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Why People With Power Refuse to Share

Why People With Power Refuse to Share

People with power and privilege often have a scarcity mindset, always wanting more. However, true satisfaction comes from connection, not greed. Embracing an abundance mindset that fosters sharing, and well-being can create a better society for all.

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Canada is burning - do people understand why?

Canada is burning – do people understand why?

All across Canada, wildfires are burning out of control. Six provinces and territories have been affected so far. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced from their homes. An area equivalent to five million football fields has so far been destroyed. This is a tragedy, but we need to understand the greater implications of […]

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Murder by car. The alarming new trend in Canada?

Murder by car. The alarming new trend in Canada?

I know of at least four instances of drivers running down pedestrians in Canada over the past five years. And the last two were just in the past couple of months. The mental health aspects of these crimes cannot be underestimated. If we don’t want more of such terrible tragedies, we need to invest more in prevention. We need to have more mental health services available to people before these incidents take place so that we don’t need to mobilize these services in the aftermath.

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The Three Dysfunctional Ways of Dealing with Anger

The Three Dysfunctional Ways of Dealing with Anger

The topic of anger comes up fairly often in my psychiatry practice. Recently, I saw the movie, Turning Red, and I started thinking about the different ways that people deal with their anger. I’ve noticed over the years that there are three different dysfunctional ways that people manage their anger.

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How to respond to unreasonable remarks

How to respond to unreasonable remarks

People tend to tell us things or ask questions based on their own experiences and biases. These remarks might seem perfectly reasonable and benign to them but they can be upsetting to those of us on the receiving end. My approach to dealing with these types of remarks is to avoid defending, justifying or explaining ourselves and instead, go to the meta level.

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Love Bombing: Is it romantic or something darker?

Love Bombing: Is it romantic or something darker?

As Valentines Day approaches, you should seriously consider the dark side of love-bombing. If a potential new partner comes along and tries to shower you with too much affection, too intensely and too quickly, and if you feel like you’re being swept off your feet, recognize this for what it really is and get yourself away from this person as fast as you can.

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