“You are never anxious for the reason you think you're anxious. There is always something coming forward from your past.” Working as a couples counsellor in Vancouver, I've learned that underneath most of our anxieties is some trauma or past experience, however mild or severe, that is informing us on our new experiences today. To explain this concept further, imagine the following story: A 3 year old child is happily playing with her Mom in her bedroom. She is happy because s

I love you. You hear it a lot, right? Or maybe you don't? Love stories are everywhere; in the movies, in the music we listen to, in magazines we read. The list goes on and on. But how many times do you hear the words 'I love you' in your own relationship, and when and how are they said? Going one step further, when does these three little words stop having a big impact? If you use them a lot, then it can become lost in translation. If you use them too infrequently, you