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𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮, 𝐌𝐀, 𝐑𝐏, 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 & 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫, was recently featured in MarryQ e-magazine.

The piece highlights how healthy relationships are not defined by the absence of conflict but by the ability to reconnect after moments of disconnection.

“𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.”

Your prefrontal cortex helps with thinking, planning, decision-making, impulse control, attention, and personality expression.

It is one of the brain areas most involved in helping you pause, reflect, weigh options, and choose how to respond.

ADHD can look like forgetting things, zoning out, interrupting, hyperfocusing, procrastinating, or feeling mentally exhausted from trying to keep up with everything at once.

A lot of people with ADHD grow up thinking they are lazy, careless, “too much,” or not trying hard enough. In reality, many are working twice as hard just to stay organized, focused, and regulated.

Your nervous system is not dramatic. It is protective.

Fight or flight is your brain’s way of trying to keep you safe, even when the “danger” is an unread email, a difficult conversation, or constant stress.

Sometimes people judge themselves for feeling anxious, overwhelmed, reactive, or exhausted without realizing their body has been stuck in survival mode for too long.

One of the hardest parts about feeling “not good enough” is how convincing it sounds in your own head.

You can get complimented ten times and still replay the one awkward moment from three days ago. You can achieve something important and immediately minimize it, move the goalpost, or tell yourself it was luck.

Over time, your brain starts building a case against you without you even realizing it.

That does not mean the thought is true. It means your mind got very good at searching for evidence that supports an old belief.

Your brain was not built to be available all day.

It was not built to carry every message, every task, every decision, every worry, every notification, and every emotional demand without pause.

When there is no downtime, your brain does not just get tired. It starts protecting itself. You may notice brain fog, irritability, zoning out, anxiety, numbness, or a shorter fuse than usual.

That is not a character flaw. It is a signal.

Most people are carrying more than others realize.

From the outside, life can look completely fine while internally you are exhausted, anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or constantly trying to keep everything together.

Therapy is not about having someone “fix” you. It is about having a space where you can speak honestly, understand yourself better, and get support that actually applies to your real life and relationships.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲

From rabies fears to late-night doomscrolling, real people on Reddit share how Googling symptoms took over their lives.

Janki Shah breaks down these hidden patterns, and offers grounded, compassionate ways to stop the cycle.

If you keep finding yourself drawn to people who are unavailable, it is not random.

A lot of the time, it comes from patterns you learned early on about what connection feels like. Your brain tends to move toward what feels familiar, even when it is not what you actually need.

That can look like chasing, overthinking, or trying to earn closeness that never fully shows up.

I’m truly honoured to be recognized by The Business Tycoon Magazine as one of The Most Influential Business Leaders to Watch in 2026.

When I started Get Reconnected Psychotherapy & Counselling Services, the goal was simple, to create a space where people feel heard, supported, and understood, especially during some of the hardest moments of their lives.

Whether it is infertility, reproductive trauma, relationship struggles, anxiety, or major life transitions, this work has always been about helping people reconnect with themselves and move forward with support.

This recognition means a lot because it reflects not just my work, but the trust my clients place in me every day.

Small changes add up more than we think.

We tend to wait for the “right time” to make big life changes — but honestly? It’s usually the small, unsexy stuff that actually moves the needle.

Swipe through for 5 simple lifestyle tweaks that are easy to start and hard to argue with.

Day 1 — Set an intention in the morning

Day 2 — Don’t skip movement two days in a row

Day 3 — Catch yourself being hard on yourself. Then don’t be.

Day 4 — Check in with your body before it starts screaming at you

Day 5 — End the day by noticing one thing that went okay

That’s it. No 75 Hard. No 5am wake-ups. Just small stuff, done consistently.

Your brain filters reality constantly.

Every second your brain processes millions of signals, but only a tiny fraction reach your conscious awareness. Your Reticular Activating System decides what gets attention and what fades into the background.

If you carry the belief that you are not good enough, your brain will start collecting evidence that confirms it. It notices mistakes, awkward moments, missed opportunities, and signs of disappointment. At the same time it often ignores compliments, successes, and the moments when you showed strength or competence.

This is how the overthinking loop begins. Conversations replay in your mind. Interactions get analyzed repeatedly. Your brain keeps searching for proof that something went wrong.

The important thing to remember is that this pattern does not mean something is wrong with you. It means your brain learned a filter that focuses on certain signals more than others.

The good news is that filters can change. When you start intentionally noticing moments of connection, competence, and progress, your brain slowly begins to prioritize those signals as well.

A question worth actually pausing on.

Not the autopilot “I’m fine” answer. The real one.

Mental health shifts, sometimes day to day, sometimes hour to hour. Wherever you’re landing today, it’s worth acknowledging. Drop your answer below 👇

You Google symptoms for reassurance…

You find a possible diagnosis…

You feel worse.

That’s the “false reassurance” loop. It’s why every search leads to more fear, not relief.

Discover the psychology behind health anxiety and how to stop the spiral.

You don’t have to be in crisis to deserve support.

Sometimes it’s just that quiet, persistent feeling that something isn’t right. You’re getting through the days, but you’re not really living them. You feel disconnected from yourself, from your relationships, from the life you thought you’d have by now.

That’s worth talking about.

At Get Reconnected, we work with people who are tired of feeling stuck and ready to actually do something about it. Not sure where to start? That’s okay. That’s literally what the first conversation is for.

Healing doesn’t happen all at once.

It’s in the small moments where you pause, choose, and respond differently than you did before.

That’s agency. Not control over everything, but choice in how you move through it.

Proud to share that our psychotherapist Katayon Qahir was recently featured in Authority Magazine talking about something that doesn’t get nearly enough attention — healing from psychological abuse.

She talks about why toxic relationships are so hard to name while you’re in them, what actually helps people heal, and the five things survivors need to start rebuilding after leaving.

Katayon works with adults recovering from toxic relationships, chronic stress, and trauma. She offers virtual sessions across Ontario.