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...

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...

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...

Sometimes it’s the micro-rejections that hurt like hell.

Experiencing financial stress can negatively affect your mental health. Here are some tips from a psychologist on how to cope.

Regular mental health assessments play a part in our wellbeing. Here’s why mental health check-ins are important and how to get in the habit of it.

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...

From October until about Valentine's Day, people seek to be tied down, data suggests Hannah Kost · CBC News · Posted: Nov 25, 2020 7:00 PM MT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago 'Cuffing season' is discernible enough to be recognized by relationship therapists, dating app...

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 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...

We begin the summer with so many unanswered questions in terms of how the rest of the season will unfold. While it’s clear that summer will be different this year, how will we be able to safely hang out with friends with international borders closed to...

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...

Many of us are experiencing stress, worry and other emotional challenges right now as a result of COVID-19. If you’re considering seeking out a mental health care provider, the good news is that many clinical practices do offer online and telephone sessions that you...

WE’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, SO WHY IS MY EX SLIDING INTO MY DMS? Relationship expert Nicole McCance on how to handle an ex trying to get emotionally close during physical distancing ICYMI, it’s 2020 and the “you up” text from your ex has officially been...

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....

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...

Originally published by Daily Hive, March 11, 2020 We’ve all been there — moving in with a new roommate (or even more troubling, a partner) and discovering that their idea of a clean sink is a very different reality to yours. Doing the dishes may seem like a small...

BY SUSAN HAY GLOBAL NEWS Posted January 20, 2020 4:14 pm “Originally Blue Monday in 2005 actually came out through a P.R. company,” explained Nicole McCance a Clinical Psychologist. “I think for many people just having this day to be aware and do a mental health check...

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...

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) 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...

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...

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...

June 21, 2019 By Courtney Shea Oprah Winfrey has shared a whole lot of relationship wisdom over the years—in her generation-defining talk show, in multiple magazine articles and in countless self-help tomes. Like finding your spirit and fad diets, long-lasting love is...

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...

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...

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...

February 13 2019 By: Andrea Karr Whether you’re single or coupled, managing your expectations can lead to a happier life. Relationships are a tricky business—for singles in search of them and for couples in the trenches. We all have ideas about what a good...

October 20 2018 By: Eli Glasner When Ottawa’s Elle Mills was growing up, there was one thing she wanted to be: A YouTuber. With a strong personality and cheeky editing style, Mills and her videos soon gained a fan following. And today, Mills is a bona fide...

October 10 2018 By: Erin Davis Ignorance isn’t bliss when it comes to men and PMS. “Is that the gremlin talking, babe?” my boyfriend sympathetically asks at least once a month. I know this “gremlin” he speaks of well; it’s also known as good,...

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...

July 11 2018 By Susy Alexandre If you’ve found yourself wondering about an annulment or separation for a while now, it might be hard to remember a time when your marriage felt like a safe place. That once-upon-a-time full of love and commitment now seems more like a...

May 30 2018 By Isabelle Khoo “When you lead a life where you break your own heart every day, getting your heart broken by someone else can make it feel as though your world is ending,” The Mighty contributing writer Kristin Breitkreutz, who has battled depression and...

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...

April 04 2018 By Jason Markusoff Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seen through the eye piece of a television camera, as he takes questions from the media after addressing the UPS Conference in Toronto on Wednesday March 21, 2018. (Chris Young/CP) It was a before-bed...

January 31 2018 By Natalie Stechyson Hey, remember your partner? No, not the haggard roommate who frantically helps you keep babies alive and fed and driven places, smells of coffee and diaper cream, and falls asleep beside you on the couch watching “Grace and...

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...

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...

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...

November 30 2017 By Hayley Mattews The Short Version: From a young age, Nicole McCance felt curious about what made people tick. She got her master’s degree in counseling psychology because she wanted to understand how brain chemistry affects behavior and how patterns...

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),...

November 16 2017 By Dani-Elle Dube Over the years, you’ve heard the same words of relationship wisdom from your parents and grandparents, but how much of them can really hold true today? Yes, over generations, relationship dynamics have surely changed quite a bit but...

October 28 2017 By Marilisa Racco It’s a common nugget of advice that the coupled among us like to pass on to the singles: you’ll find love when you stop looking for it. But it’s neither helpful nor appreciated. “The message is that you’re doing all the wrong things,”...

October 19 2017 By Arti Patel Every relationship has phases when one person can become distant from the other, but if your partner is suddenly too busy for you, experts say it could be part of a much bigger problem. Registered psychologist and relationship expert...

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...

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 –...

July 18 2017 By Dani-Elle Dube While some men and women have no problem settling down – and even relish in the idea of committing to one partner for the rest of their lives – others shudder at the mere mention of the terrifying c-word. It’s a frustrating scenario when...

July 09 2017 By Dani-Elle Dube It starts like a friendship, but then somewhere along the way it grows into something more. You might not even be sure what to call it, so you just continue to call it a “close friendship” when in fact, it’s a little more intimate and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

May 03 2017 By Arti Patel It’s a no-brainer: work-life balance is hard to achieve, and women with high-status jobs are happier when they get help at home. But women in these positions may also feel their careers can have a negative impact on their marital status....

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...