It can be difficult to witness our loved ones engaging in unhealthy behaviours and habits and not reaching out for help or having any desire/motivation to change. It is hard when we make many attempts to help, but they do not want to be helped...
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Therapy is a journey. Like a journey through a forest, therapy sessions have many paths to explore. Some paths are comfortable, clear, safe, and bright. Other paths may feel dark, shadowy, foggy, unclear. We may walk the previously familiar paths...
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Letting go is one of the hardest things to do. Some things are harder to let go of than others, especially the more attached we are to them. Letting go can be in many forms – letting go of thoughts, beliefs, identities, emotions, fears, doubts...
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We are often drawn towards the familiar, even if that familiarity does not serve us. Letting go of this familiarity often brings up discomfort. We know we can survive our current suffering. If we make a change, it may feel terrifying to risk that...
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Our bodies want to be healthy. Our bodies do not want to suffer When pain or discomfort comes up in the body, it is often our body communicating to us – “be careful”, “slow down”, a warning sign. Sometimes...
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When you allow yourself to experience your emotions; they will move through you, and not rule you. We may have learned to repress and disconnect from our emotions from a young age (e.g. “Big boys don’t cry”) and then, may find it...
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The relationship with yourself is not only the longest; it is also the most important and profound relationship you will ever have. Relationships can bring great joy in our lives. Some relationships can also be a source of great pain in our...
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Often, we believe that if we THINK “I’m confident”, “I’m good enough”, “I got this” – then we will FEEL this way. However, thinking and feeling are two different entities...
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Anniversaries of any kind (e.g. a bereavement, a break up, an accident) can bring up a mix of emotions. A year anniversary of a global pandemic is no different. Our lives dramatically changed by an announcement this time last year where I feel...
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As humans, we love logic. We love to know why certain things happen. With our emotions, we may feel that when we understand the root of difficult emotions, we can stop that feeling, “fix” it, or know how to prevent it from arising again in...
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Have you ever noticed this? Perhaps you are watching a suspenseful movie. Your heart begins to race, you are holding your breath as if you are in the movie itself. Perhaps you are in bed thinking of the day ahead tomorrow and all the things on...
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Can you relate? We do not like to suffer. Our brains are pre-programmed to keep us alive, to avoid danger, to survive. Our natural human instinct is to seek out nothing but happiness, while trying not to feel anything unpleasant. Underneath the...
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