While this was the beginning of Indigenous History month as well as Pride month, this year, we mark the occasion filled with sadness and outrage at the news from Kamloops…
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This past year has been generous in its offering of chaos and mess. It is so challenging to maintain our mental health during Covid-19. I will write more soon about…
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Has Hallowe'en has become a bit stale? Typically a bit too full of plastic jack o’lanterns and skulls, over-produced costumes and absurd amounts of candy? For me, yes to both. This Covid…
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I note with a smirk that my last post (dated late February) announced that I was off on parental leave and not accepting new clients. True enough. What a different…
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I am currently not accepting new clients. My family and I are happy to announce that we are welcoming a new child into our family in March and I will…
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In the last year I've had my first few client presenting with what boils down at least in significant part, to climate change anxiety. Source: 3blmedia.com Clients have been presenting…
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I've been learning lately about polyvagal theory, developed by Stephen Porges. I find it to be a really clear and helpful way of thinking about our feeling states that can…
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I've been studying Internal Family Systems (a modality developed by Richard Swartz) lately. Today I decided to practice this new parts work on myself, to help get to the bottom…
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My colleague Andrea Towler is starting up a range of new trauma-informed yoga classes. She is a kind and calm teacher with a depth of practice and knowledge. I recommend…
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Amidst the stresses of daily life it's all too easy to get caught on the hamster wheel of activities and forget to get off. We can get hijacked by stress…
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