# ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling

> ShiftGrit is a therapy organization delivering structured therapy and counselling services through licensed clinicians, shared clinical orientations, and defined practice environments.

ShiftGrit is a Canadian therapy organization (founded 2013, headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta) operating ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling clinics in Calgary and Edmonton, plus virtual practice across Toronto, Vancouver, and the rest of Canada. Authority entity: Wikidata Q136910504.

Last reconciled: 2026-07-07

## Canonical entity anchors

- [What ShiftGrit is](https://shiftgrit.com/what-shiftgrit-is/): canonical surface authority for the brand hierarchy, trademarked terms, and what ShiftGrit is/is not.
- [Editorial Standards](https://shiftgrit.com/about/editorial-standards/): canonical author entity. The ShiftGrit Clinical Editorial Team combines registered psychologists, provisional psychologists, and trained writers. All therapy-related content is clinically reviewed by a Registered Psychologist licensed with the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP).
- [Pattern Library (/core-beliefs/)](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/): 82 canonical Limiting Beliefs.
- [Concerns (/concerns/)](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/): clinical concern catalogue (patterns people seek therapy for).
- [Specialty (/specialty/)](https://shiftgrit.com/specialty/): clinical reference hub for specialty terms.
- [Find a therapist (/find/)](https://shiftgrit.com/find/): specialty × city therapist directory.

## Brand hierarchy

- **Identity-Level Therapy (ILT)** — category designation; therapeutic approaches focused on identity-level beliefs and patterns. Wikidata: Q137222908.
- **ShiftGrit Core Method™** — proprietary primary framework integrating Pattern Theory™, Reconditioning, and Identity Pattern Therapy.
- **Pattern Theory™** — theoretical foundation describing how early experiences shape limiting beliefs and behavioural patterns. Wikidata: Q138663300.
- **Reconditioning** — mechanism-of-change technique within the ShiftGrit Core Method™. Wikidata: Q137219020.
- **Identity Pattern Therapy** — applied client-facing modality (delivery vehicle for the Core Method).
- **Pattern Library** — structured catalogue of 82 canonical Limiting Beliefs (psychology concept Wikidata: Q137188277).
- **Integrated Therapy Modalities** — CBT, DBT, ACT, Schema Therapy used adjunctively; do NOT replace the Core Method.
- **ShiftGrit Growth Studios** — practice environment (physical + virtual). Wikidata Q136910504 anchors the organization itself.
- **Non-Nurturing Elements™** — concept describing early environmental contributors to limiting beliefs.

## Trademarks

- ShiftGrit Core Method™
- Pattern Theory™
- Non-Nurturing Elements™

## Identifiers

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q136910504
- Google Knowledge Graph: /g/11c0w8k19c
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/shiftgrit
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/shiftgrit
- LinkedIn Company: https://linkedin.com/company/6337808
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/shiftgrit
- YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UC2VxLiFAouBD6Y52EEhsSlg

## Locations

- [Calgary (/locations/calgary/)](https://shiftgrit.com/locations/calgary/): in-person + virtual
- [Edmonton (/locations/edmonton/)](https://shiftgrit.com/locations/edmonton/): 124 Street Downstairs + 124 Street Upstairs, in-person + virtual
- Toronto: virtual only
- Vancouver: virtual only

