Understanding your mind
A blog by Hannah Peirce (RSW, M.S.W.)
Understanding the Traits of Highly Sensitive People
For those who feel deeply, the world can sometimes feel like too much. Understanding your sensitivity can help you find steadiness and navigate yourself, relationships, and the world with more gentleness.
Emotion Focused Therapy Toronto
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by emotions or unsure of what you’re feeling? Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) helps you slow down, make sense of your inner world, and build a kinder, more grounded relationship with yourself.
How to Choose the Right Therapist
Finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming — not because there’s a shortage of help, but because therapy is such a personal experience. This post explores what to consider — from approach to fit — so you can find someone who feels like the right match for you.
Why Therapy Can Reach the Parts Self-Help Misses
You may have read the books, listened to the podcasts, or journaled faithfully—and yet still find yourself circling the same patterns. Self-help offers knowledge and insight, but therapy offers dialogue, attuned presence, and space to explore what’s beneath what you already “know.” In a therapeutic relationship, you’re met, question by question, part by part—and some pieces of healing simply can’t be reached alone.
Feeling Lost? Some Thoughts That Might Help You See This Time Differently
Feeling lost doesn’t mean you’re failing. Often it’s a sign you’re outgrowing old definitions of yourself, and space is opening for something new to emerge.
Finding Your Way: Gentle Questions to Ask When You Feel Lost
There are times when life feels unclear — when direction, purpose, or even your sense of self seems hard to grasp. Feeling lost doesn’t mean you’re failing; it may be a sign you’re growing beyond old definitions of yourself.