by Maggi W., Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) | Dec 30, 2025 | Grief & Change
There are mornings when I sit with a cup of tea at my desk, my journal open in front of me, and I think about the dreams that have passed me by. These dreams and goals were shaped in youth or whispered in jest or held during moments of desperation. Their loss does not...
by Maggi W., Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) | Dec 10, 2025 | Relationships & Connection
It often begins in the small rituals of December. The soft sound of tape as you wrap a gift. The familiar scent of pine as you bring the wreath inside. The way your breath lingers in the cold air on your way to the car. The holiday lights glow warmly from nearby...
by Maggi W., Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) | Dec 1, 2025 | Relationships & Connection
Maybe it begins in the car ride that felt too quiet, the kind where the landscape moved by in long stretches and neither person reached for words. The radio hummed softly, yet the sound felt thin. One partner looked out the window at blurred houses and tilted...
by Maggi W., Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) | Nov 25, 2025 | Intimacy & Desire, Relationships & Connection
Sometimes it feels as though there is glass between us. We see each other, share meals, make plans, and speak of ordinary things, but the warmth that once flowed so easily now feels muted. The glass is thin, but it distorts sound. We reach for each other through it,...
by Maggi W., Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) | Nov 12, 2025 | Grief & Change, Self & Healing
It begins quietly. The kettle hums on the stove, the same one that used to whistle while two cups were set out instead of one. A hand rests on the counter, steady but unsure, as a phone lights up with a message that stirs both warmth and fear. The text is simple, a...