The Paradox of More or Less: It’s Time to Let Hustle Culture Die
Recently, the American Surgeon General shared 2 different research findings that really got my attention. I might be Canadian, but i know our neighbours are not alone in this reality. The most recent one was about parental stress, and last year, research showed that the amount of people experiencing loneliness has reached epidemic proportions. It’s hard to not notice how both of these very separate results can actually be linked. I’m going to add a…
Lean into Love: The Ultimate Ultimatum
I’m not one for reality TV shows. I think they sometimes feel too close to my work life and I want to be able to get a break by immersing…
Unleash and Surrender. Healing the Mother Wound
I’ve been sharing here about the loss of my mom this past year. I haven’t really described more about my actual relationship with my mom, and one thing I’ve left…
My Lost Self
“What must I give more death to today, in order to generate more life? What do I know should die, but am hesitant to allow to do so? What must…
The Connection of Self-Compassion and Trauma Healing – Look for the Parallels
I like finding patterns in things. I think i much prefer knitting a simple pattern to a complicated puzzle. I like collecting the same shells at a time, and all…
Gates of Grief Work
Last fall, l I devoured the show From Scratch. It was supposed to be eye candy, and a guilty pleasure show to watch. Does this ever happen to you -…
Surrendering into That Kind of Mom
I want to be that mom. That mom that is always ready to have her kids’ gaggle of friends over on a whim or moment’s notice. That mom who has…
A Year of Grace and Grief
I had no idea at the start of the year just how much the word Grace was going to be the perfect word to hold me. Funny how that happens…
I’m a Feelings Wheel in Motion
I’ve been sitting with my feelings a lot these last few months. It’s been both a helpful exercise to catch me in my feeling as well as practice what i…