Do you—or someone you care about—spend a lot of time thinking about food, weight, or body image? It can feel exhausting to be stuck in these patterns.

Disordered eating and eating disorders can hide in plain sight. Sometimes, the people around us—even family, friends, or medical professionals—may unintentionally reinforce these behaviours. Advice like “eat less and exercise more” can sound harmless, but for some, it can contribute to a more complicated relationship with food.

Learn the signs of disordered eating, including binge–restrict cycles, food anxiety, and body image concerns—and how support can help you rebuild your relationship with food.

Coming off GLP-1 medications like Ozempic? Learn why food noise and hunger can return and how to navigate changes in your relationship with food.

Conversations about GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and others are everywhere right now. This is not an opinion piece about whether these medications are “good” or “bad.” Instead, this is an offer of support for those who may be coming off a GLP-1, adjusting to changes in appetite and food noise, or considering starting one while also navigating a complicated relationship with eating.

Guilt and shame are two emotions that look almost identical on the outside, but inside your child’s mind, they are worlds apart. Understanding the difference could be one of the most important things you do as a parent. This distinction isn’t just clinical jargon. It’s something every parent can learn to recognise, and once you do, it changes how you respond to your child in some of the most important moments of their childhood. The core difference: what a child thinks the problem is. Here is the simplest way I explain it to parents in my practice: “Guilt says, ‘I did something bad.’ Shame says, ‘I am bad.’ ”

Epic meltdowns, defiance, and unprovoked upset from a child can leave parents feeling lost and unsure how to manage. Remember, you have a good kid and you are good parents. Loving parents can have good kids who are having a tough time. You are doing your best amidst a challenging situation. You might feel some combination of overwhelmed, hopeless, burnt out, anxious, stressed, and disconnected from your partner. You might even feel guilt and be desperate to find a solution. Counselling offers a supportive space for parents to explore new strategies and perspectives. Evidence-based therapeutic approaches can help families build connections, understand behaviours, identify triggers, and expand their parental toolkit.

When children “act out,” refuse certain foods, or struggle with transitions, it often ties back to their sensory world. Understanding the eight senses helps you recognize what overwhelms or soothes your child; create environments that support regulation (quiet corners, movement breaks, sensory play); and foster empathy by remembering your child’s behaviour is communication.

Mean Girl Aggression (MGA), also known as relational aggression, is a form of emotional or social bullying. It can show up through gossip, exclusion, social manipulation, and online bullying. Much of it happens quietly and behind screens, which means adults often don’t see it happening at all. MGA is usually covert and passive-aggressive. It’s easy for those engaging in it to deny or downplay their behaviour, leaving the person on the receiving end feeling anxious, confused, or even like they’re overreacting. Over time, these experiences can lead to anxiety, depression, sleep problems, lower grades, substance use, or withdrawal from school and activities they once loved.

Healthy communication isn’t about perfect words, it’s about simple habits you can repeat. These five skills work across ages and stages, and parents can model and coach them in everyday moments.

Big feelings are part of growing up. When children learn to notice, name, and navigate their emotions, they handle stress better, relate more kindly to others, and bounce back from setbacks. That skill set, often called emotional intelligence, can be taught and practised at home in small, everyday moments.

Here we’ll share practical ways to build these skills, with simple language you can use right away.

Relationships don’t fail overnight. They fray, slowly, through stress, miscommunication, and the push–pull of daily life. Most couples wait longer than they need to before reaching out for help, often because they feel they “should” be able to fix things on their own. If you’re wondering whether it’s time for couples counselling, that curiosity is already a meaningful first step.