Ways to Manage Your Mood

Mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar disorder, interfere in the brain’s ability to regulate mood and emotion. Other mental and general health disorders   make moods hard to adjust.​When you experience moods you don’t want, whether they’re...

Signs of Self-Stigma

Stigma is the prejudicial and negative treatment we receive when others only see an aspect of us instead of who we are as a whole person. Facing stigma from others can be damaging and hurtful. Do you ever stigmatize yourself?Self-stigma is the biased, negative...

What is DBT?

Dialectical behaviour therapy, or DBT, is a specific approach to mental health therapy. DBT comes from  cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). DBT emphasizes thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. The term “dialectical” refers to the fact that people understand...