I remember how Halloween lets kids “try on” ways of being elegant, or brave, or sophisticated, or grown up and they get to feel what its like to be a grown up when they wear doctor’s scrubs or an electrician’s belt or a princess costume. And they get to challenge their fears and conquer “scariness” …
500th post–Life Lesson #4–Value of Connection
This is my 500th post…a bit of a marker for me on this cold dreary wet October morning. That’s kind of a big deal. When I was finishing high school, I did one of those “career aptitude” tests. It suggested that my top options were to be a nurse or a nun. The latter seemed …
Let’s Talk
When you work with someone long enough, and work very collaboratively and effectively with each other, it gets a l’il spooky… Today I was in the middle of a lunch time meeting with a coupla therapists and in the middle of it I suddenly realized I was booked to be in class on Friday afternoon …
Settling in
Del has been doing a yeoman’s job of holding down the fort while Melanie has been gone on vacation these last coupla weeks. She’s been with us for about three months, but only one day/week which isn’t a lot when there are as many therapists, programs, and procedures as there around this place. I think …
LTCAM and us–Good Neighbors
When we moved into 1483 Pembina about 15 months ago, we were strangers in the building. The other tenants in the building were friendly and welcomed us…but I’m not sure I knew to expect much more than an occasional “hi” as we passed in the hallway. We’ve gotten to know some of our neighbours cuz …
The New Blog is LIve!
After months of delays and problems that couldn’t have been predicted…the new website platform is being used for Bergen and Associates Counselling. You will see a new look…the old one was tired and created for a day when the internet didn’t look as it does now. This new format allows me to post videos again. …
Evening sessions now available downtown
Evening counselling sessions work for people…lots of folks work during regular weekday office hours, and so it makes sense that when potential clients call for counselling, they want evening or weekend times for therapy. For many people, daytime sessions are just simply not an option. So, we’ve responded to the shortage of evening sessions by …
2012 Manitoba Marathon Relay
Manitoba Marathon 2012 is history…and the Bergen & Associates Counselling team finished. I humbly say, “We were AWESOME”! Sabrina Friesen handing off the timing belt to me…doesn’t she look great at the end of her leg? Three of the five of us were Manitoba Marathon virgins and thoroughly enjoyed the excitement and the enthusiasm …
Manitoba Marathon 2012–Here we come!
Manitoba Marathon time is here. The annual Father’s Day tradition is a couple of days away, and we here at Bergen & Associates Counselling are PUMPED!! Roshonna Plett has organized a bunch of us into a relay team. Starting off will be Michael Quiring, who, after handing off the timing belt will go on to …
Congrats to Nadia and Tom!
Nadia is Married!! Melanie, Roshonna and I motored on south past Winkler yesterday to celebrate with Nadia and Tom. Tom and Nadia were married just over two weeks ago in her childhood home in Ontario. Tom’s family, and many of their friends (including us!) are in Manitoba….so they had a Manitoba party with family and …