Laryssa Levesque
What Is Low Self-Esteem And How It Can Impact Your Mental Health
Do you criticize yourself constantly, or have a hard time standing up for yourself, or even just wish you were someone else entirely...
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Laryssa Levesque
- Jan 4
- 8 min
Why Breaking Habits Is So Hard (And What You Can Do About It)
Have you ever tried to kick a bad habit or create healthier ones? It’s not so easy, is it? Ask anyone who is on their millionth New Years...
Laryssa Levesque
- Dec 3, 2022
- 5 min
How To Cope With Grief And Loss During The Holidays
The Holidays are a time for celebration, excitement, and joy—“’tis the season to be jolly”, as the song goes, right? This may be true for...
Laryssa Levesque
- Nov 14, 2022
- 9 min
8 Secrets to Getting A Good Night’s Sleep
Do you struggle to get a good night's sleep and never seem to feel rested? Whether your sleep is strained due to poor lifestyle habits...
Laryssa Levesque
- Oct 24, 2022
- 8 min
10 Tips To Reduce Stress and Anxiety While Studying For School Exams
Does studying for school exams leave your stomach in knots and your head feeling like it’s going to explode? You’re not alone! Exams are...
Laryssa Levesque
- Apr 23, 2022
- 8 min
Why We Can't "Get Rid" of Emotions
If you try to boil down what an emotion is into one sentence, you probably can’t: that’s because feelings are complex. Not only are they...
Laryssa Levesque
- Feb 9, 2022
- 8 min
How Physical Wellbeing Impacts Your Mental Health
We've all heard that exercising regularly, eating a balanced diet and getting a good night's sleep are important, but just how important...
Laryssa Levesque
- Sep 21, 2021
- 8 min
Feeling Burned Out? Here’s How To Prevent and Heal from Burnout
When you’re feeling burned out, it’s easy to feel stuck, with no way out of your situation. But in reality that is far from the truth:...
Laryssa Levesque
- Sep 15, 2021
- 5 min
How to Tell if You Are Suffering from Burnout
Are you feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, unable to concentrate, and pushed past your limits? If so, you may be suffering from burnout....
Laryssa Levesque
- Aug 26, 2021
- 5 min
How to Practice Mindfulness: 7 Easy Ways to Be More Present in Life
Learn how to practice mindfulness and improve your mental health with these simple and practical tips.
Laryssa Levesque
- Jun 25, 2021
- 8 min
When Optimism Becomes a Problem: Toxic Positivity
Toxic positivity takes optimism to the extreme and rejects or dismisses any "negative" feelings one might have.
Laryssa Levesque
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
5 Ways To Be More Productive
With many of us working from home and social distancing due to COVID-19, I am willing to bet that motivation and productivity have decreased
Laryssa Levesque
- Jan 1, 2021
- 5 min
New Year, New Me: How to Create a Sustainable New Year’s Resolution
Have you ever created a New Year’s resolution that you were sure would stick and that you were excited about, only to then completely...
Laryssa Levesque
- Dec 1, 2020
- 5 min
10 Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health This Holiday Season
Ah, the Holiday Season – the most wonderful time of the year! Or is it? Although this is an exciting and joyous time for many, it can...
Laryssa Levesque
- Aug 22, 2020
- 6 min
6 Ways to Cope with Going Back to School for Post-Secondary Students
Going back to school is far from normal this year. With the recent COVID-19 pandemic, post-secondary school students are faced with...
Laryssa Levesque
- May 3, 2020
- 4 min
Is your anxiety normal? Recognizing what anxiety is and when to get help
Everyone has experienced anxiety at some point in their lives. Maybe it was before an important job interview or during a school exam....
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