherapist, I have found a very strong distinction between people (the relationship part mentioned in the title will come shortly). The two main categories of people are “It’s all my fault” and “It’s all your fault.” There are a few people who understand that we need to share … [Read more...]
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