Episode #6

Episode #6

In this episode I discuss what it means to be a Business Savvy Therapist and the 3 steps to become one. I share with you the ups and downs of how I built a group practice of 55 therapists and multiple 7 figures in 3 years.Episode 01 How to Become a Business Savvy...

Episode #5

Episode #5

In this episode I discuss what it means to be a Business Savvy Therapist and the 3 steps to become one. I share with you the ups and downs of how I built a group practice of 55 therapists and multiple 7 figures in 3 years.Episode 01 How to Become a Business Savvy...

Episode #1

Episode #1

In this episode I discuss what it means to be a Business Savvy Therapist and the 3 steps to become one. I share with you the ups and downs of how I built a group practice of 55 therapists and multiple 7 figures in 3 years.Episode 01 How to Become a Business Savvy...

Episode #2

Episode #2

In this episode I talk about how to promote your group practice by leveraging your Psychology Today profile and your reputation. I discuss what profiles to have and why you should invest in your therapists’ profiles.Episode 02 How to Use Psychology Today to Scale Your...

Episode #3

Episode #3

In this episode I discuss branding tips to attract clients to your website. It’s the first place potential clients will go when choosing a therapist. Have this be the first thing you invest in.Episode 03 Branding Tips to Attract Clients to Your WebsiteEpisode 03...

Episode #4

Episode #4

Episode 04 Should You Hire an Admin or Virtual AssistantIn this episode I discuss what it means to be a Business Savvy Therapist and the 3 steps to become one. I share with you the ups and downs of how I built a group practice to 55 therapists and multiple 7 figures...

Are You Using Astrology as a Coping Mechanism?

Are You Using Astrology as a Coping Mechanism?

How I used astrology to guide my well-being, and where I drew the line Astrology has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Growing up in a Hindu household, Vedic astrology, or Jyotish, reverberated in the background of my life. In my community, it’s...

Why putting up holiday decorations early can make you happier

Why putting up holiday decorations early can make you happier

Undated photo of a family decorating a Christmas tree. (Photo by Any Lane from Pexels)   TORONTO -- If you’ve debated whether to bring out your holiday decorations before December, take this as a ‘yes’ from the experts who say doing so might make you happier. “I...

Everything You Need To Know About Burnout

Everything You Need To Know About Burnout

By this point in the pandemic, burnout may be a given. Here’s how to spot the symptoms—and what you can do to deal with them. When the pandemic hit, our lives changed drastically as we adjusted to new ways of working, coped with fewer support systems and were...

When to compartmentalize your feelings

When to compartmentalize your feelings

Understanding how to compartmentalize emotions can be an effective way to manage stress, as long as you don’t bottle them up completely. Stressful situations come at us all the time. Whether it’s an illness in the family or an unexpected job loss, stressors can be...

Halloween Boos and Don’ts

Halloween Boos and Don’ts

https://on.bluecross.ca/health-insurance/health-tips/708-halloween-boos-and-donts October 22, 2020 As we approach Halloween under the shadow of COVID-19, many of us are thinking, “Now what?” Many of the best things about Halloween involved close contact with other...

How the pandemic blew my family budget

How the pandemic blew my family budget

How the pandemic blew my family budget Brianna Bell: We bought a house, got a dog and are splurging on groceries. In these stressful pandemic times, maybe a little debt isn't so bad. By Brianna Bell October 20, 2020 (Getty Images) I recently downloaded a budget...

How to help your children build resilience

How to help your children build resilience

It can be a stressful world for children and teens. Helping them build resilience can reduce this stress and anxiety – and support good mental health. Life can be stressful, even in good times. But resilience – our ability to bounce back from adversity – helps us cope...

Helpful Advice for How to Work From Home — Together

Helpful Advice for How to Work From Home — Together

Wondering how to fairly share common spaces with roommates while working from home? Get your kids to behave while you’re on a conference call? Not make your partner cringe with your co-working quirks, especially when you’re together 24/7? You’re obviously not alone....

Where’s the line between impressing someone and being yourself?

Where’s the line between impressing someone and being yourself?

Originally published on Swipe Life March 12, 2020. Article written by McKenzie Schwark When it comes to dressing to impress for a first date, personal stylist Susie Hasler says it’s important not to stray too far from your usual style but to still add a little...

