Trobak Holistic Counselling

If you grew up with a lot of chaos and volatility in your home, there is a good chance you felt disconnected.  Individuals who grow up in...

What is your Christmas goal? It is very easy to get caught up in the busyness of Christmas It is important to take time and think about...

Here is a list of emotions:

Brain is like a Filing Cabinet  Every decision you make is based on past experiences. Your brain searches through past experiences to...

Resisting Emotions I often hear people say they think they are struggling with their emotions.  This isn’t really true.  People aren’t...

Medication:  Why it can be Helpful There are a variety of different hormones/brain chemicals in the brain and each one has a purpose.  If...

What is Implicit Bias? There has been a lot of talk about equality, implicit bias and white privilege.  So, what does all this mean and...

If the core belief is not good enough, not important, not valued, she is going to have a lot of self doubt, anxiety, insecurity and lack...

Yelling is common place.  Most people report yelling at least from time to time and for many it much more common, happening often,...

Fear controls the majority of people.  Fear stops most people from experiencing an incredible amount.  Fear of rejection, fear of...

Coping Strategies Anything a person does is a coping strategy. There are healthy coping strategies, neutral coping strategies and...

How does a person feel emotions?  Emotions are created by thoughts.  A person has a thought, which then creates a chemical reaction which...

When you repeatedly do something over and over, it creates pathways in your brain. The more you practise the behaviour, the more...

THE EXPLOSION: Anger Stage. This part of the cycle is when the anger is happening. Anger can look different for each person, as each...

Core belief starts to develop even before a child is born as there is already a pattern of behaviour the parents practice on a regular...

For most people, they don't know what their anxiety looks like until the anxiety is really high, maybe 8, 9, 10 out of 10. There are...

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health issues in our society.  We often think of anxiety as being a woman freaking out or being...

Anxiety is the Fight Flight Freeze Response When a person senses danger, the FIGHT, FLIGHT, FREEZE response kicks in. Fight: fight a way...