Motherhood Some deserve to be mothers, hearts yearning and full of potential, yet never become one. Some are not well suited or not ready to be mothers, their own anguish and issues abound, and yet they are gifted with life. Some try and try and try again; and experience joy followed by tragedy, perhaps to finally succeed or put to … Read More
Nursing If there was ever a job that embodied compassion, I’m pretty sure nursi…
Nursing If there was ever a job that embodied compassion, I’m pretty sure nursing would be it. Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is defined as the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering. Under resourced, under paid, under appreciated, under staffed nursing is not for … Read More
May 1 May 1 is “National Physicians’ Day”. An opportunity to recognize the ext…
May 1 May 1 is “National Physicians’ Day”. An opportunity to recognize the extraordinary people who serve in the profession of medicine. The pandemic presented the most difficult of circumstances for those who have dedicated their lives to the health and well-being of others. The challenges mounted, the resources reduced and criticism grew towards all those who provide care when … Read More
If you know me, you know I believe in change. I believe in the human spirit desi…
If you know me, you know I believe in change. I believe in the human spirit designed to rise and fall, and rise again. Life is not linear, it’s full of good and amazing and awful and painful. It is all the things we want and often more of what we do not. It’s our adversity that makes is stronger … Read More
Relationships. As a couples therapist I want to say something to everyone in a…
Relationships. As a couples therapist I want to say something to everyone in a relationship: Relationships change over time. They have to. Because… You change over time, constantly in development from year to year. It’s called lifespan development. Milestones change us. Children, jobs, self awareness, failures, lessons, life events. Your partner changes, just like you. And because of this, our … Read More
Weight I know it’s stupid… It shouldn’t matter…. I don’t know why this bothe…
Weight I know it’s stupid… It shouldn’t matter…. I don’t know why this bothers me so much…. I’m body positive, why do I care? It’s so trivial… But is it? When your life is predicated on daily and often moment to moment unwelcome and obtrusive thoughts about how you don’t measure up, are not enough, are a failure, have disappointed … Read More
Price adjustment. Yep, I’m more expensive than I was last week. Because life…
Price adjustment. Yep, I’m more expensive than I was last week. Because life is that much more expensive, too. Not much we can do about it but practice acceptance and move on. My rates have been adjusted (increased) and now include GST. But to keep it in perspective – I’m still offering sessions at (significantly) reduced rate to those of … Read More
On grief. I have learned that somethings I will grieve forever. Loss takes sh…
On grief. I have learned that somethings I will grieve forever. Loss takes shape in so many forms. Showing up often as an uninvited guest. Some pain we never truly get over or past but rather we grow around it, encapsulating it in our soul. We learn to move forward, despite ourselves. Some grief is laced with guilt and shame, … Read More
We humans. Welcome. To having issues. To making mistakes and then making m…
We humans. Welcome. To having issues. To making mistakes and then making more. To learning, unlearning and relearning. To failing and succeeding. Succeeding and failing. To joy and anguish. And everything in between. To growing up and growing strong. To wasting time and wasting away. To self doubt and self criticism and self love and self compassion. To intense love … Read More
Book review! Love this book. Dives into 87 emotions and explains them in perf…
Book review! Love this book. Dives into 87 emotions and explains them in perfect form. “Language is our portal to meaning making, connection, healing, learning and self awareness”(#brenebrown) Highly recommend this read. Explains connection and the “near enemies” of connection – the things that get in the way of authenticity in relationships. Santa seems to know me…😎 #bookrecommendations #bookreview #greatread … Read More