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FASD Caregiver Group

A FASD GROUP FOR TIRED CAREGIVERS! Get excited! We are very excited to announce our first formal FASD caregivers group, right here in St. Thomas, Ontario. The FASD Caregivers Group is a 6 week, highly structured and supportive group, for caregivers. Birth parents, foster parents, adoptive … [Read more...] about FASD Caregiver Group

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Yes, we need to self-isolate and socially distance. But we also need to stay connected. Check in with each other. Call. Text. FaceTime. We are moving to online therapy only for the next few months but we're still hear and we're still listening. ⁠⠀
Perfectionism is self harm at it's deepest level. It's never about doing a good job or having things a certain way. The brilliant #brenebrown says it beautifully when she writes, "Perfectionism is a self-destructive and addictive belief system that fuels this primary thought: If I look perfect and do everything perfectly, I can avoid or minimize the feelings of shame, judgement, and blame."⁠⠀
I love the line that therapists on TV and in movies use that seems to identify our work (but is kind of bullshit).⁠⠀
We've all been there, wondering why this pattern, this experience, this situation keeps happening to us. We can get stuck here for sure. The thing about the universe is that you get to experience the same thing until you learn what you need to so that you can grow. And growth can be painful. What's more painful, however, is repeating the same patterns over and over and over and not learning from it.⁠⁠⠀
I love people who overthink. and who feel all the feels. As it happens, I'm one of those people, so it's so easy to spot it when I see it in others. My favourite patients are the highly sensitive people (because that's what this is, in case you didn't have a name for it) because they are the kindest, most caring, and most thoughtful folks I know. ⁠⠀
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