Husband and I were part of an article this week in the Globe And Mail: How Soon is Too Soon? Zosia Bielski, a writer from the Globe, contacted me after reading about The Widower’s Club, and Visiting My Husband’s Wife’s Grave on the blog. She wanted to write about finding love after loss of a spouse …
I heard a story about some acquaintances a few days ago…the couple had been married for several years. The wife was unhappy, but she hated confrontation. She didn’t want to say anything that would hurt her husband. She didn’t want to be the source that created long and difficult conversations. So she said nothing. The situation …
It is with heartfelt sadness that we grieve with the family of Rod Minaker, on his death last week. Rod worked with our counselling agency, at what was then known as Bergen and Associates Counselling starting mid-2007, and except for a brief break, worked with clients at our offices until 2014. Our hearts break at the …
Happy sighs over here…We have our team in place for this fall and I’m so excited with what we offer to Manitobans. In addition to our already great team, there are two new people prepared to launch clients into new and better ways of being connected with themselves and others: Roshonna Plett Roshonna was a …
Change…Hard and exciting. New opportunities and challenges. We like stability and routine, and knowing what to expect. Change is unpredictable, but creates unknown possibilities for new goodness! Change brings grief for that which we knew and loved and let go. Shifts brings excitement for things that are now possible that previously couldn’t happen. Two years ago, …
One of the cool things about being director and therapist at Conexus Counselling is I meet people I wouldn’t otherwise meet. I do meet courage, remarkable people who have the strength to be vulnerable to deeply explore their stories with me–that’s true…but I’m talking about other opportunities. I know I learn so much from reading …
Therapists have a responsibility, not only to our clients, but also to our community. We go into the field because we care about people. We care about the relationships people have. It’s more than about getting an education to get a paycheque. Please understand that we like to buy our own groceries, and need to …
This week we welcomed a new therapist to our office. Tami is new to our office, but familiar and respected amongst professionals in our city. Tami Shahnawaz has been working in the city for a few years…and we’re thrilled that she is joining us. There’s a couple of things that I’ve already noticed about Tami: …
Hello American Neighbors… You are next door to the south of us. We watch your televsion shows, we shop in your stores, we send you our fabulous musicians to enjoy, and some of our vast country’s resources. I’ve lived in the U.S. when I was studying and enjoyed the experience. Many of you have visited our beautiful …
I’ll be honest..I care about Conexus Counselling so deeply, sometimes it feels like another Junior Tribe Member. It’s a baby of mine. I take it seriously that we impact the lives of hundreds of people every week. And I love that me and some of my favourite people get to work together in space that …