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What kind of freedom are we fighting for?
As all sides seem to be fighting for our “freedom” these days, we must ask ourselves:What kind of freedom are we fighting for? The...
joannacheek
May 157 min read
We Need to Stop Blaming Our Parents for Our Problems
Compassion with boundaries is more effective than blame. First published Jan 26, 2024 for Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.c...
joannacheek
May 86 min read
Why Interpersonal Trauma Is More About Shame Than Fear
Here’s how trauma is a social problem that requires a social cure. First Published Jan 16, 2024 for Psychology Today. ...
joannacheek
May 84 min read
How Historical Trauma Lives in Us All
Intergenerational trauma lives on all sides of our divided world. First published on Jan 13, 2024 for Psychology Today....
joannacheek
May 86 min read
The Intergenerational Wisdom of Anxiety
How our ancestors shape our anxiety response. First Published Jan 4, 2024, for Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog...
joannacheek
May 86 min read
We've Evolved to Survive, and to Feel Miserable
The power of distress in an unhealthy world. First Published on Jan 4, 2024, for Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blo...
joannacheek
May 87 min read
Healing Doesn’t Happen in Private: An Interview with Trauma Pioneer, Dr. Judith Herman
The pioneer in trauma treatment has a new book that focuses on the need for social justice First Published on July 6, 2023 for the Walrus...
joannacheek
May 87 min read
Shame: It’s Not You; It’s Them: The upside of our shame response.
The upside of our shame response. First Published on Aug 8, 2023 for Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/its-not-yo...
joannacheek
May 84 min read
Inequities Poison Us All
How inequities chronically inflame everyone’s bodies, even the most privileged. First Published May 4 2023 for Psychology Today. ...
joannacheek
May 85 min read
After incidents where ex-partners killed their children, laws and attitudes within Canada’s courtsystem are beginning to change about dangerous parents
Jennifer Kagan’s daughter Keira was just one victim, she says, of a system that wouldn’t protect children like her. First Published on...
joannacheek
May 88 min read
Smiling to Death: The Hidden Dangers of Being “Nice”
Being nice and pleasing others – while socially applauded and generally acknowledged as positive traits – actually can harm our health,...
joannacheek
May 86 min read
From despair to hope: After COVID’s toll on mental health, more Canadians may soon be able to access care
As a new study reports 37 per cent say their mental health declined during the pandemic, there are signs of political will to move toward...
joannacheek
May 86 min read
To understand the Capitol insurrection, we need to understand trauma
People who have experienced trauma on both sides of the U.S. political divide provide a psychological window to understanding the current...
joannacheek
May 89 min read
Conversations about consent need to start early, and parents need to get comfortable with it.
Psychiatrist Dr. Gaiathry Jeyarajan envisions a future where parents are comfortable having conversations with their kids early on about...
joannacheek
May 83 min read
The lonely life of a wildfire lookout in northern Alberta.
Canada’s wildfire lookouts live under constant threat that they will be replaced by technology. But they’ve never been more essential....
joannacheek
May 88 min read
Misinformation is a Public Health Crisis: Let’s Treat it That Way
The fast transmission of bad information is dangerous. A new approach employs “infodemiologists” to fight outbreaks. First Published June...
joannacheek
May 86 min read
‘Paradigm shift’ needed to deal with mental-health catastrophe
First Published April 21, 2021 in Healthy Debate. https://healthydebate.ca/2021/04/topic/paradigm-shift/ While there is no health without...
joannacheek
May 87 min read
'Cold water, warm community': For some, winter swimming has become an antidote to pandemic isolation
While COVID has disrupted many of our social lives, health, and sense of sanity, hordes of people are flocking to cold-water swimming to...
joannacheek
May 87 min read
Do you find it hard to end a conversation? You're in the majority
U.S. study finds that 98 per cent of people unhappy with when conversations end. First Published on March 16, 2021 for CBC News. ...
joannacheek
May 85 min read
Trapped at home during the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s how parents can Get through challenging moments
As parents face almost a year imprisoned with their families, things at home are getting ugly, and that’s entirely normal. First...
joannacheek
May 85 min read
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