Welcome to Family Psychology Magazine

Thank you for contributing to Family Psychology, a publication that bridges the gap between clinical research and everyday realities.
We focus on evidence-based editorials, news features, personal stories, practical resources, and community wellness initiatives.
Our audience includes medical professionals and their patients, educators, parents and wellness practitioners across Canada.

Next Issue’s Theme: Educational Wellness (Spring 2026)

This issue explores how learning environments affect mental health across the lifespan. From classroom stress and workplace training to professional development and lifelong learning, we’re interested in stories about student wellbeing, educator burnout, learning differences at any age, corporate training challenges, continuing education anxiety and how educational experiences shape psychological health throughout the school of life.

What We’re Looking For

Real-world relevance with practical application
Connect research, insights or experience to everyday challenges that is relatable and useable for our readers IRL.

Stories that inform and support
Consider timely topics on mental health across all aspects of life.

Authentic voice
Show up in your writing. Write in first person, avoid passive voice and use accessible language, not jargon. AI is a great tool: use it to help with ideas and to check spelling.

Community connection
Highlight organizations, programs, support or resources that serve families and individuals.

Canadian context
Reference Canadian healthcare systems, education frameworks, statistics, community initiatives etc.

What We’re Not Looking For

Academic abstracts
This is not an academic journal. We want everyday insights. Sources are good, leave out the citations.

Promotional content
Unless you’d like to be featured in a (paid) advertorial, stick to editorial content. Skip the calls to action and promotional language.

Purely theoretical content
Ground your expertise in application versus vague generalizations. Ask yourself, what can readers do with this information?

Overly technical language
If your next-door-neighbor wouldn’t understand it, rephrase it. (Tip: write like you speak.)

A perfect draft
You write it, we’ll polish it. Done is better than perfect.

Still unsure? Check out our latest Issue.

A Note On Style

Active voice over passive – “Children develop resilience through…” not “Resilience is developed by children through…”

Short, clear sentences – One idea per sentence. Break up complex thoughts. (Tip: If your sentence runs over two lines in Word, split it into two.)

Use plain English – Explain clinical terms when necessary. Avoid “insider language”.

Direct address – Speak to readers using “you” and “your” to increase engagement.

Concrete examples – Illustrate concepts with real scenarios (anonymize when clinical).

Conversational but credible – Think “business casual” not academic journal.

Punctuation – use em dashes and colons sparingly. We follow AP style (no Oxford commas please). Bullets and descriptive subheadings help with readability.

Creative expression – not all editorials are created equal. We encourage visual stories too.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Word Count: 400-600 words
Format: Word doc or Google Doc

Include with your submission:

1. A few high-resolution photos if you have them – real images please
2. Your company logo
3. Attribution: writer’s name, a 2-3 sentence professional bio, include professional credentials and current role; focus on credibility not self-promotion
4. Tell us if this is content that has already been published in print/online so that we can credit the source (please include url/link to online version)

Next Issue’s Submission Deadline: Upload by January 26, 2026