## Concerns

- [ADHD](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/adhd/)
- [After Trust Breaks, Everything Feels Like a Clue](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/after-trust-breaks-everything-feels-like-clue/)
- [Always Reading Between the Lines](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/always-reading-between-lines/)
- [Anxiety](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/anxiety/)
- [Avoiding Conflict at All Costs](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/avoiding-conflict-at-all-costs/)
- [Avoiding Conflict to Preserve the Family Myth](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/avoiding-conflict-to-preserve-the-family-myth/)
- [Bipolar Patterns & Mood Instability](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/bipolar-patterns-mood-instability/)
- [Bracing for Rejection Before You Walk In](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/bracing-for-rejection-before-you-walk-in/)
- [Chronic Anger & Emotional Outbursts](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/chronic-anger-emotional-outbursts/)
- [Chronic Comparison & Status Sensitivity](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/chronic-comparison-status-sensitivity/)
- [Chronic Overextension & Burnout](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/chronic-overextension-burnout/)
- [Comfort Spending & Financial Avoidance](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/comfort-spending-financial-avoidance/)
- [Compulsive Sexual Behaviour & Pornography Use](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/compulsive-sexual-behavior/)
- [Control & Certainty Seeking](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/control-certainty-seeking/)
- [Craving Intimacy, Guarding Against It](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/craving-intimacy-guarding-against-it/)
- [Curating Yourself for Approval](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/curating-yourself-for-approval/)
- [Cycles of Dieting, Control, and Shame](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/cycles-of-dieting-control-and-shame/)
- [Decision Fatigue & Depletion-Driven Defaults](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/decision-fatigue-depletion-driven-defaults/)
- [Decision Paralysis & Fear of Choosing Wrong](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/decision-paralysis-fear-of-choosing-wrong/)
- [Depression](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/depression/)
- [Difficulty Setting Boundaries & Speaking Up](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/difficulty-setting-boundaries-speaking-up/)
- [Disconnection & Belonging Uncertainty](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/disconnection-belonging-uncertainty/)
- [Doomscrolling & Digital Overconsumption](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/doom-scrolling-digital-overconsumption/)
- [Emotional Eating & Binge Patterns](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/emotional-eating-binge-patterns/)
- [Emotional Intensity & Over-Identification With Feelings](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/emotional-intensity-over-identification-feelings/)
- [Emotional Numbing / Shutdown](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/emotional-numbing-shutdown/)
- [Existential Drift & Loss of Direction](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/existential-drift-loss-of-direction/)
- [Fear of Aging or Losing Independence](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/fear-of-aging-or-losing-independence/)
- [Feeling Disconnected from Sex or Desire](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/feeling-disconnected-from-sex-or-desire/)
- [Feeling Judged Before Anyone Says a Word](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/feeling-judged-before-anyone-says-word/)
- [Feeling Like a Burden for Having Needs](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/feeling-like-burden-for-having-needs/)
- [Feeling Lonely Even Around People Who Love You](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/feeling-lonely-around-people-who-love-you/)
- [Feeling Outside the Group Even When You Belong](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/feeling-outside-group-even-when-you-belong/)
- [Giftedness, Masking & Social Alienation](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/giftedness-masking-social-alienation/)
- [Going Back to Love That Never Feels Safe](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/going-back-to-love-that-never-feels-safe/)
- [Grieving the Body You Used to Trust](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/grieving-the-body-you-used-to-trust/)
- [Hypervigilance / Threat Sensitivity](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/hypervigilance-threat-sensitivity/)
- [Identity Fusion with Role & Inability to Let Go](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/identity-fusion-with-role-inability-to-let-go/)
