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News Posted On Oct 01, 2025
Girls' Lunch Program and In-Class Visits at John A. McDougall School
At lunchtime, warm chatter and connection fill the walls of John A. McDougall School. With Meena, the school’s mental health therapist, young girls build relationships and explore their feelings together. Each grade has a day during the week when they…
News Posted On Oct 01, 2025
5 Tips for Setting Boundaries in Relationships
All healthy relationships have boundaries. Setting boundaries can be hard, especially when you create new ones within a relationship. New boundaries can cause stress, anxiety, and pain in your relationships. Even so, stick with your boundaries because…
News Posted On Sep 01, 2025
Erin's Story
Struggling with addiction and trauma, Erin lost custody of her eight children. During this time in her life, Erin’s mother passed away. Feeling like she had hit rock bottom, Erin knew something had to change. She entered rehab and began her new life. …
News Posted On Sep 01, 2025
Grief and Art Therapy Group
“Grief is not so much an emotion to get over, but a landscape we journey through,” says Heather, an expressive art therapist at The Family Centre. Losing someone you love can be very heartbreaking. You yearn to see, feel, and be with your loved one.…
News Posted On Sep 01, 2025
Becoming an “Askable” Parent: 3 Tips for Better Communication with Your Child
As a parent, you’ve given great thought to your child’s health, education, and the kind of values that you want to instill in them, but how much thought have you given to your approachability as a parent? How would you feel if your child made a terrible…
News Posted On Aug 01, 2025
Do You Know How to Manage Your Stress?
Stress is a part of our everyday life. We can experience good stress (such as getting married or beginning a new job) or bad stress, such as financial difficulties or high job pressures. Human beings are designed to respond and react to stress as a survival…
News Posted On Jul 01, 2025
How to deal with relationship conflicts?
Relationships are one of the most important parts of life because they bring joy, connection, and purpose to us. As humans, we are social creatures. We thrive when we share our lives and live amongst each other. Just as relationships can bring us purpose…
News Posted On Jun 01, 2025
3 Examples of ‘Mom Guilt’ & Our Supports for Postpartum
Parenthood is a beautiful and unique journey filled with immeasurable joy and love. However, that doesn’t mean that everything is easy, and reality certainly can feel messy and overwhelming. As a new parent, you might feel like you have to ‘get it…
News Posted On May 01, 2025
You’re Not Alone: Our Services to Improve Your Mental Health
Are you going through a tough time right now? Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed by stress, stuck in a cycle of anxiety or depression, or having a hard time coping with grief or loss. Perhaps your relationships feel strained, or parenting challenges…
News Posted On May 01, 2025
Transforming Anxiety into Peace
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson More Canadians are experiencing anxiety than ever before because of everyday life's challenges. It isn’t something you forget easily, especially when it happens on a regular basis. Anxiety…
News Posted On Apr 14, 2025
CEO Pauline Smale Awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal
We are thrilled to celebrate our CEO, Pauline Smale, on being awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal. Pauline’s leadership has been transformative, guiding The Family Centre to provide vital mental health supports, family services, and community…
News Posted On Apr 01, 2025
4 Proven Ways to build Healthy, Strong Relationships
We all get into relationships with the best of intentions. But sometimes, we find ourselves wondering if our relationships are as healthy as they could be. Moreover, we can wonder what a healthy relationship even looks like, especially if our earliest…
News Posted On Mar 18, 2025
The Family Centre team learns nêhiyawêwin, the Cree language
The Family Centre’s Indigenous Support Services team members Aubrey and Carol have been learning Cree under the guidance of Elder Dr. Leona Makokis. Dr. Makokis also gifted us our foster care program’s name, ohpikîhakan, and helped us develop our…
News Posted On Mar 10, 2025
Smudging Tutorial
Smudging is a time-honoured ritual for clearing out negative energy and inviting balance into your space and day. In this tutorial, Tracy, our knowledge holder at The Family Centre, will walk you through the art of smudging, from selecting the right…
News Posted On Mar 03, 2025
Thinking About Foster Care? How We Support You Through the Process
Have you ever considered becoming a foster parent but aren’t sure if it’s the right fit for you? You’re not alone, and many foster parents now have been curious about the same thing. Opening your home to become a foster family to children and youth…
News Posted On Mar 03, 2025
Managing Anger Constructively
Emotions like anger do not just go away on their own. We can no more stop feeling angry than we can stop feeling love or affection. Some people turn anger against themselves by eating or drinking, some people turn it against others verbally or physically,…
News Posted On Feb 01, 2025
20 Positive Alternatives to Punishment: Build Connection, Not Conflict
Download 20 alternatives to punishment printable guide here How do you react when your child refuses to brush their teeth or crashes the family car? Jumping to punishments like yelling, grounding, or taking away privileges is tempting. But here's the…
News Posted On Jan 01, 2025
New Year, New Mindset: Setting mental health goals for 2025
‘New year, new me’ might be a bit unrealistic for many of us. Balancing big life changes and your job, children, and relationships can be hard. Reaching milestones can feel like climbing a mountain with no tools or gear. So, how can you conquer that…
News Posted On Jan 01, 2025
Navigating Parenthood: Supports for Caregivers
Being a caregiver or parent is a journey filled with countless precious moments, but it comes with its fair share of challenges. You may experience frustration, stress, or feelings of overwhelm. The good news is you are not alone. Like Prince Harry said,…
News Posted On Dec 01, 2024
4 Ways to Embrace Winter’s Natural Lull to Improve Mental Health
Winter can be a challenging time for mental health. The short days, long nights, and coldweather often makes people feel sluggish, low, and gloomy compared to the sunnier and warmersummer months. However, winter doesn’t have to be a season of depression!…
The Family Centre acknowledges that we are on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional meeting ground, gathering place, and traveling route for the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene, and Nakota Sioux. We acknowledge all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries.