Education – Mental Health

Understanding Trauma: Why Does Your Mind and Body React the Ways They Do?

March 2, 2026

Mental Health

Written by: Registered Clinical Counsellor, Eszter Blind Note: The article below mentions examples, types, and effects of trauma. Some readers may find this content to be distressing. Please take care …

Queer Sex Ed 101

Despite recent progress in sex education, there is still significant growth and development needed. Currently, the quality of sex education for young people in Canada varies wildly. Each province has…

Navigating Holiday Stress: Strategies for Coping with Grief, Expectations, and Feeling Overwhelmed

The holiday season is often perceived as a time of joy and celebration but it can also prompt feelings of stress and anxiety. Balancing numerous responsibilities, expectations, and social commitments…

How Do Benefits Work and How to Use them?

Navigating Your Employee and Student Benefits with CAYA Health Centre! Use them before they run out! CAYA Health Centre is a multidisciplinary medical and allied health clinic located in Vancouver,…

Anxious about Seeing the Doctor?

Are you feeling nervous or anxious about your upcoming healthcare appointment? We’re here to help! CAYA Health Centre is located in Vancouver, British Columbia. We are a multidisciplinary medical and…

From Worry to Wellness: Understanding and Coping with Health Anxiety

At one time or another, each of us has worried about our health or felt anxious about the physical symptoms we were experiencing. Most of the time, those worries are…

Understanding Chronic and Sexual Pain: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Your guide to understanding chronic and sexual pain. Pain is an unpleasant and overwhelming sensory experience that affects millions of people worldwide, both physically and emotionally. While it often serves…

Why is boundary setting important and why is it so hard?

Setting boundaries is a powerful tool that allows us to establish limits, prioritize our needs, and maintain healthy relationships. However, setting boundaries can be challenging for many of us. “I…

Pride Month and 2SLGBTQ+ Healthcare: Promoting Equality and Inclusion

As we celebrate Pride Month, it is important to reflect on the challenges faced by the 2SLGBTQ+ community when accessing healthcare. In British Columbia and other regions, there are significant…

What to Expect and How to Prepare for Your First Therapy Session?

If you’ve booked your first therapy appointment, congratulations! This can be a huge first step towards taking care of your mental health and well-being. At the same time, feeling nervous…

Women’s Health in BC: What is the Gender Gap?

Did you know that there is a gender gap in health care? This means that men and women do not always have the same access to healthcare services. Unfortunately, women…

What is diet culture, and do I need to break up with it?

What is diet culture? Diet culture is a deep-rooted system of beliefs that permeates our culture and society; it is the belief that thinness equals health and superiority. Diet culture…

Advocating for Yourself: In Compensation and in Health

Stephanie and Veronica, the founders of CAYA Health Centre, sat down with Jillian and Sophie from The Thoughtful Co to discuss inequities in compensation and inequities within the healthcare system…

What is Trauma-Informed Care?

Trauma-Informed care (TIC) is a strengths-based, person-centred approach to healthcare that recognizes the impact of trauma on individuals and communities. Trauma has many forms and can be experienced differently across…

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Information Handout

June 21, 2025

Nutrition and Diet, Physical Health

Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Key Nutrition Strategies

You may find your symptoms come and go over time and are affected by stress, specific foods or eating patterns. The overall goal of nutrition for IBS is to manage…

Cholesterol Health

Want to learn more about Cholesterol? You’re in the right place! High cholesterol isn’t solely driven by diet— factors like genetics, hormones, stress, and lifestyle all play a role. Instead…

5 Non-Diet New Year’s Resolutions

“New Year, New You”. It’s everywhere – on our social media feeds, in news articles, advertisements on the bus, and at the water cooler at work. We can’t seem to…

Postpartum Nutrition and the New Parent

Welcoming a new baby into the world can be a joyous, overwhelming, and transformative experience for parents! In the whirlwind of caring for a newborn, it can be difficult to…

What is diet culture, and do I need to break up with it?

What is diet culture? Diet culture is a deep-rooted system of beliefs that permeates our culture and society; it is the belief that thinness equals health and superiority. Diet culture…

All About Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is among the many conditions that are underdiagnosed and dismissed for women. The current estimate is ~10% of women have PCOS, but because it is so…

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Education – Mental Health

Understanding Trauma: Why Does Your Mind and Body React the Ways They Do?

Queer Sex Ed 101

Navigating Holiday Stress: Strategies for Coping with Grief, Expectations, and Feeling Overwhelmed

How Do Benefits Work and How to Use them?

Anxious about Seeing the Doctor?

From Worry to Wellness: Understanding and Coping with Health Anxiety

Understanding Chronic and Sexual Pain: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Why is boundary setting important and why is it so hard?

Pride Month and 2SLGBTQ+ Healthcare: Promoting Equality and Inclusion

What to Expect and How to Prepare for Your First Therapy Session?

Women’s Health in BC: What is the Gender Gap?

What is diet culture, and do I need to break up with it?

Advocating for Yourself: In Compensation and in Health

What is Trauma-Informed Care?

Education – Nutrition

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Information Handout

Irritable Bowel Syndrome – Key Nutrition Strategies

Cholesterol Health

5 Non-Diet New Year’s Resolutions

Postpartum Nutrition and the New Parent

What is diet culture, and do I need to break up with it?

All About Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

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