- [Imposter Syndrome & Competence Anxiety](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/imposter-syndrome-competence-anxiety/)
- [Letting Mirrors Set the Tone for the Day](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/letting-mirrors-set-the-tone-for-the-day/)
- [Living on Autopilot and Calling It Functioning](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/living-on-autopilot-functioning/)
- [Looking for Proof You’re Wanted Outside the Relationship](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/proof-youre-wanted-outside-the-relationship/)
- [Losing Your Spark and Missing Who You Used to Be](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/losing-your-spark-missing-who-you-used-to-be/)
- [Loving the Baby, Missing Yourself](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/loving-the-baby-missing-yourself/)
- [Low Self-Esteem](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/low-self-esteem/)
- [Loyalty Binds Disguised as Business Decisions](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/loyalty-binds-disguised-as-business-decisions/)
- [Mourning Versions of Yourself No One Else Sees](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/mourning-versions-of-yourself-no-one-else-sees/)
- [OCD](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/ocd/)
- [Over-Responsibility & Taking On Too Much](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/over-responsibility-taking-on-too-much/)
- [Overgiving and Emotional Exhaustion](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/overgiving-emotional-exhaustion/)
- [Panic Attacks](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/panic-attacks/)
- [Parenting Burnout & Emotional Overload](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/parenting-burnout-emotional-overload/)
- [People-Pleasing & Boundary Diffusion](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/people-pleasing-boundary-diffusion/)
- [Performing Authority You Don’t Feel You’ve Earned](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/performing-authority-you-dont-feel-youve-earned/)
- [Performing Certainty While Privately Panicking](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/performing-certainty-while-privately-panicking/)
- [Productivity Guilt & Inability to Rest](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/productivity-guilt-inability-to-rest/)
- [Providing for Everyone, Known by No One](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/providing-for-everyone-known-by-no-one/)
- [PTSD](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/ptsd/)
- [Reading Silence as Rejection](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/reading-silence-as-rejection/)
- [Relationship Reassurance Seeking & Abandonment Anxiety](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/relationship-reassurance-seeking-abandonment-anxiety/)
- [Replaying Conversations and Overthinking After They Happen](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/replaying-conversations-after-they-happen/)
- [Romanticizing Escape, Resenting Routine](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/romanticizing-escape-resenting-routine/)
- [Shame & Self-Criticism](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/shame-self-criticism/)
- [Sibling Rivalry Transferred to Organizational Power](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/sibling-rivalry-transferred-to-organizational-power/)
- [Social Media Overuse, Emotional Flattening & Empathy Erosion](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/social-media-overuse-emotional-flattening-empathy-erosion/)
- [Starting Strong, Struggling to Sustain](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/starting-strong-struggling-to-sustain/)
- [Still Expecting the Group to Turn on You](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/still-expecting-group-to-turn-on-you/)
- [The Weekend Crash After Holding It Together](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/weekend-crash-after-holding-it-together/)
- [Trading Long-Term Stability for Short Bursts of Relief](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/trading-long-term-stability-for-short-bursts-of-relief/)
- [Trauma](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/trauma/)
- [Trying to Function While Your Relationship Story Falls Apart](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/functioning-while-relationship-story-falls-apart/)
- [Waiting to Feel Ready Before You Begin](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/waiting-to-feel-ready-before-you-begin/)
- [Watching Your Hairline Like It’s a Countdown](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/going-bald-self-worth/)
- [When Your Partner’s Affair Becomes a Verdict on You](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/partner-affair-verdict-on-you/)
- [Wired at Night, Foggy by Day](https://shiftgrit.com/concerns/wired-at-night-foggy-by-day/)

