Why do we comfort eat? Regardless of whether we feel stressed, sad or celebrating our happiest of moments we reach for the food. Why do...

December is a packed month isn't it? Trying to wrap up work projects and presents for the holidays, managing difficult emotions that may...

As we come to the end of Mental Health Awareness Week, hopefully you have an opportunity to investigate empathy at a deeper level. As we...

In yesterday's post ( link) we talked about developing our listening skills. Well, the same can be applied to empathy. Far from being an...

Listening is one of those things that we really aren't taught. It is a skill, it can be learned and it can be one of the best things you...

Here's the POV: It's raining hard, you had to work late and as you make your way home your car breaks down. After spending ages (and...

Welcome to Mental Health Week. This year The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) has deemed empathy as the theme of focus and...

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Taking the time to recognize that you have been mindful is an important part of your practice. Acknowledging or noting that you have...

When you read the title of this article, what was the first thing that came to mind? Let me ask you a question then – when was the last...

Now is an interesting time to bring FOMO. Where our new normal is rooted in social distancing, we must be experiencing a resurgence of...

Social distancing has really made the world re evaluate what we thought was important or was a priority. Before the quarantine, I would...

As we continue to adapt to life indoors, I realized something...we all have the perfect opportunity to become an indoor gardener....

With social distancing in full effect, we are coming to face what many of us don't like to face. Being alone. Many poets have expounded...

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Love is an experience isn't it? As with almost anything that we "feel," there is an experience occurring in parallel. The experience is...

As we start to venture out more, there are going to be instances where people may slowly begin to relax with the social distancing. Going...

We humans are resilient. Through thick and thin we, as a species have almost always found a way to get through what life throws at us. We...