by monicaborschel | Jul 15, 2020 | Emotions, Relationships, Stress
Workplace conflict has traditionally been experienced between colleagues who work together face to face in an office setting. Being in lockdown where we have less visual, tactile or verbal connection can make communication sometimes feel abrupt or rude. This can lead...
by monicaborschel | Jul 8, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Self-Esteem, Therapy & Psychology
April was struggling with depression and low self-worth. She had done some things in her early twenties that left her feeling ashamed. April had never told anyone about some of her secrets. It took her a year in therapy before she felt safe to say what she was...
by monicaborschel | Jun 24, 2020 | Family, Marriage, Parenting
Riley had tried everything to work it out with her husband, Dave. They had gone to couples counselling, and she had tried to be flexible with his needs. It seemed like no matter how hard she tried; he wasn’t happy. She felt anxious and trapped in her marriage. As...
by monicaborschel | Jun 17, 2020 | PTSD, Trauma
Most of us have a certain sense of safety and control over our bodies. After a sexual assault, a victim feels dirty and contaminated. A child or a sexual assault survivor feels a sense of power being taken away from the control of their own body. The shame of...
by monicaborschel | Jun 10, 2020 | Family, Marriage, Parenting
A family going through divorce or separation Lila was a woman who did not believe in divorce. Lately, she had been arguing more with her husband, Mike. He had asked for a divorce, and she refused. Mike decided that he would move out. After a week of him out of the...
by monicaborschel | Jun 3, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Stress
Meet Brad – Brad was always on. He was running a multimillion-dollar company in sixty different countries. He couldn’t sleep at night wondering who was going to pay what invoice so that he could continue shipping supplies. He was currently suffering...
by monicaborschel | May 27, 2020 | Marriage, Relationships
Randy had been married for three years to someone that he thought was faithful. He felt that they had a great relationship, and he didn’t see any problems that were out of the ordinary for couples. He was shocked when he saw a notification come on his...
by monicaborschel | May 20, 2020 | Emotions, Meditation, Stress
Erin was a corporate lawyer who worked ten-hour days, five days a week. On the weekend she would try to make time for herself but instead found herself worrying about work, answering emails and going over paperwork. By the time Sunday came, she couldn’t get...
by monicaborschel | May 13, 2020 | Self-Esteem, Trauma
When Sam was a child, his father would drink and then come home and smash the house. From his bed, he could hear his mother crying. His mother would crawl into Sam’s bed at night and cry. Sam was confused. He didn’t know how to help his mother, and he...
by monicaborschel | May 6, 2020 | Marriage, Relationships
People in Hong Kong have been feeling economic and relationship stress due to Coronavirus. When couples are stressed, they might turn away from each other instead of towards each other. Take, for example, the case of Alan and Cynthia. Alan is stressed because he...
