Be the buffalo. When a storm is on the horizon and imminent, buffalo, unlike most other mammals, run towards the storm. They run directly into the very centre of the discomfort. They seem to prefer to face distress head on. Minimizing the time waiting in unproductive panic. They do not avoid the inevitable or pretend it is not there. Rather … Read More
Behind this door. Healing starts here. Behind this door. In person or by v…
Behind this door. Healing starts here. Behind this door. In person or by virtual or by phone. This is where you nourish your soul. Face some demons. Share the story. Confront some fears. Change your perspective and your mind. Healing starts here. (My #saskatchewan heart loves this wreath from @dandylinespg – also a prairie soul). #counseling #counselling #therapy #therapist #couplestherapy … Read More
Life gets messy. Life gets messy – doesn’t it? With love and loss and life a…
Life gets messy. Life gets messy – doesn’t it? With love and loss and life and death. And everything in between. Sadness. Addiction. Depression. Recovery and rising again. None of it comes calm and clear. A million dreams and hopes and just as heavy a dose of reality. Hard times. And sharpe truths. Plans that don’t work out and decisions … Read More
Wasted time. Things that I have wasted time on. (Expertise from a therapist)…
Wasted time. Things that I have wasted time on. (Expertise from a therapist) Perfectionism. Really, it’s such a waste of time. Because nobody and I mean nobody who ever mattered to me really cared. Obsessively thinking about my weight. About fat. Where it is. Where it isn’t. How to avoid it. How to control it. I’ve wasted literally years of … Read More
Counselling helps. Gotta complex story? Don’t worry, there’s a therapy for tha…
Counselling helps. Gotta complex story? Don’t worry, there’s a therapy for that. We all have a messy ball of string sorta story. The ones that twist and turn. But don’t worry, I can keep up. It’s not the story but what it means to you that matters. I’m good at helping you untangle the web. And once it’s all smoothed … Read More
Season. “In this season so full of light there is a darkness that fills my hea…
Season. “In this season so full of light there is a darkness that fills my heart. I’m not alone, this much is known. Lights shine bright in others nights while mine looks on, rested upon.” So many who have held back the tears, drowning in smiles while the truth floats below the surface. The heartbreak of loss, the devastating decisions, … Read More
Why do I do this work? Hey, “it’s been a hot minute” as the cool kids say. I’m…
Why do I do this work? Hey, “it’s been a hot minute” as the cool kids say. I’m a 47 mother of two teens. I watch Coronation Street. That by virtue feels “not cool”. But in my mind, I’m soooo cool. If you haven’t guessed, it’s Catherine here from Momentum. Your on the edge, sometimes over the cliff, professional in … Read More
When you can’t say goodbye When you can’t say goodbye In the way you wanted …
When you can’t say goodbye When you can’t say goodbye In the way you wanted or even at all Maybe no chance given or no voice to be found Robbed of a moment, a cruel theft of that one second, for one last look, embrace, smile No over the shoulder “I see you” moment The earth shifts This is the … Read More
Reclamation & Revolution The reclamation begins as a whisper. A thought so f…
Reclamation & Revolution The reclamation begins as a whisper. A thought so foreign and intangible it floats by, fleeting and quickly escaping. The hunger for it resisted. The hunger for anything resisted. Muted, like every emotion you have felt or are afraid to feel. Stuffed down and filling you but never offering a fullness. It’s that fullness you avoid, anyhow. … Read More
Emotional Processing So what does it mean to process your emotions? Or “emotio…
Emotional Processing So what does it mean to process your emotions? Or “emotional processing?” This is said A LOT. I think it’s a term that most of us don’t really understand but we know it would be a good thing intuitively. Like exercise, omega three, flossing, more water…(note to self to do all those things). In short, emotional processing is … Read More