Happy New Year and start of a new decade, friends! I write this from Toronto where I have been for the holidays, visiting family and friends. Within a few days I will be returning to my new home of Victoria, BC. I know I have not written a post in a long time but I …
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#7 Sometimes the best kind of loving kindness is to set healthy boundaries
For most of my life I have been a people pleaser. It's a part of my personality carried down through generations, which I've been aware of but which has been improving over the last few years. Loving kindness ("metta") has been a cornerstone meditation practice in my life probably because of the deep way in …
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#6 Practicing mindfulness as a family
I often get asked by parents, "What can we do to practice mindfulness in our family?" "Why should I even care to do so?" Many parents have told me that, with all the things in the day, it is difficult to make the time to incorporate mindfulness in their lives. So here is a very …
#5 Teen mental health talk
Hello friends! I hope this finds you well 🙂 I also hope that you are having a wonderful summer and enjoying the beautiful summer weather! It's hard to believe it's already August. Now summer is truly starting to feel like it's flying. I am doing well, it has been a busy summer. It's so lovely …
#4 A little piece of wisdom from the elves (and people) of Iceland
Last summer I was fortunate to be able to travel for three weeks within the magical and inspirational country of Iceland, and even completed my second mountain trek (the Laugavegur trek in the highlands)! I learned SO much there (about the people, the land, and about myself) as we do in all travel adventures. Here …
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#3 Creating the life I want to live
“Peace can exist only in the present moment. It is ridiculous to say, ‘Wait until I finish this, then I will be free to live in peace.’ What is ‘this’? A diploma, a job, a house, the payment of a debt? If you think that way, peace will never come. There is always another ‘this’ …
#2 Slow down…to speed up
Slow down...to speed up. Might sound counterintuitive but this is a guiding philosophy I have adopted for my life. This was one of the early lessons I learned from one of my clinical supervisors during my graduate training in clinical psychology, as I realized I was rushing through a family therapy session and trying really …
