Cortney Pasternak | Cortney Pasternak, Counsellor

Summertime Seasonal Depression

The research is clear: Warm and sunny weather can have a positive impact on our mood and mental health. And,[…]

This pandemic has been hard on so many people — both individually, and as couples and families. I, like many[…]

If you are like so many people trying to find love through online dating or internet dating, you are not[…]

Throughout this pandemic, discussions around COVID safety and vaccinations have been quite polarizing — to the point of ending friendships. […]

The role of ‘emotions‘ in how, when, where, and how often we shop, is well documented. Thoughts about a brand[…]

When the pandemic first hit, some lawyers were already predicting a rise in divorce rates. 24-7 — even with people[…]

What better time for those in the Northern Hemisphere particularly, with a COVID winter on the horizon, to be thinking[…]

I have noticed a casual (and often insensitive) familiarity in the way people are engaging with each other on online[…]

Women in heterosexual relationships have long been writing (and complaining) about the emotional impact of male privilege and inequality on[…]

I’ve written several times about estrangement in families. It is a relatively common issue I see in my psychotherapy and[…]