Roots in Wellness

11/16/2021

‎The Empowered Supervisor: Episode 1: Interview with Kayleen Edwards, RP on Apple Podcasts

Thank you Pauline Marie for having me as the first guest on your podcast! In this episode we talked all things Supervision, safe and effective use of self, and what it's like to be a therapist in the world we're living in.

Give it a listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-empowered-supervisor/id1592579755?i=1000541367628&fbclid=IwAR3zBa69kBOiJAmPx3IZ2bJ2HIXNdoQYY2CsvC5JYBORSSH71QIllcEDuBY

‎Show The Empowered Supervisor, Ep Episode 1: Interview with Kayleen Edwards, RP - Nov. 10, 2021

11/08/2021

Jennifer is excited to announce that she is now taking on new clients!
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Jennifer is a Registered Psychotherapist specializing in working with the LGBTQ2S+ community, with an emphasis on trans care.
She has experience, knowledge, and training on trans care, including navigating the medical transition process, as well as coming out, interpersonal issues, anxiety, depression, and more.
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Click the link below to find out more and book a free consultation with Jennifer!
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https://rootsinwellness.ca/about/jennifer-thomson/

Jennifer is excited to announce that she is now taking on new clients!
🍂
Jennifer is a Registered Psychotherapist specializing in working with the LGBTQ2S+ community, with an emphasis on trans care.
She has experience, knowledge, and training on trans care, including navigating the medical transition process, as well as coming out, interpersonal issues, anxiety, depression, and more.
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Click the link below to find out more and book a free consultation with Jennifer!
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https://rootsinwellness.ca/about/jennifer-thomson/

09/27/2021

Andrew Dreosto | Roots in Wellness

Roots in Wellness is thrilled to welcome our newest intern, Andrew Dreosto!

Andrew is passionate about helping individuals overcome burnout, and working with difficulties such as depression, anxiety, life transitions, and grief. As a new dad himself, Andrew takes a compassionate approach to helping individuals balance home and work life to help achieve a life that is meaningful to them.

You can find out more about Andrew on our website:

https://rootsinwellness.ca/about/andrewdreosto/

Andrew Dreosto Student TherapistMACP (candidate) Specialties: Burnout Anxiety Depression New or Expecting Parent Support Grief Life Transitions Mindfulness and Meditative […]

06/30/2021

Some of you may have noticed our new logo colours and font - Roots in Wellness has undergone some big branding changes!
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Click the link below to check out our brand new website, complete with comprehensive resources for the LGBTQ+ community.
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You’ll also find bios for all of our wonderful therapists and students!
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Thank you as always for your support.
www.rootsinwellness.ca
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#brand #branding #rebrand #rebranding #socialmedia #newlook #website #newwebsite #therapy #therapist #therapists #counselling #hamont #nature #resources #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq🌈

06/22/2021

Fresh on the blog: How Am I Feeling Today?⁣ by Aisha Malik
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This post is a reminder to check in with yourself from time to time to prevent burnout.⁣
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Making small changes in life can make a big difference for your mental and physical well-being. Check out the blog post for more information about how you can add coping mechanisms to your daily life to release some of that day to day stress! Link in bio 🔗

Fresh on the blog: How Am I Feeling Today?⁣ by Aisha Malik
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This post is a reminder to check in with yourself from time to time to prevent burnout.⁣
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Making small changes in life can make a big difference for your mental and physical well-being. Check out the blog post for more information about how you can add coping mechanisms to your daily life to release some of that day to day stress! Link in bio 🔗

06/07/2021

Happy Pride month to everyone in the LGBTQ2S+ community! Whether you’re out to the community or not, you are loved, you are valid, and you matter!
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At Roots In Wellness, we want to kick off pride month by talking about how to be a good ally.
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We’ve come up with 5 pillars of allyship that we believe in and try to practice on a daily basis.
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It’s so important to note that we are not perfect, and we’d love to hear some other ways that people practice positive allyship all year round!
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04/29/2021

Trans care for mental health practitioners: Introduction and working with trans and gender non-conforming clients in a clinical setting

So proud of our very own Jennifer Thomson for running a training for Sick Kids on working with transgender and gender-questioning youth. You are amazing Jenny and such a fantastic advocate for the folks you serve! ❤️

04/28/2021

Please join us in welcoming our newest team member, Aisha Malik! ⁣
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Aisha comes to us with an amazing background of experiences, working with difficulties such as anxiety, depression, immigrant struggles, identity-based oppression, stress management, and inter generational conflict. Aisha is multi-lingual, speaking Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi. She is currently working towards completing her Masters in Counselling Psychology, and is accepting new clients!⁣
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As a part of our commitment to making mental healthcare more accessible to all, Aisha is offering low-cost sessions to support individuals of all income levels. Check out the link below to learn more about Aisha and the services she offers:

https://rootsinwellness.ca/about/aisha-malik/

Please join us in welcoming our newest team member, Aisha Malik! ⁣
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Aisha comes to us with an amazing background of experiences, working with difficulties such as anxiety, depression, immigrant struggles, identity-based oppression, stress management, and inter generational conflict. Aisha is multi-lingual, speaking Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi. She is currently working towards completing her Masters in Counselling Psychology, and is accepting new clients!⁣
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As a part of our commitment to making mental healthcare more accessible to all, Aisha is offering low-cost sessions to support individuals of all income levels. Check out the link below to learn more about Aisha and the services she offers:

https://rootsinwellness.ca/about/aisha-malik/

04/22/2021

Happy Earth Day! 🌎⁣
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Nature is healing, and I truly believe that when we come into nature, we come home to ourselves.⁣
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What will you do to celebrate this beautiful place we call home today? 💚

Happy Earth Day! 🌎⁣
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Nature is healing, and I truly believe that when we come into nature, we come home to ourselves.⁣
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What will you do to celebrate this beautiful place we call home today? 💚

04/14/2021

Even if you feel like you don’t “need” it. ⁣
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Even if you feel like you weren’t productive enough to deserve one. ⁣
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Even if your boss didn’t mention a break. ⁣
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You deserve this. You don’t have to earn it. You are worthy of this break and moment away from whatever it is that you’re doing. ⁣
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Please believe me when I tell you this ❤️

Even if you feel like you don’t “need” it. ⁣
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Even if you feel like you weren’t productive enough to deserve one. ⁣
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Even if your boss didn’t mention a break. ⁣
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You deserve this. You don’t have to earn it. You are worthy of this break and moment away from whatever it is that you’re doing. ⁣
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Please believe me when I tell you this ❤️

03/08/2021

Happy International Women’s Day! 💃⁣
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On this day, we celebrate the amazing women we support in our practice. Their courage, vulnerability, grace, humour, drive, and STRENGTH are incredible and it is such an honour to be a part of their journey. ⁣
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Today we’d also like to celebrate the amazing women therapists we know! This field is now dominated by women, and it’s so inspiring to see women supporting other women (and men, and non binary folk) at a time when they themselves are so stretched to the limit. ⁣
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This past year certainly hasn’t been easy, but here women are, persevering and showing up despite the many obstacles thrown at them. The hard work we witness women doing in therapy (and as a therapist!) extends far and wide, into the lives of their loved ones, workplaces, friends, communities, and the world as a whole.⁣
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To all of the amazing women in our lives - thank you, for all that you do and all that you are. Your strength, love, dedication, and perseverance truly makes the world go round.

Happy International Women’s Day! 💃⁣
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On this day, we celebrate the amazing women we support in our practice. Their courage, vulnerability, grace, humour, drive, and STRENGTH are incredible and it is such an honour to be a part of their journey. ⁣
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Today we’d also like to celebrate the amazing women therapists we know! This field is now dominated by women, and it’s so inspiring to see women supporting other women (and men, and non binary folk) at a time when they themselves are so stretched to the limit. ⁣
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This past year certainly hasn’t been easy, but here women are, persevering and showing up despite the many obstacles thrown at them. The hard work we witness women doing in therapy (and as a therapist!) extends far and wide, into the lives of their loved ones, workplaces, friends, communities, and the world as a whole.⁣
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To all of the amazing women in our lives - thank you, for all that you do and all that you are. Your strength, love, dedication, and perseverance truly makes the world go round.

02/23/2021

I was on my morning walk yesterday, and thinking about how depression (and anxiety!) is such a fine balance between easing and pushing. ⁣
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Easing into allowing yourself to feel your feelings, knowing that they have a purpose and deserve to be felt. ⁣
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Easing into your body asking for rest. ⁣
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Easing into permission to not have to respond to things right away. ⁣
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Easing into self-forgiveness that things may look different than usual. ⁣
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But then at a certain point, we also have to push. ⁣
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Pushing to commit to movement, knowing that it is one of the greatest medicines for our bodies. ⁣
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Pushing to still engage in things that are meaningful to you, even when you don’t feel like it. ⁣
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Pushing to take medication or supplements, if these are what we need to support our mental health. ⁣
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Pushing to speak to someone, when we know it’s becoming too much to bear on our own. ⁣
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And so we dance this dance. Giving ourselves ease. Giving ourselves a push. Ease and push, push and ease. Knowing that we are worthy of both these sides. ⁣
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What are ways that you are incorporating ease and push into your day today? 💗

I was on my morning walk yesterday, and thinking about how depression (and anxiety!) is such a fine balance between easing and pushing. ⁣
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Easing into allowing yourself to feel your feelings, knowing that they have a purpose and deserve to be felt. ⁣
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Easing into your body asking for rest. ⁣
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Easing into permission to not have to respond to things right away. ⁣
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Easing into self-forgiveness that things may look different than usual. ⁣
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But then at a certain point, we also have to push. ⁣
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Pushing to commit to movement, knowing that it is one of the greatest medicines for our bodies. ⁣
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Pushing to still engage in things that are meaningful to you, even when you don’t feel like it. ⁣
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Pushing to take medication or supplements, if these are what we need to support our mental health. ⁣
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Pushing to speak to someone, when we know it’s becoming too much to bear on our own. ⁣
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And so we dance this dance. Giving ourselves ease. Giving ourselves a push. Ease and push, push and ease. Knowing that we are worthy of both these sides. ⁣
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What are ways that you are incorporating ease and push into your day today? 💗

