Dr. Bea Mackay is a Registered Psychologist with over 28 years
experience in counselling, training, teaching, and supervision.

Can I Please have Another Helping of Self-Esteem? Understanding Self-Estseem and How it Develops

  People tend to think of self-esteem almost as if it is a product you can buy. Perhaps it is

Safety First: How to Reduce Kids Fighting when Driving in the Car.

  Safety is first and foremost when driving a vehicle. Fighting and goofing around are

Strategies on positively influencing others’ tardiness by changing your own behaviour .

  When getting along with others, there are times when things do not go well.  You address

Do you have a need to be right?

  It is OK to want to be right.  It is OK to like to be right.  It is a problem to need to

Letting go of Thinking in Terms of Right or Wrong

  Many people want to do the right thing. Perhaps even more people focus on trying not to do

Getting started in Yoga

  For years I knew of yoga but I did not learn about it.  I thought it was just about

Let the signals your body sends you be your guide to action.

People tend to think what they experience, positive or negative, comes “out of the blue”.  But

I’m back! Time for me to continue blogging.

It’s been awhile. Let me explain my absence. I’d written a manual for therapists on how to

Hate your job?

Preventable Medicine for Skin Hunger – the Deprivation of Touch.

Yesterday I had my regular bi-weekly full body massage.  I knew it would feel good but knowing it

“Monkey Fingers” Tell us that the Brain is Aways Adapting to Current Life Situations and Events.

I read a fascinating book while on holidays titled, The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman

The Woman at Work who Grabbed onto her Desk when Panic Attacks Struck.

Once upon a time there was a woman, (I’ll call Jo) who was suffering from panic attacks.  They