Euan Fraser Tait

Euan Fraser Tait is in the final year of his MA in Counselling Psychology at Western University. He graduated from Carleton University with an Honours Bachelor in Psychology and has many years of mental health crisis line experience. His psychological research interests lie primarily in the mental health benefits of compassion and learning to treat ourselves with kindness. Currently he is completing an internship at Fanshawe and facilitating a series of compassion-focused teen therapy groups.

Our society places a premium on endless production at the cost of time with ourselves and our loved ones which can over time strangle our artistic creativity and joy in life. Euan’s goal is to help others find creative ways of caring for themselves and growing to be best prepared for the challenges and hard work of a life well lived.

Euan will be partnering with the Embassy Cultural House to provide a monthly mental heath advice column for 2022, which will be available through ECH News in the coming weeks.

If you require mental health help please refer to the resources below:

Reach Out, 519-433-2023 or 1-866-933-2023, or web chat at http://reachout247.ca/ with a mental health and addictions professional who can provide information, resources and crisis support (London, Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin counties)

Good 2 Talk - 1.866.925.5454
Post-Secondary Student Helpline—free, professional and anonymous support for students in Ontario—counselling for anything you want to talk about—24/7/365

Or for other areas in Ontario, use https://www.connexontario.ca/en-ca/

Or use https://togetherall.com/en-ca/ an Online Mental Health Peer Support Community (that also has some professionals available for chat)

Left/Banner Image: Euan's family cottage in Nova Scotia that he feels communicates part of his therapeutic style.

Thank you to our partners

E M B A S S Y C U L T U R A L H O U S E . C A

The Embassy Cultural House (ECH) is located in London, Ontario, Canada on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Lenape, Attawandaron and Huron-Wendat peoples, at the forks of Deshkan Ziibi (Antler River), an area subject to the Dish with One Spoon Wampum and other treaties. The ECH strives to create meaningful relationships between the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island and our contributors. The ECH honours the stewardship of the many Indigenous peoples who have resided on these lands since time immemorial.