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ACT Associates will walk alongside you in your times of need; providing strategies and tools to teach you how to survive and thrive through your struggles. ACT Associates is a professional team that can guide you through the process of making the changes in your life that you desire such as personal growth and self-improvement. We can help you to succeed at work and enjoy your family life again.
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Everywhere I turn I am reading or hearing that we are living in “unprecedented” times during this Covid-19 epidemic. How we define “unprecedented times” may vary though from one person to the next. Synonyms of “unprecedented” include such phrases as: unparalleled, without equal, extraordinary, uncommon, unusual, outstanding, exceptional, abnormal, unique and unrivalled. But are these times really “unprecedented”? Each of......
Things You can do at Home with Pre-Teens and Teens Egg Drop Competition -30 straws, 4 meters of tape, make a structure that can protect an egg from a fall Laser Maze/Trap room -take string or yarn, wrap it back and forth around furniture, tape to walls, make a web that is hard but not impossible to get through. Make......
Well Valentine’s Day has come and gone. All the chocolates are now on sale; and for someof us, it is time to stock up on the discounted chocolates. Valentine’s Day has got me thinking though. It’s got me thinking about all the other days of the year. Yes, it is wonderful that we have one specific day to......
There is an important message here and it is “Let’s Talk”. All too often people who are dealing with mental health issues keep it to themselves, struggling, hiding and not getting help. Some people feel that mental health issues are something that they cannot talk aboutbecause of the negative stigma that has historically been associated with it. However, you should......
Well it’s that time of year when you see all those relatives that you haven’t seen since last year at this same time. Why is that? Hmmm, I’ll let you speculate on that. Maybe for you it also brings a feeling of dread, especially when Aunt Sally never listens to you about your life threatening food allergy. After all it’s......
With the holiday season fast approaching, I thought I would raise a topic that many families struggle with, particularly if there is a family member who struggles with an alcohol addiction. Gathering for a family meal together has become iconic over the Christmas season, whether that’s Christmas day itself or another day specified for a family gathering. But, time......
Written by: Dr. Jurgen Czechowsky D.Min, RMFT, CCAC Let’s be honest. The possibility of job loss right now is very real. In the K-W area approximately 11,000 jobs were lost in manufacturing between 2006 and 2016 ¹. For Ontario 290,000 manufacturing jobs were lost between 2000 and 2013². Many people have moved from manufacturing to service sector jobs......
In the past few years we have all become increasingly aware of the different times when people have been evacuated from their homes and communities when there is a disaster. The most recent disaster being the Fort McMurray fire, which touched the hearts of Canadians across the nation. However, some disasters demand that we do not leave our homes at......
We can dislike what’s happening and wish for the past which we thought was secure and stable, but that reality is gone. Many of us grew up with thinking there was such a thing as job security, life-time jobs, being financially secure and being able to retire at 65 or sooner (remember Freedom 55, well not so much). We are......
Job loss, what do those words conjure up for you? Anger, relief, anxiety, uncertainty, grief, devastated, worthless, I am sure I could go on but you get the picture. Job loss is one of those stressors that impact us, our families, our relationships and our finances. Our world, as we knew it, has now been drastically altered and for......
Hallowe’en is on its way. The stores are filled with candy, costumes and random bloody body parts. Haunted houses and corn mazes which are hard to find your way out of, also pop up in unexpected places. Hallowe’en images of torn or missing limbs can create unknowns for a child, resulting in their speculation of how that might have happened. ......
Labour Day …. Welcome to the unofficial Canadian start to the New Year. Summer holidays are over for most people and many are back to the routines that create a sense of structure for us. It’s not just children that need that structure, adults also need it. While we are 3 days into this New Year and new routines, are......
This morning I came across an amazing poem. Not only is it well written; but it is straight to the point. It describes exactly how illegal drug use can affect your life when you choose to use drugs. My hope in sharing this with everyone is to share the realities of drug use. Perhaps this poem can be a connection......
One of the things that is often thrown out the window by couples, while they are raising their children, is the date night. The reasons why most couples don’t take advantage of date night is not enough time, too many commitments, and too many children’s activities. We love our children and we want to do the best for them including......
ACT Associates would like to take a moment to thank everyone that came out to our Open House on October 31, 2013. Even though it was a wet and blustery day, we still had many people that joined us and found out more about ACT! ...
This week I have undertook the ominous job of putting together a list of important events and dates in Canada. This list includes everything from religious holidays, national holidays, awareness days, weeks, and months. The list appears to be never ending! I had never realized before now how many “special” days there are.It appears that we have a battle going......
We are so amazingly blessed in the Kitchener-Waterloo area for having so many amazing things happening this weekend. This weekend is Thanksgiving and Oktoberfest wrapped up into one big happy package. Thanksgiving is a national holiday that is celebrated primarily in the U.S.A, and Canada, but is also observed in other places around the world. Originally it was celebrated as......
Have you ever had one of “those mornings? I have, and today is one of “those” days for me. I had to go and take my son to get blood work done, so I parked in the parking lot of the blood clinic. We went in, but quickly realized that we couldn’t have the blood test done because i had given......
Perhaps your marriage is going pretty well. Things are fine, no big disagreements, and all is well. Good! Whatever worked to getting your relationship “pretty good” we encourage you to keep doing it. Sometimes it is just as important to know what works and why it works as it is to know what doesn’t work and why. Now, you know......
No matter what the impact of COVID-19 or navigating life after COVID-19 or if you are finding your situation difficult call us. We are here for you and let's see how we can help. Call our new number 902-852-2963. All in-person sessions are now on-line sessions or telephone sessions. Sessions are provided on a secure platform (OnCallHealth) which protects your privacy and confidentiality. If you need assistance call Jan or Jurgen 902-852-2963 and we would be happy to accommodate you. Anyone new contacting us can request on-line sessions or phone sessions. Note: cellphone calls are not secure whereas land-line calls are secure.
