Inspiring stories. Practical advice. Local support.


Scroll below to find links to practical tools, local resources and wellness webinars based on the course I regularly run for the Canadian Mental Health Association.

From tight deadlines to conflicts with your neighbour, obstacles come in all shapes and sizes. The biggest one I’ve ever faced was an aggressive cancer.

At first I felt outmatched and unprepared. But as my treatment got underway, I discovered I had plenty of coping skills and tools I could leverage โ€” acquired through a lifetime of blunderful misadventures.

And thatโ€™s what these resources are all about: the little things you can do and the inner qualities you can cultivate to make whatever challenge youโ€™re facing a little bit easier.

โ€” Josh

Special thanks

A huge thank you goes to our sponsors, whose support makes these resources possible!


Jasmine Counseling & Psychotherapy

Providing compassionate, personalized, client-centred psychotherapy services to help you navigate life’s challenges. Supporting individuals, couples, and families. Multicultural and multilingual therapists including Arabic-speaking as well as Urdu and Hindi. Visit our website to learn more and book an appointment today! Learn more.


Strength Counselling Services

Strength Counselling Services offers online-only, affordable, culturally sensitive therapy. Our licensed, experienced therapists prioritize client needs, maintain ethical standards, and provide expert guidance. We offer comprehensive goal assessments, regular progress checks, and collaboration with other professionals. Ensuring privacy, transparency, and fostering mental wellness, we help clients manage challenges, improve relationships, and achieve personal growth. Learn more.


Wellness Webinars

Rev up your resilience while enjoying a few laughs with this 16-part webinar series. Each module offers funny and heartfelt video lessons, reflection questions and practical tips and tools on how to make the tough times in life a little less tough.

Resilience Toolbox

Access dozens of how-to wellness guides and activities โ€” including breathing exercises, motivation maximizers, mindfulness practices and more. Because prickly problems demand well-equipped problem solvers!

Simply Blunderful

Funny stories. Good advice. Oodles of doodles. Enjoy this illustrated guide to flaming tennis balls, camping catastrophes and the many obstacles life throws your way.

Little Lauryn Lollipop and the Long Road Home

Discover wellness tips and tools wrapped inside a fantastical adventure for all ages.

Fireflies: Small gifts of gratitude

What fireflies light your skies? An inspirational poem about life’s everyday awesomeness.

Book Josh as a virtual guest speaker

Add funny stories, good advice and oodles of doodles to your next wellness or mental health event.

Directory of local supports

We can all use support from time to time. And throughout the Hamilton area, youโ€™ll discover all kinds of people ready to lend a helping hand. Explore the directory below to find local therapists and other wellness experts in the community.

Got a suggestion to add to the directory? Let me know at joshmartinink@gmail.com.

Access Therapy

Andrea Zahra Therapy

April Moon Counselling

Arms Open Counselling

Barbara Smith, Therapy for Individuals, Couples, & Families

Barry Spinner, BSW, MSW, RSW

BODYMIND Collective

Brittani AIi & Associates: Social Work, Counselling & Therapy Services

Carly Crawford Psychotherapy

Cavaliere Therapy Services

CBT Solutions

Centre for Functional Integrative Therapy

Child & Family Pathways

Cognitive Health Clinic

Cortney Pasternak, Registered Psychotherapist

Courage to Be Psychotherapy

Crossroads Psychotherapy

Daria Oliveira Therapy

Different Way

Dr. Jennifer Barbera, Psychologist & Therapist

Emily Claire Blackmoon (BSW, MSW, RSW), Psychotherapy Services

Empire Psychotherapy

Endless Therapy Lounge

Evans Family Counselling & Psychotherapy

Everybody’s Talking Therapy

Examined Life Psychotherapy

Fields & Flour Therapy

Hamilton Counselling Corner

Hamilton Health & Wellness Centre

Healing Matters Psychotherapy and Wellness

Heart Journey Healing

HRC Counselling

Infinity Youth & Family Services

Inner Space Art Therapy

Jasmine Counseling & Psychotherapy

Karley Persall Counselling & Consulting

Katie Ritchie Counselling & Psychotherapy

Lenka Valenzuela Psychotherapy

Lynwood Charlton Centre

Mutual Help Mental Health/Rehabilitation

New Venture Counseling

Ontario-Wide Psychology Clinic

Paper Crane Psychotherapy Services

Pathlight Counselling

Pause Counselling & Psychotherapy

Pivarnyik Therapy

Rae Morris Counselling Group

Ramsay & Associates

Rebound Total Health Therapy & Wellness

Restoration Mental Health Agency

Roneldi Feaver, DBT & Psychotherapy

Roots in Wellness

Samantha Armstrong, Registered Psychotherapist

Sarah Warry Counselling and Addiction Recovery Services

Scardellato Therapy

Steps to Heal Psychotherapy

Susan Cape, Registered Social Worker, MA, RSW, OAMHP

Susan Shin Counselling Services

The Bridge from Prison to Community

The Compassion Project

The Cove Therapy

Vital Minds Psychotherapy

Where You’re at Support Services

Winrose Oasis Counselling Services

Zafire Holistic Wellness

Zarin Hakim-Griffith, Psychotherapy & Counselling Services

For more options, visit PsychologyToday.