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Here you will find content designed to support you as you journey through life’s various seasons. Whether you’re exploring therapy for the first time or are seeking information that clarifies your lived experiences, this blog is a space dedicated to nurturing and resourcing your mental health. If there are topics you wish we’d cover, we welcome your input and invite you to email info@voxmentalhealth.com with a blog request.

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Parenting Support

Beyond the Baby Blues: What Postpartum Depression Really Looks Like—And Why Awareness Matters

October is Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to slow down and listen to the real stories behind the phrase “baby blues.”Postpartum depression (PPD) affects about one in five new parents worldwide (O’Hara & Swain, 1996; Liu et al., 2022). But behind each statistic is a human being trying to rebuild identity, body, and belonging after birth. Parenting a new baby, even with every book ever written and all of the advice in the world, can still feel completely overwhelming and can leave us feeling unsure about what to do or who we can reach out to.

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Trauma & PTSD

I Abandon Myself: Understanding Self-Abandonment and Attachment Trauma

“I abandon myself.” This is a statement many clients silently recognize in therapy; the awareness that they’ve consistently prioritized others’ needs at the expense of their own emotional, psychological, and even physical wellbeing.

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Teen Therapy

Free Teen Workshop: Emotion Regulation & Stress Skills at VOX Mental Health

Are you a teen aged 14–17 looking to better understand your emotions and learn practical stress-management skills? VOX Mental Health is excited to offer a free, interactive workshop designed just for you!

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Grief & Bereavement

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness: Acknowledging Fathers in Grief

When a pregnancy or infant loss occurs, the emotional spotlight often shines on the birthing parent — understandably, as their body has carried the physical weight of the experience. But alongside that story, many partners quietly carry their own grief, rarely given a space to express it.At VOX Mental Health, our therapists in Barrie have witnessed how fathers and non-birthing partners often gatekeep their pain in the hope of being supportive. They stay strong for their loved ones, organize logistics, and protect others from distress — but in doing so, their own emotions become buried deeper every time.

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Parenting Support

It Still Takes a Village—but Nowadays, You Often Have to Pay for It

Today, many mothers are expected to be both the ‘hunter’ and the ‘gatherer,’ juggling work, childcare, household responsibilities, and emotional labour; all often in isolation. The natural village that once surrounded mothers has largely disappeared. Support is fragmented, time is scarce, and the connections that once came freely now often come with a price, whether financial or emotional.

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Sadfishing: When Sharing Sadness Online Gets Complicated

In our digital world, posting about our lives online has become part of daily life. From celebrations to struggles, many people find comfort in sharing with others on social media. A newer trend researchers are exploring is called sadfishing—when sadness is shared in a way that feels exaggerated or when emotional struggles are posted publicly to gain attention, sympathy, or followers.

Trauma & PTSD

Truth, then Reconciliation. Honouring the Survivors of Canada's Residential Schools

Warning: This report refers to residential schools and may be disturbing for some readers. Help is available by calling the Residential School Survivor Support line at 1-866-925-4419 

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Anxiety

The Real “Dream”: Learning to Be Attracted to Someone Who Makes You Feel Safe

When actress Kristen says in the trailer for Nobody Wants This Season 2: “You know what the dream is? Being attracted to someone who makes you feel safe.” she perfectly captures a truth that many of us don’t realize until much later in life — sometimes safety doesn’t feel like what we think it should.

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Indoctrination Phobia: How High Control Groups Manufacture Fear

Fear is an essential human tool. It alerts us to real threats and mobilizes our body to protect itself. A phobia, however, is fear gone off-course: an intense, persistent reaction to a situation or idea that is out of proportion to the actual danger and that limits choice and life. When fear is deliberately manufactured and weaponized by groups or authorities, it becomes an instrument of control — phobia indoctrination — and the consequences can reach deep into identity, relationships, and nervous-system physiology.

Trauma & PTSD

Chemo Flashbacks: When Cancer Treatment Haunts the Senses

Completing cancer treatment is a milestone worth celebrating, but for many survivors, it’s not the end of the story—the emotional and physical echoes of the experience often follow them into everyday life, where the psychological journey is only beginning.One often overlooked but deeply distressing symptom for many survivors is what’s known as a chemo flashback—a feature of cancer-related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in which familiar sensations, like certain smells, sounds, or places, trigger an intense and involuntary reliving of past treatment experiences.

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