by uprisepsychology | Dec 31, 2025 | Anxiety, Coping with Mental Health Challenges, Eating disorders and disordered eating, Self-Compassion
By Dr. Melisa Arias-Valenzuela, C. Psych. January often comes with an unspoken expectation: reset, restart, fix yourself.Social media is filled with detoxes, diet plans, and promises of a “new you.” But for many people, this pressure does the opposite of what it...
by uprisepsychology | Dec 4, 2023 | Anxiety, Coping with Mental Health Challenges, Mindfulness, Perfectionism, Self-Compassion, Stress and Burnout, Uncategorized
With the cold winds and snow on the ground, as well as increasing emails about Christmas gifts ideas, there’s no doubt about it; the Holidays are coming! While this might be a joyous time for many people, the holidays bring out a sense of dread to many others. And in...
by uprisepsychology | Oct 19, 2023 | Anxiety, Coping with Mental Health Challenges, Stress and Burnout, Students
In the last few years, increased attention has been set on university students’ mental health struggles. With the rising rates of anxiety and depression (Howard et al., 2021; Linden et al., 2021), overflowing university counselling centers as well as...
by uprisepsychology | Jul 25, 2023 | Anxiety, Coping with Mental Health Challenges, Mindfulness
Picture yourself sitting on your couch on a Saturday night, snuggled under your favourite blanket with a movie and a bowl of popcorn. You’re perfectly content, that is, until you open the Instagram app. Before you know it, you’re scrolling through endless pictures and...
