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!


Mental Health & Freedom Inc.

Mental Health and Freedom Inc. offers compassionate, trauma-informed online psychotherapy across Ontario, providing a safe, confidential, and supportive space for healing and growth. Our evidence-based, client-centered approach integrates CBT, DBT, Mindfulness practice, psychodynamic, and relational therapy to support individuals, couples, and families navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and life challenges while fostering resilience, self-awareness, and lasting mental wellness.

Learn more.


Tri-Wellness Services

Tri-Wellness Services provides virtual and in-person counselling in Markham, Ontario, supporting individuals across the lifespan. Our approach is grounded in person-centred care, recognizing the depth and uniqueness of every individualโ€™s experiences and challenges. We specialize in psychotherapy for individuals and families affected by addiction, neurodivergent-focused therapy, and trauma-informed therapy for individuals, including a focus on first responders. Our desire is to provide you symptom relief and personal understanding towards obtaining treatment outcomes.

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Roadside Therapies

Janice Lewis (she/her)
Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Feeling stuck, anxious, or weighed down by old wounds? Youโ€™re not alone. Youโ€™ve tried talk therapy before but felt like something was missing. Itโ€™s more common than you think and Iโ€™ve been there myself. In my practice, I work with women who are ready to move beyond survival and reconnect with who they truly are. Together, weโ€™ll work gently but powerfully with your whole self โ€” mind, body and spirit โ€” to uncover whatโ€™s holding you back.

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 York Region, 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.

A Time to Heal Psychotherapy

Aery Ng, Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist

Alessia Petrella, Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist

Atia Counselling Group

Balens Psychotherapy

Bridge Dialogue

Centre for Neuropsychology & Emotional Wellness

Chapters Counselling Services

Christina Skoulos, Registered Psychotherapist

Crosby Counselling & Wellness

Dr. Nilgun Turkcan Ataoglu, Creative Arts Therapist

Emotional Hygiene Services

Freedom in Me Psychotherapy

Healing Cycles Therapy

Health & Happiness Counselling and Wellness

Helen So Psychotherapy

Hopewoods Psychotherapy & Consulting Services

Jing Counselling

Lerecia’s Counselling Service

Life Inspiration Psychotherapy

Lindo Bloom Psychotherapy

Lotus Pathways Psychotherapy

Lukomsky Therapy

Melissa Tolman, Psychotherapy Services

Mental Health & Freedom Inc.

Mindful Psychology and Wellness Centre

Mindful Steps Therapy

Moe Molaei, Registered Psychotherapist & Psychoanalyst

New Hope Grief Centre

Niyamma Therapy

Nรบria Ribas, Registered Psychotherapist

On the Journey

Peaks Psychotherapy

Promedicare Wellness

Psychotherapy Essence

Rainy Days Therapy

Reflections Psychotherapy

Roadside Therapies

Rock of Peace Counselling

Rooted in Resilience

Sara Rahimi Therapy

Schurmann Counselling & Life Coaching

Supply the Change Psychotherapy Services

The Recovery Concierge

Therapy with Carol

Tri-Wellness Services

Ubuntu Psychotherapy & Wellness

Umbrella Therapy

Wellness With Batool

White Brick Therapy

Whitehouse Psychotherapy

Wild Sage Therapy

York Region CBT

Your Story Counselling Services

YRS Psych

For more options, visit PsychologyToday.

Abra Yoga

Alchemy Healing Wellness

Amplify Health & Wellness

Aurora Pilates

Balsam Spa

Be You Spa

Evolve With Steph

Fairview Wellness Centre

Fifth Element Yoga & Fitness

Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa – Newmarket

Health Bay Wellness

Heart Journey Yoga & Wellness

Hot Yoga Markham

Hot Yoga Wellness Concord Studio

Main Street RMT & Wellness Clinic

MakCare Health & Wellness Centre

Market Square Massage Therapy

Massage Addict Newmarket

Massage Q Plus

Matthew Drag, RMT

Mindbody Wellness Centre

Modo Yoga Aurora

Modo Yoga Newmarket

New Beginnings Massage Therapy

Orange Feather Well-Being Haven

Perfect Wellness Center

Pilates Comma

PUSH Markham

Quality Health Wellness Centre

Relieve & Rehabilitate Registered Massage Therapy

Reset Wellness Club

Richmond St. Wellness Centre

RMT & RAC Wellness Center

San-Q Movement Rehab Inc.

Sanctuary Day Spas Newmarket

Sky Wellness Clinic

Sukha Yoga & Pilates

Sunlilyoga

The Hills Pilates

Ultimate Health Clinic

Unionville Family Wellness Centre

Village Wellness Clinic

Vitality Massage & Spa

Wellness First Health Center

Wellness Place

XR Wellness

Yoga Bodies

Yoga Tree, Richmond Hill

You and Me Yoga Studio