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Happiness At Home: Caring For The Caregiver

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, couples, depression, happy families, health, marriage, mental health, newsletter, stress

Few people are prepared for the responsibilities and tasks involved in caring for loved ones who are ill, elderly, or disabled. The success of the relationship between you and [...]

Happiness At Home: Moving beyond Grief and Loss

Andrea Ramsay Speers

depression, mental health, newsletter, stress

In my work as a mental health professional, I have seen many clients dealing with losses of all kinds—loss of loved ones through death and divorce, for instance. These [...]

Happiness At Home: Suicide Warning Signs and Treatment

Andrea Ramsay Speers

communication, depression, mental health, newsletter, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

It is reported that suicide, the act of deliberately ending one’s own life, is a cause of death for about 4,500 people each year in Canada. Since many suicides are not [...]

Happiness At Home: How To Be Less of a Perfectionist and Enjoy Life More

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, depression, mental health, newsletter, Pet Peeves, self esteem, stress

This is the second of a series of two newsletters that explore the dynamics of perfectionism. In my last newsletter, you learned what perfectionism is and why people develop [...]

Happiness At Home Newsletter: What Makes Us Procrastinate?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

depression, encouragement, mental health, nagging, newsletter, parenting, Pet Peeves, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

All of us procrastinate on occasion. For some people, it’s a chronic problem; for others, it’s only a problem in certain life areas. Procrastination is always frustrating [...]

Happiness At Home: Managing Difficult Life Transitions

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, depression, happy families, mental health, newsletter, stress

Life is a process of beginnings and endings. In both life and nature, there are times when things move slowly and don’t seem to change very much. Then, suddenly, things change [...]

A Few Of My Favourite Books

Andrea Ramsay Speers

announcements, anxiety, bullying, chores, communication, couples, depression, encouragement, entitlement, friendship, happy families, marriage, mental health, nagging, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

Looking for something to keep you busy over the next few weeks? Books can be a great way to get information, get inspiration and new ideas, and to keep momentum going between [...]

Happiness At Home: Emotional Survival Guide For Teens

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, depression, health, mental health, newsletter, parenting, self esteem, stress, teens, tweens

This month’s newsletter is written for teens. If you are a teen, this is for you. If you know a teenager, please pass it along. This month, we will explore the hardest things [...]

How Do We Define “Mental Health”?

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, depression, health, mental health, self esteem, stress

How do we know if we are mentally healthy? What exactly is “mental health”? These are questions that maybe we should ask ourselves. It seems hard to expect to achieve a [...]

Helping Your Child Cope With Divorce

Andrea Ramsay Speers

anxiety, communication, depression, mental health, parenting, stress, teens, tweens

Divorce is not easy on anyone. When children are involved, the situation can be particularly challenging, but it doesn’t have to be traumatic. Your child’s age will [...]