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Studies have shown that there is a correlation between the anticipation of Christmas and rising stress levels. The more that you look forward to the Christmas season, the greater amount of stress you feel. Part of this has to do with our illusion of creating the "perfect Christmas". Just like with every new Apple product, we strive to create the "Best Christmas Yet". However, with this thought alone, we put on ample amounts of stress on ourselves. I find that our Christmas budgets become bigger,

I am an avid avoider of Christmas songs. I am an avid avoider of Christmas songs in November. I simply don't understand how we can jump from Thanksgiving one day and right into the Christmas season the next day. There's still one month between now and Christmas! But, as soon as December falls upon us, I crank up my Christmas playlist whenever I can. The only downside of this is that by the time Christmas rolls around, I am jingled out and really don't care about six geese a-laying. By December

Welcome to Day 1 of our Twelve Days of Christmas: Coping with the Holidays Series. For the next few weeks, Empathic Counselling Centre will be sharing our secrets to dealing with holiday stress and our life hacks that have been tried and tested. Why?  Well, studies have shown that the Christmas season is one of the most stressful seasons of the year. We sweat over creating the perfect meals, decking our homes with amazing decor, finding the perfect gifts, and cramming in as many gatherings as

When I decided to open Empathic Counselling Centre, I knew that I didn't want to just be another practice. I didn't want to simply meet clients all week and think that I was done (not that there's anything wrong with this - some practitioners are very content in doing so). However, I knew that I wanted more from Empathic. I wanted Empathic to be involved in the community. I felt the drive for accessible services and community education. Empathic was to be a symbol of non-judgemental,