Blogs and Podcasts
You do not need to have a diagnosed mental health issue to go to therapy or learn about improving your psychological well-being. Learning through reading and listening are also ways to reflect and explore and increase awareness of how stress, mental health, coping and relationships may be impacting us. We aim to support you to increase your awareness and explore strategies for the future. Discover more about equine assisted therapy and psychology here.
Harnessing Wellness with self-care
Self-care, the focus on daily habits matters Self-care are the things we should do regularly to support our mental and emotional health. Self-care isn’t something you do every once in a while. It is a way of life. It is what you do consistently to prevent getting...
Harnessing Wellness with Humour
Right now in a world with pandemics, racism and greed, we need humour, kindness and laughter. Humour helps build resilience and facilitates emotional, intellectual, social and physical wellness. Have you ever tried not to smile when someone is being funny or have you...
Harnessing Wellness by Quieting the Inner Critic
In your quiet moments alone, do you find that you have a small voice in the back of your mind? One that tells you that you’re not good enough or can’t achieve your goals. Your inner critic is key to limiting your potential, and your ability to move past this coping...
Harnessing Wellness by Building Resilience
At various points in your life, you’re bound to face adversity. Whether it’s following the death of a loved one, mental illness, financial hardship, the unexpected illness of a friend or another heartbreaking tragedy, once sure-fire way to find strength is through...
5 Ways Grief & Loss Can Affect Your Health
What is grief? The feelings of grief can be caused by a loss of something or someone valuable to you. The pain of loss can feel overwhelming and can affect your life in ways you might not have thought. Everyone copes with loss differently, and how you grieve may...
How To Change Negative Thoughts Into Positive Thoughts
Negative thinking, sometimes called the Inner Critic, is something that we can all go through during our lifetime. Whether out thoughts pop up in reaction to a bad incident, interpersonal issue or the result of anxiety or depression, negative thoughts can quickly...
What Is The Difference Between A Counsellor and A Psychologist?
If you’ve ever thought you might need help with your mental health, or just need a safe space to talk through issues you may be having, you would probably have considered seeing a counsellor or psychologist. But, which one do you choose and what is the difference...
Seven Signs You’re Suffering From Stress
There will be times when your life seems to be going a million miles an hour. You might be having a difficult time at work or at home, feel very busy, overwhelmed and can’t seem to relax. A little stress is normal, it can be used to motivate us, but there are times...
5 Times You Should Consider Seeing A Psychologist
With mental health awareness becoming more prominent in today’s society, the importance of psychologists is now widely known. Psychologists are highly trained professionals who have studied how we think, feel, learn and behave. Everyone goes through difficult periods...
Podcasts
Harnessing Wellness Weekly is an irregular podcast on topics related to harnessing psychological wellness and equine assisted therapy. We try to be weekly however through the pandemic, working and life sometimes meant a weekly podcast was tricky. We try to discuss a variety of topics on mental health, stress, coping strategies and some challenges related to the pandemic of COVID-19. We also talk about all things horses, as we love them, and Equine Assisted Therapy and how they can be incorporated into therapy. Various equine professionals are interviewed about how they work with horses and care for them in various capacities- stay tuned. This podcast is in no way a substitute for therapy, rather designed for educational and informational purposes.
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