How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Start Embracing Your Successes
By Sereena Pigeon, MSc., PhD candidate Psychology intern at openspace clinic Has this ever happened to you? After years of hard work, you finally made it to the end of…
By Sereena Pigeon, MSc., PhD candidate Psychology intern at openspace clinic Has this ever happened to you? After years of hard work, you finally made it to the end of…
Have you ever experienced the eye-roll, been ignored or asked to stop nagging when wanting your child to complete a task? There are strategies to motivate children to clean up,…
Functional foods are modified foods or food ingredients that provide health benefits beyond the traditional nutrients it contains. Although foods can provide macronutrients like carbs, fats, protein as well as…
Babies are born with immature brains; they do not have the neurological or cognitive ability to reason and think as an adult mature brain can. Did you know that 90%…
A wise friend once told me “What’s in a diagnosis?”…words that I held on to over the years and use in my practice when working with families. We do not…
Concern for the environment is rising and this is causing a shift in the way we eat. There has been a huge growth in veganism and vegetarianism which has so…
Most people experience some form of anxiety. In fact, humans are biologically prewired for anxiety. Quick biology lesson: when we were animals on the savannah, we needed some way to…
Carbohydrates are only as complicated as you let them be The carbohydrate. An unsuspecting, cyclic molecule consisting of six carbons. Each of these carbohydrates have a water molecule attached to…
Wait .. isn’t snacking “bad”? Nope. Snacks can get a bad rap from the ultra-processed “snack foods” found in convenience stores and grocery shelves – but consuming snacks can be…
Food is such an essential part of our lives – it fuels us, it can bring us joy, it can bring us sadness, it can bring us excitement, and it…