Alaina Gomes – Guiding Lanes

Stress from all angles and how to cope with it

Posted in Stress Release March 29, 2021

Stress is a common feeling that all of us have felt at some point in our lives. Right now, many of us are feeling extremely stressed due to our regular stressors, like work for example, but many of our stressors have now been amplified and also include the stress that comes with trying to go about our daily lives during…

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The “big deal” about Emotional Intelligence

Posted in Life Skills February 21, 2021

Is having emotional intelligence (EI) important? Does having a low or high EQ (emotional quotient) actually matter? Why is it important? Believe it or not, it does matter- A LOT. Your emotional intelligence, or emotional quotient (EQ), the lack thereof, and the development of it, is one of the ways we connect with, and understand, other people. Emotional intelligence is…

How to find the right career for you

Posted in Life Skills January 2, 2021

We are about to enter into a new year and for some of us, we are about to change some aspect of our lives. One such aspect might be your career/ job. Now, this might not be because you chose to find a different job or career path. Maybe you lost your job and you’re trying to find other ways…

Showing and receiving kindness

Posted in Health and Wellness December 16, 2020

In May this year, the theme for Mental Health week was “Kindness”. This theme was chosen as a result of the pandemic and as a reminder to people to remember to be kind to those around them and especially to themselves. This word has been on my mind for the past few weeks, and I thought it would be fitting…

How to make the best of a not so great situation this Christmas season

Posted in Health and Wellness December 15, 2020

Tis the season to be jolly! Or is it? Many people all over the world are getting ready to celebrate Christmas, as they purchase their Christmas trees, ornaments, gifts and stock up the fridge with ingredients for Christmas lunch/ dinner. However, some people aren’t exactly feeling very jolly this year. Some have lost their jobs, lost loved ones,…

Does what we eat really affect our mood?

Posted in Health and Wellness December 14, 2020

When we received a call or message from a loved one we usually feel happy or excited. A breakup may cause us to feel sad, or someone running into the back of our car by accident might cause us to feel upset. We know that events, people, situations, stress, and our environment affect our moods daily. But do we know…

Six (6) things you can do to feel happier more often

Posted in Health and Wellness December 11, 2020

Have you ever just been in a funk? Feel a little ‘meh’ but you don’t know why and you don’t know how to shake it? Rest assured that we all feel that way at some point in our lives. When life happens, we sometimes get a lot of challenges thrown our way. Some days we can handle them and…

How to become more self-aware

Posted in Life Skills December 9, 2020

The way we interact with each other is directly linked to how aware we are of our own feelings and emotions. Think about it. If you don’t realize or take the time to think about how angry you are when someone does something you didn’t like, you will automatically respond by either shouting at them or making a statement that…

Debunking myths about mental health and attending therapy

Posted in Therapy December 7, 2020

Mental health is still a very taboo and stigmatized concept in many places, especially in the Caribbean. Many people have some misconstrued ideas of what therapy entails and who should or should not attend therapy. In this post, Guiding Lanes will be dispelling a few myths that we have come across during our practice, as well as others our colleagues…

What is the RIGHT way to grieve?

Posted in Individual therapy December 4, 2020

Many of you would have selected this blog post because you thought, “Great! Finally, an article that tells me how I’m supposed to grieve when I lose someone I love”. Some of you might have clicked the article to see if this post is going to talk about the five stages of grief and guide you down each stage, step…