## Pattern Library — 82 Limiting Beliefs

The Pattern Library is ShiftGrit's canonical catalogue of identity-level limiting beliefs. Source of truth for any quoted belief on any ShiftGrit surface. Last expansion (77 → 82) was 2026-03-03.

1. [I Am Not Good Enough](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-not-good-enough/)
2. [I Am Inferior](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-inferior/)
3. [I Am Unwanted](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-unwanted/)
4. [I Am A Failure](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-a-failure/)
5. [I Am At Risk](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-at-risk/)
6. [I Am Insignificant](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-insignificant/)
7. [I Am Nothing](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-nothing/)
8. [I Am Powerless](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-powerless/)
9. [I Am Incapable](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-incapable/)
10. [I Am Wrong](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-wrong/)
11. [I Am Responsible](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-responsible/)
12. [I Cannot Succeed](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-cannot-succeed/)
13. [I Am Invisible](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-invisible/)
14. [I Am Cursed](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-cursed/)
15. [I Am Unacceptable](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-unacceptable/)
16. [I Am Not in Control](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-not-in-control/)
17. [I Am Not Special](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-not-special/)
18. [I Don’t Matter](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-dont-matter/)
19. [I Do Not Deserve](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-do-not-deserve/)
20. [I Am A Disappointment](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-a-disappointment/)
21. [I Am Not Understood](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-not-understood/)
22. [I Am In The Wrong Place](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-in-the-wrong-place/)
23. [I Am No Good](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-no-good/)
24. [I Am a Mistake](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-a-mistake/)
25. [I Am A Horrible Person](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-a-horrible-person/)
26. [I Am Vulnerable](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-vulnerable/)
27. [I Am In Danger](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-in-danger/)
28. [I Am a Burden](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-a-burden/)
29. [I Am Unappreciated](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-unappreciated/)
30. [I Am Stupid](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-stupid/)
31. [I Am a Bad Person](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-a-bad-person/)
32. [Bad Things Are Going To Happen](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/bad-things-are-going-to-happen/)
33. [I Am Unworthy](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-unworthy/)
34. [I Am Alone](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-alone/)
35. [I Am Unwelcome](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-unwelcome/)
36. [I Am Excluded](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-excluded/)
37. [I Don’t Exist](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-dont-exist/)
38. [I Should Die](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-should-die/)
39. [I Am Unimportant](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-unimportant/)
40. [It’s My Fault](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/its-my-fault/)
41. [I Am Not Whole](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-not-whole/)
42. [I Am Unattractive](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-unattractive/)
43. [I Am Flawed](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-flawed/)
44. [I Am Awkward](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-awkward/)
45. [I Am Slow](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-slow/)
46. [I Am Disgusting](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-disgusting/)
47. [I Am Ugly](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-ugly/)
48. [I Am A Nobody](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-a-nobody/)
49. [I Am Inadequate](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-inadequate/)
50. [I Am Fragile](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-fragile/)
51. [I Am Not Valued](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-not-valued/)
52. [I Am An Object](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-an-object/)
53. [I Am Shameful](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-shameful/)
54. [I Am Unclean](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-unclean/)
55. [I Am Crazy](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-crazy/)
56. [I Am Boring](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-boring/)
57. [I Am Unbalanced](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-unbalanced/)
58. [I Will Fail](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-will-fail/)
59. [There Is Something Wrong With Me](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/there-is-something-wrong-with-me/)
60. [I Am Defective](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-defective/)
61. [I Am Permanently Damaged](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-permanently-damaged/)
62. [I Am Weak](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-weak/)
63. [I Am Useless](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-useless/)
64. [I Am Helpless](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-helpless/)
65. [I Am Mediocre](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-mediocre/)
66. [I Am A Loser](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-a-loser/)
67. [I Am Falling Behind](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-falling-behind/)
68. [I Hurt Everyone](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-hurt-everyone/)
69. [I Cannot Love](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-cannot-love/)
70. [I Am Trash](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-trash/)
71. [I Am Entitled](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-entitled/)
72. [I Am An Alien](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-an-alien/)
73. [I Am Betrayed](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-betrayed/)
74. [I Am Privileged](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-privileged/)
75. [I Am A F*ck Up](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-a-fuck-up/)
76. [I Am Lazy](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-lazy/)
77. [I Am Mean](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-mean/)
78. [I Am Abnormal](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-abnormal/) (added 2026-03-03)
79. [I Am Less Than](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-less-than/) (added 2026-03-03)
80. [I Am Trapped](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-trapped/) (added 2026-03-03)
81. [I Am Abandoned](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-abandoned/) (added 2026-03-03)
82. [I Am The Problem](https://shiftgrit.com/core-beliefs/i-am-the-problem/) (added 2026-03-03)

