Happy New Year! Goodbye Resolutions, Hello Intentions

As we ring in a new year, let’s leave pressurizing and disappointing resolutions in 2023.  Instead, try focusing on what your INTENTIONS are for the new year. Resolutions create significant pressure and tend to end in disappointment and reduced motivation.  The challenge is that resolutions can be too specific and unattainable in the short term. 

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Festive Holiday Mocktails

Want to enjoy the best of the holiday season without the guilt related to overindulgence or a horrible hangover? See below for 4 delicious, beautiful festive mocktail recipes from our Holistic Nutritionist. Blackberry Smash Ingredients: 1 cup Blackberries 2 tbsps Water 2 tbsps Maple Syrup 2 tsps Lime Juice 1/4 cup Mint Leaves (plus extra

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The Food-Mood Connection

The impact of the foods we consume on the moods we experience is significant and undeniable. If you think about eating fresh, healthy, whole foods and how you feel emotionally, cognitively and energetically, it feels pretty uplifting, inspiring and energizing.  Conversely, if you think about eating highly processed, refined, high sugar and/or high carbohydrate food,

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Nutrition Counselling for Vibrant Health!

We are thrilled to announce the addition of Nutrition Counselling to our holistic health services!   The impact of food on mood (and vice versa) is significant and undeniable.  Nutritional deficiencies, inflammation in the body, the health of our gut, over-consumption of highly processed foods, and much more can all influence anxious and depressive symptoms

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Internal Family Systems (IFS)

What is Internal Family Systems (IFS)?  Internal family systems (IFS) is an individualized approach to psychotherapy that involves accepting and validating all of the various parts of the mind, and their interaction with one another to form a system of self, or family. IFS allows individuals to work towards healing without compromising these various parts

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Anxiety – What is it & How can I manage it?

What is Anxiety? Anxiety is an uncomfortable mental, emotional and physical experience that most of us are very familiar with.  While Anxiety is a natural human response, experiencing too much of it too frequently can be extremely upsetting, frustraing, scary and can escalate to panic.  It affects us as an unpleasant mind-heart-body experience that impacts

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Now Offering EMDR Therapy!

We are excited to announce that we are now offering EMDR! Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, better known as EMDR, is a form of psychotherapy that promotes healing from difficult experiences in childhood, adolescence or adult life and helps alleviate the symptoms and emotional distress that some individuals face. One benefit of EMDR is the

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We are Hiring!

We are Hiring!

Sunnyside Healing Arts has an exciting opportunity for a Registered Psychotherapist or RP(Q) to join our passionate, growing team.

Alone, Together

We hear you and are here to help. Due to the dramatic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and social isolation on emotional well-being, we have developed a group therapy program just for you. Introducing Alone, Together – an intimate 6 week group therapy program designed to connect you with others in similar circumstances.  You will

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Remove GST/HST on Psychotherapy!

???? Stop the unjust tax on psychotherapy! ???? Thank you for all of your support in sending this crucial message to Finance Minister Chrystal Freeland. We have now surpassed 13,000 advocates on this mission! ???? At an average session rate of $150, HST adds $19.50 to the cost of each session. No other regulated providers

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