Austism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Colourful blocks spell Autism Spectrum Disorder

Honestly, I would like to be around the conference table when things related to mental health get a name.  Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), really?  I have had many conversations with kids when they are so deflated, “I have a disorder they will say.” I tell them hog wash! Don’t listen to that talk, you are […]

Healing the Body and Mind

Colourful blocks spelling Healthy Mind Healthy Body

I always tell all my clients that a diagnosis is not for life, or better yet not a life sentence.  Changes can happen but it can be lots of hard work to get there.  The healing of body and mind from trauma is an individual one.  You need a therapist that is a good fit, […]

What is Pre-Verbal Trauma?

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There is a little whisper of what is called pre-verbal trauma, things that happen before you have the ability to communicate verbally.  Experiences that could be involved are problematic birth, inattentive parent, physical abuse, poverty, or neglect.  Like most women who have had multiple pregnancy and delivery stories we can all attest that no two […]

Effects of Trauma on the Body

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Well, it’s a heavy topic but a necessary one, trauma has many effects in the body, links to autoimmune, gut health, physical pain and emotional pain, suffering within the person and extending outside to all their relationships.  It takes a toll on everyone and everything. The first key of healing is calming yourself, containing the […]

Trauma

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Trauma is a pretty hard topic for the start of January.  Thinking through out the holidays about how there are people who don’t have a happy family Christmas to look forward to or attend. This series of Blogs is for these people but, also good information for all. Trauma according to Google is the lasting […]

What’s Going on in 2024 at Mind Health Connect?

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What is going on in 2024 for Mind Health Connect.  This year I am going to continue to spread the word on natural solutions for mental health.  There are “good fit” natural solutions specific for your biology without having sometimes disastrous outcomes, solutions that the body accepts and solutions that will assist on the journey […]

What’s Odd About the Gut Brain Connection?

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One of the odder things about the human gut microbiome is how different each person is. Everyone’s microbiome includes different types of bacteria; curiously, they all seem to do more or less the same thing, in both sickness and in health.  It is one of the foundational mysteries of human biology, how complex be have […]

Pick the Right Relationship

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So, there is not be enough said about picking the right partner to walk through life.  There is so much research and numerous books on the topic.  There is a difference though with having a communication mistake and not being with the right person. I always encourage by clients to start with the free quiz, […]

Gut Brain Connection

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Remember we always say…trust your gut…a gut feeling is inexplicable but so very powerful.  To feel something intensely is to feel it viscerally, literally in the intestines.  The idea that Gut-Brain Axis is a two-way street had some cultural momentum before science caught on, continuing with my thoughts from BLOG #51. What we do know […]

Gut Brain Axis

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BLOG 49 discussed Gut Brain Connection and the Canadian experiment where scientists found that there was a correlation between gut bacteria and cognitive development!  What started the thinking was what we already know that there is a link between psychological aspects such as autism or depression, which are correlated with digestive disorders such as irritable […]

Wow!

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When I first started writing blogs it made me nervous to write something that was going to go on the net, be there forever, and ever, with my name on it.  I got over my nervousness found the courage and here I am at blog #50! Why am I writing these, because someone needs to […]

Is the Gut Our Second Brain?

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Although in 2020 this event was not newsworthy at the time, just before the pandemic lockdown fell over North America there was a collective effort of major scientific significance. 50 Canadian newborn babies in Ontario and British Columbia filled their diapers and a sample was scraped into a tube with preservative solution and sent prepaid […]