## Services

- [Addiction Counselling in Calgary](https://shiftgrit.com/calgary/addiction-counselling/)
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- [Sports Psychology in Calgary](https://shiftgrit.com/calgary/sports-psychology/)
- [Stress Management Therapy in Calgary](https://shiftgrit.com/calgary/stress-management/)
- [Stress Management Therapy in Edmonton](https://shiftgrit.com/edmonton/stress-management/)
- [Stress Management Therapy in Toronto](https://shiftgrit.com/toronto/stress-management/)
- [Stress Management Therapy in Vancouver](https://shiftgrit.com/vancouver/stress-management/)
- [Technology Addiction Therapy in Calgary](https://shiftgrit.com/calgary/technology-addiction-therapy/)
- [Technology Addiction Therapy in Toronto](https://shiftgrit.com/toronto/technology-addiction-therapy/)
- [Technology Addiction Therapy in Vancouver](https://shiftgrit.com/vancouver/technology-addiction-therapy/)
- [Trauma Therapy in Calgary](https://shiftgrit.com/calgary/trauma-therapy/)
- [Trauma Therapy in Edmonton](https://shiftgrit.com/edmonton/trauma-therapy/)
- [Trauma Therapy in Toronto](https://shiftgrit.com/toronto/trauma-therapy/)
- [Trauma Therapy in Vancouver](https://shiftgrit.com/vancouver/trauma-therapy/)

## The Shift Show (podcast)

The Shift Show is ShiftGrit's podcast: conversations between ShiftGrit clinicians and guests on therapy, limiting beliefs, and mental health, hosted by founder and Registered Psychologist Andrea McTague. Each episode page includes the full speaker-labelled conversation transcript as plain text plus PodcastEpisode structured data, so the complete dialogue can be read without fetching audio.

- [Episode hub (/shift-show/)](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/)
- [Podcast RSS feed](https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1630285.rss)