01/28/2021

Let’s talk EVERY DAY about mental health.⁣⁣
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It’s great companies are bringing awareness to mental health. But in order to create real change, we need both awareness AND action! ⁣⁣
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Mental health is an issue EVERY DAY for so many people. Day in and day out, we witness the toll that struggles with mental health has had on our clients. On us. On our families and friends. The pandemic only amplifies these concerns, making us feel more isolated and disconnected than ever before. ⁣⁣
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So what can we do about it - today and EVERY day?⁣⁣
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• Share how you’re feeling when it is safe to do so. If you can’t think of a support person you would trust - reach out to mental health helplines. We have numerous ones in our story highlights!⁣⁣
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• Support others. Check in and ask how they’re doing. If you know they are going through a tough time, show up! Offer to drop off groceries, have a video chat, or go for a walk. ⁣⁣
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• Support organizations that support mental health. This includes both mental-health specific programs (like CAMH), and programs that support affordable housing, education, and access to food. ⁣⁣
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•Educate yourself on mental health. The more we know, the less we assume - and this can significantly reduce stigma! ⁣⁣
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•Take care of you. Listen to your body, and give mental health the same care you’d give to your physical health. Make sure you’re taking care of your needs for food, sleep, play, and rest. Stay active, whatever that looks like for you! Walking, dancing, yoga, and playing outside are just a few ways you can look after you ⁣⁣
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•Know that you are not alone! You are loved, you are important, and you are doing an amazing job navigating an incredibly challenging year. ⁣⁣
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If you need to talk to someone, please visit the link in bio to sign up for a free consult call and find out how we may be able to help:

https://rootsinwellness.ca/services/therapy/

Let’s talk EVERY DAY about mental health.⁣⁣
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It’s great companies are bringing awareness to mental health. But in order to create real change, we need both awareness AND action! ⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Mental health is an issue EVERY DAY for so many people. Day in and day out, we witness the toll that struggles with mental health has had on our clients. On us. On our families and friends. The pandemic only amplifies these concerns, making us feel more isolated and disconnected than ever before. ⁣⁣
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So what can we do about it - today and EVERY day?⁣⁣
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• Share how you’re feeling when it is safe to do so. If you can’t think of a support person you would trust - reach out to mental health helplines. We have numerous ones in our story highlights!⁣⁣
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• Support others. Check in and ask how they’re doing. If you know they are going through a tough time, show up! Offer to drop off groceries, have a video chat, or go for a walk. ⁣⁣
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• Support organizations that support mental health. This includes both mental-health specific programs (like CAMH), and programs that support affordable housing, education, and access to food. ⁣⁣
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•Educate yourself on mental health. The more we know, the less we assume - and this can significantly reduce stigma! ⁣⁣
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•Take care of you. Listen to your body, and give mental health the same care you’d give to your physical health. Make sure you’re taking care of your needs for food, sleep, play, and rest. Stay active, whatever that looks like for you! Walking, dancing, yoga, and playing outside are just a few ways you can look after you ⁣⁣
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•Know that you are not alone! You are loved, you are important, and you are doing an amazing job navigating an incredibly challenging year. ⁣⁣
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If you need to talk to someone, please visit the link in bio to sign up for a free consult call and find out how we may be able to help:

https://rootsinwellness.ca/services/therapy/

01/22/2021

It’s no secret this year has felt heavy. If you’re feeling the burnout right now - please know that you aren’t alone. A pandemic + changes in our routines + isolation from loved ones + less sunlight + the same expectations from work/school/life is a LOT. It is normal to feel like everything is too much... Because it is! ⁣
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Take a moment for you today. Tune out of all the extra to tune back in again. There’s so much information surrounding us at any given time - from our phones, TV, email - the list goes on. What might it feel like to tune out some of these to tune back IN to you? ⁣
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Maybe tuning in looks like yoga. Journaling. A kitchen dance party. Meditation. Singing at the top of your lungs. Calling a friend. Allowing yourself to cry. Whatever tuning in looks like, know you are worthy of this time and this experience. ⁣
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You might just be surprised what your body and mind tell you, if you give them the opportunity 💗

It’s no secret this year has felt heavy. If you’re feeling the burnout right now - please know that you aren’t alone. A pandemic + changes in our routines + isolation from loved ones + less sunlight + the same expectations from work/school/life is a LOT. It is normal to feel like everything is too much... Because it is! ⁣
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Take a moment for you today. Tune out of all the extra to tune back in again. There’s so much information surrounding us at any given time - from our phones, TV, email - the list goes on. What might it feel like to tune out some of these to tune back IN to you? ⁣
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Maybe tuning in looks like yoga. Journaling. A kitchen dance party. Meditation. Singing at the top of your lungs. Calling a friend. Allowing yourself to cry. Whatever tuning in looks like, know you are worthy of this time and this experience. ⁣
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You might just be surprised what your body and mind tell you, if you give them the opportunity 💗