Burnout is real and here’s how to handle it, according to the experts

Burnout is real and here’s how to handle it, according to the experts

RJ Skinner · CBC Life · Posted: Nov 04, 2019 5:59 PM ET We’ve all felt it, even if we didn’t know exactly what it was. Your work/life balance becomes totally out of whack, you find your to-do list is barely completed (if at all) and you get the sensation that you’re...

The cost of breaking up

The cost of breaking up

December 18, 2019 by Katherine Singh When Alex Jane* matched with her current partner David on Hinge in Spring 2019, she was drawn to a lot of things about him, among them: his active lifestyle (so different from the people she’d previously been dating, who tread a...

Catch up on self-care (while he catches the game)

Catch up on self-care (while he catches the game)

CATCH UP ON SELF-CARE (WHILE HE CATCHES THE GAME) Losing your spouse to football season may not be a bad thing. While he’s busy, you can focus on your preferences. Whether you’re into a day off by yourself at the museum, a much-needed yoga session, or simply enjoying...

It’s Time To Let Go Of All Those Remnants Of Past Relationships

It’s Time To Let Go Of All Those Remnants Of Past Relationships

TORONTO — Despite Emmy Harrison’s first relationship ending with her being chased by a brick-wielding lover, she is on good terms with all of her exes. “They cheated on me a lot,” Harrison* said of that first relationship, which unfolded during high school. She thinks...

From bridesmaid to stranger: How weddings can destroy friendships

From bridesmaid to stranger: How weddings can destroy friendships

July 13, 2019 By Laura Hensley The bachelorette started with a luxurious morning of pampering, and ended in a fight with a tiara being ripped off the bride’s head. Jaclyn*, who asked Global News to change her name to protect her identity, had planned a lavish, fun day...

Canadians have a new popular hobby: having sex in cars

Canadians have a new popular hobby: having sex in cars

February 12 2018 By Simone Paget Canadians may be known for their politeness, love of maple syrup and hockey, but according to a new study, we may have another less obvious national pastime: car sex. A recent survey commissioned by autoTRADER.ca found that 75% of...

15 Signs you need marriage help (before it’s too late)

15 Signs you need marriage help (before it’s too late)

January 10 2019 By: Susy Alexandre When it comes to nurturing a healthy marriage, there is no single recipe for success – and it’s not surprising that so many couples stumble in their pursuit of “happily ever after.” If you find your marriage has become fractured in...

Love and Work: The ins and outs of dating a co-worker

Love and Work: The ins and outs of dating a co-worker

February 13 2019 By Laura Hensley When Natasha* started a new job at a media company in 2015 and met Matt*, she instantly thought he was cute. “We sat side-by-side and worked on the same team,” she told Global News. “I started to realize we had a connection, and...

Not a drinker? Here’s how to date if you’re sober

Not a drinker? Here’s how to date if you’re sober

September 13 2018 By Laura Hensley “Where can we go get a drink?” was often the first question Milica Dodic was asked when people would ask her out on a date through apps like Tinder and Bumble. “It’s something that’s quick, and an [option people] fall back on,” the...

Exactly how often you should have sex to reap the health benefits

Exactly how often you should have sex to reap the health benefits

April 20 2018 By Ashley Kowalewski-Pizzi How much sex should you really be having? A recent study found that 64 percent of people slept better after sex (no surprise there)—and it’s certainly a good reason to put your phone down and let Netflix wonder if you’re really...

9 Ways Couples Can Spice Up Their Valentine’s Day

9 Ways Couples Can Spice Up Their Valentine’s Day

February 09 2018 By Dani-Elle Dube, For new couples, celebrating Valentine’s Day can be exciting. For more seasoned couples, however, it can sometimes feel like the celebrations have become a little stale – perhaps even downright boring and predictable. If you’re...

Sex in your 20s — What every woman should know (and talk about)

Sex in your 20s — What every woman should know (and talk about)

January 23 2018 By Angela Serednicki Sex in your 20s can be amazing. But it can also be confusing, risky and emotional. The decade is too short for bad sex. So read this. Sex in your 20s is great… but there is more you should know There’s no decade quite like your...

Cuffing season is here — have you gotten tested for STIs?