- Ep 40: [Decision Paralysis & Fear of Choosing Wrong](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/decision-paralysis-fear-of-choosing-wrong/) (2026-06-09)
- Ep 39: [How to Tell If Therapy Is Actually Working: 4 Signs of an Effective Therapist](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/how-to-tell-if-therapy-is-actually-working/) (2026-06-09)
- Ep 38: [Breaking the Founder Ceiling: Limiting Beliefs That Block Entrepreneurs From Success](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/breaking-the-founder-ceiling-limiting-beliefs-entrepreneurs/) (2026-02-10)
- Ep 37: [Relationship Dynamics: Creating Secure, Connected Partnerships by Breaking Unhealthy Patterns](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/relationship-dynamics-secure-connected-partnerships/) (2026-02-09)
- Ep 36: [Mind Over Money: Overcoming the Limiting Beliefs Behind Financial Anxiety](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/mind-over-money-limiting-beliefs-financial-anxiety/) (2025-11-27)
- Ep 35: [Scroll, Click, Repeat: Escaping the Internet Addiction Trap](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/escaping-the-internet-addiction-trap/) (2025-04-14)
- Ep 34: [Rewiring Trauma: How to Break Free from Limiting Beliefs](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/034-rewiring-trauma-how-to-break-free/) (2025-03-25)
- Ep 33: [Parenting Little Ones: The Struggles, The Strategies & The Science](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/parenting-strategies-for-toddlers/) (2025-01-29)
- Ep 32: [Beyond the Call: Navigating Trauma and Transition for Veterans and First Responders](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/beyond-the-call-navigating-trauma/) (2024-12-07)
- Ep 31: [Grit, Growth, and Balance: The High Performer’s Guide to Mental Toughness](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/grit-growth-performance-psychology/) (2024-10-23)
- Ep 2: [Toxic Parents: Dealing With the Fallout](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/toxic-parents/) (2023-04-05)
- Ep 9: [Loneliness & Social Connectivity](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/social-isolation/) (2023-02-16)
- Ep 4: [Let’s Talk About Sex w/ Natasha Helfer Parker](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/sex-positive-activities/) (2022-05-12)
- Ep 27: [Yoga for PTSD? How Building Your Mind-Body Connection Enhances Therapy](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/episode-027-yoga-for-ptsd-how-building-your-mind-body-connection-enhances-therapy/) (2022-02-17)
- Ep 26: [Tune up Your Relationship by Breaking down Your Needs](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/episode-026-tune-up-your-relationship-by-breaking-down-your-needs/) (2022-02-10)
- Ep 25: [Stop Self-Sabotage, Get Your Brain on Your Side and Be Your Best Self](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/episode-025-stop-self-sabotage-get-your-brain-on-your-side-and-be-your-best-self/) (2022-01-27)
- Ep 24: [How to Combat the Winter Blues](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/episode-024-how-to-combat-winter-blues/) (2021-12-23)
- Ep 23: [How Mindfulness Can Help You Eat Better and Move More](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/episode-023-how-mindfulness-can-help-you-eat-better-and-move-more/) (2021-11-25)
- Ep 22: [Face Your Fears with ShiftGrits: Dare to visit Deadmonton, the haunted house from hell.](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/episode-022-face-your-fears-with-shift-psychs/) (2021-10-28)
- Ep 21: [We’re Walking, Talking Pieces of Nature!](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/episode-021-were-walking-talking-pieces-of-natures/) (2021-10-14)
- Ep 20: [Why Porn is Like a Comfy Couch — and How to Get up off Your Ass](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/episode-20-porn/) (2021-09-30)
- Ep 19: [Life is a Teeter-totter](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/episode-019-life-is-a-teetor-totter-1/) (2021-09-16)
- Ep 18: [Let’s Talk About Achieving Happiness!](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/episode-018-lets-talk-about-happiness/) (2021-09-03)
- Ep 17: [ADD/ADHD – Let’s Discuss How to Identify and Treat this Disorder on the Rise](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/episode-017-how-to-identify-and-treat-this-disorder-on-the-rise/) (2021-08-18)
- Ep 16: [Toxic Workplaces Hurt Us All: Here’s How to Identify and Shift the Dynamic](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/016-toxic-workplaces-hurt-us-all-heres-how-to-identify-and-shift-the-dynamic/) (2021-08-05)
- Ep 15: [Who Said Parenting Was Easy – Parenting Tips w/ ShiftGrits, Zac Erickson and Sarah O.](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/episode-016-who-said-parenting-was-easy-parenting-tips-w-shift-psychs-zac-erickson-and-sarah-o/) (2021-07-22)
- Ep 14: [Why “Just Talking” Isn’t Enough: How Structured Therapy Creates Real Change](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/episode-014-who-are-you-and-why-are-you-talking-to-me-about-this-stuff/) (2021-07-12)
- Ep 13: [How First Responders Deal with Trauma/PTSD](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/episode-013-how-first-responders-deal-with-trauma-ptsd/) (2021-06-24)
- Ep 12: [Pregnancy and Infant Loss](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/012-pregnancy-and-infant-loss/) (2021-06-14)
- Ep 11: [Creating Friendships as an Adult (and Maintaining Them During a Pandemic)](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/making-friends/) (2021-05-27)
- Ep 10: [Why Community Connections Matter (with the Westmount Community League)](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/community-connection/) (2021-05-13)
- Ep 8: [Cancer: Moving Forward Emotionally (with Michelle Okere; CEO of Compassion House Foundation)](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/cancer-moving-forward-emotionally/) (2021-04-15)
- Ep 7: [ADHD: Where’s the Deficit?](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/add-tips/) (2021-04-01)
- Ep 6: [Limiting Beliefs in Relationships](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/limiting-beliefs-in-relationships/) (2021-03-18)
- Ep 5: [Pregnancy and Postpartum Survival Guide](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/postpartum-essentials/) (2020-12-21)
- Ep 3: [Changing Family Dynamics](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/changing-family-dynamics/) (2020-12-17)
- Ep 1: [Can Money Really Buy Happiness?](https://shiftgrit.com/shift-show/money-cant-buy-happiness/) (2020-12-10)

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