Beth_Murray, Author at Fresh Hope Counselling

Jan 26

How Your Inner Monologue Impacts Your Outer Life

Ever found yourself singing along to a song you didn't even realize you knew the words to? We have an amazing ability to retain what we hear throughout the day. Songs. Words. Messages. If the messages are positive then we tend to feel pretty good and our mood is pleasant.If…

Dec 13

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Holiday Seasonal Affective Disorder

By Beth_Murray Mental Health

Holiday Seasonal Affective Disorder for real?? Okay no but you may feel like it's real! After all the symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) are having less energy, trouble concentrating, poor sleep, fatigue, greater appetite/weight gain, etc. It sounds like it just might fit for this Holiday Season too! (By…

Aug 16

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How Our Words Impact Our Mental Health

By Beth_Murray Mental Health

Words are so powerful! Whether we speak them to others or run them over and over in our head, what we tell ourselves affects how we feel and what we believe. If we hear the words again and again, or the messages they represent, we can end up rutting on…

Jul 12

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What Makes Something Traumatic?

By Beth_Murray Trauma

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, is a fairly well-known condition in our world, yet some people go through horrific things and don't develop PTSD. What makes something more likely to be traumatic or give us trauma symptoms? Why can thousands of people go to combat but only a portion of…

May 11

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Coping When Life Goes Sideways

By Beth_Murray CBT, Mental Health

Life has a way of throwing us curveballs. Life happens, catching us off guard and knocking us down hard on our backsides. Sigh. It isn't fun! In fact, sometimes the throes of this life can be overwhelming. How do you keep a positive attitude when life throws a curveball? Coping…

Mar 17

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Eating ‘Til It’s Gone. Why Don’t I Stop?

By Beth_Murray Mental Health, Relationship with Food

It's Like I Can't Stop Eating 'Til It's All Gone! Eating when I'm not even hungry any more! This blog is dedicated to a question sent in from one of our subscribers about over eating: "What is the reasoning behind the need to finish something so it is gone? As…

Jan 27

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Five Horsemen of the Marital Apocalypse!

By Beth_Murray Marriage

Marriages are under attack! It's hard enough keeping a relationship healthy and strong without the many pressures that face us in this society. Let's take a look at FIVE top issues that impact marriages today and some ideas on how to defend your relationship. Busyness. When someone asks you how…

Dec 14

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Deck the Halls! Gonna Deck Somebody?!

By Beth_Murray Anxiety, Mental Health, Relationships

Sometimes the Christmas/holiday season is not a festive time for some people. People struggling with eating disorders and addiction find this season especially triggering and difficult. People who have gone through a major loss or facing a tough season of life, find that the celebratory parts of the season reinforce…

Nov 03

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Fresh Hope has Expanded!

By Beth_Murray News

We are so pleased to see our practice grow over the past year and a half. Last summer, we had Dr. Cath Thorlakson, Registered Psychologist and Cathy Murray, Master's Level Social Worker and Therapist join us. As the year has gone by, there has been an increased need for counselling…

Oct 31

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B.E. BE AUTHENTIC!

By Beth_Murray Mental Health

Thought it was time to do a little bit of cheerleading for the promotion of authenticity. In a world where media bias is constantly presenting us with a skewed agenda, we can become disillusioned with this world of ours. If you are a highly sensitive person, or even moderately high,…

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