Sep 19, 2021 | Befriending sadness and grief, Expanding self-awareness, The wisdom of anger
One night at home, I was impatiently waiting for my daughter to finish her dinner – which seemed to be taking forever. I was uncomfortable with the waiting. I felt agitated and unproductive. For some reason I rationalized that picking up my phone and scrolling social... 
Aug 22, 2021 | Expanding self-awareness, Overcoming self-doubt and fear
Can we get over this need to be cool, seriously? When I think about being cool, I want to do an audible sigh, the valley girl kind of sigh that’s dramatic with an air of disgust. Because ‘cool’ symbolizes disconnection and popularity for me, not popularity based on... 
Aug 15, 2021 | Befriending sadness and grief, Imagining a better world, Overcoming self-doubt and fear
After a year and a half of being involved in a global pandemic, owning a business that has been so heavily affected by it, financial uncertainty, solo parent, feeling lonely, and living in a province that honestly feels like an apocalypse the last month and a half due... 
Jul 26, 2021 | Expanding self-awareness, Healing, Self-improvement & psychedelics
When I say a half-empty or half-full type of person, what do you believe you are? If we saw ourselves through these character types it might be oversimplifying but it could help us see ourselves more clearly. I don’t want to minimize the complexity of our lives and... 
Jul 3, 2021 | Expanding self-awareness, Healing, Self-improvement & psychedelics
Early this spring, I took my daughter’s bike out of winter storage. She was so excited to be riding again. After school one day as she headed down a steep hill, she got the speed wobbles and fell face first into the payment. I got the call as she was on her way to the...