Cuffing season is here — have you gotten tested for STIs?

January 04 2018 By Renee Bullock With freezing AF temperatures outside—hello, bomb cyclone—you might be scrolling through dating apps like Tinder and Bumble to find someone new to warm up with, or maybe just reaching out to that cutie you dated last year. It’s cuffing...

This is how to apologize like you actually mean it

This is how to apologize like you actually mean it

November 24 2017 By Leah Fessler Already dubbed the Year of Sociopathic Baby Men, 2017 is also shaping up to be the Year of Pathetic Apologies. America’s Baby-Man-in-chief has a habit of demanding apologies for true statements (while avoiding mea culpas of his own),...

Is ‘finding yourself’ a legitimate reason for breaking up

Is ‘finding yourself’ a legitimate reason for breaking up

September 23 2017 By Marilisa Racco The theme of “finding yourself” has launched numerous coming-of-age novels and countless angsty movie plots, but in some cases, when it happens to one member of a real-life couple, it’s not a cliché. Regardless of age, some people...

How your phone is impacting your sex life and relationships

How your phone is impacting your sex life and relationships

August 14 2017 By Dani-Elle Dube Now more than ever people are integrating technology into their sex and love lives and it’s changing the way the dating game is played, a new report by the Kinsey Institute and ovulation tracker app Clue says. The worldwide study –...

5 Signs you’re falling out of love

5 Signs you’re falling out of love

July 07 2017 By Marilisa Racco Being in love can feel like you’re walking on a cloud. But that euphoric feeling doesn’t last forever. In the best case scenario, it will slowly settle into long lasting contentment, but in the worst case, the love will disappear...

Open marriages are a lot more functional than you think

Open marriages are a lot more functional than you think

June 11 2017 By Arti Patel Couples may still not be comfortable to talk about their open marriages, but experts say the more we make them less of a secret, the less “dirty” the concept becomes. “They need to be normalized just like monogamy has been,”Ottawa-based...

8 Signs you’re in a toxic relationship — And how to get out

8 Signs you’re in a toxic relationship — And how to get out

May 23 2017 By Arti Patel Whether it’s a romantic partner or a best friend, toxic people can be draining. Ceilidhe Wynn, an Ottawa-based matchmaker with Friend of a Friend Matchmaking, says people tend to stick with toxic friends or partners because they have...

Do relationships between older women and younger men work?

Do relationships between older women and younger men work?

May 05 2017 By Marilisa Racco Ahead of Sunday’s presidential election in France, Emmanuel Macron, the centrist front runner, is breaking the mould in his home country. Namely, he’s thrusting his wife, Brigitte Trogneux, into the spotlight. In France, that’s an unusual...

Rules of disengagement: how to break up by text

Rules of disengagement: how to break up by text

April 28 2017 By Marilisa Racco Breaking up is hard to do — and it’s even harder via text. With the dawn of ghosting, however, a digital Dear John can actually be interpreted as a positive. “Rejection can be tough to swallow, but I think it provides a lot more clarity...

Is love at first sight real?

Is love at first sight real?

April 16 2017 By Joanne Richard Love is in the air – especially love at first sight. According to a new ElitesSingles survey, romance rules with single men – nearly three out of four believe in love at first sight. Women come in at 61%, with females aged 30-40 the...

Being attractive can actually put your relationship in jeopardy

Being attractive can actually put your relationship in jeopardy

March 23 2017 By Marilisa Racco Is this why Brangelina really broke up? According to a new study published in the journal Personal Relationships, physical attractiveness is not a predictor for relationship longevity. In fact, it may lead to more dissolutions....

Sex leads to post-coital oversharing for a reason, says science

Sex leads to post-coital oversharing for a reason, says science

April 03 2017 By Marilisa Racco Sex has numerous physiological and psychological effects, including supporting immune function, lowering blood pressure and easing stress. It also tends to inspire pillow talk, the exchange of deeply personal information with the person...

How often are people having sex — And is it enough?

How often are people having sex — And is it enough?

March 16 2017 By Dani-Elle Dubé There are a lot benefits to having sex — physical, emotional and otherwise — but a new study has found that American couples are spending less and less time between the sheets than they did a decade ago. What gives? “The data show a...