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
Danger… Like clockwork, this is the time of year when the “new you” sales ma…
Danger… Like clockwork, this is the time of year when the “new you” sales machines start to fire up. Take this shake. Use this supplement. Do this workout. Detox. Macros. Micros. We get sold on a new body. New life. New start. Be a cautious consumer. Consider what is really worth it … Read More
Re-parenting. A technique in time for blue Monday. If you grew up in home whe…
Re-parenting. A technique in time for blue Monday. If you grew up in home where you didn’t get the parenting you needed you might struggle with allowing yourself self kindness and compassion. Not to mention healthy life decisions and boundaries. Let me introduce the concept of re-parenting. The action of caring for yourself like a “good” parent would. Setting healthy … Read More
Blue Monday. On Monday, January 17th we will have reached “Blue Monday”. The t…
Blue Monday. On Monday, January 17th we will have reached “Blue Monday”. The third Monday in January is dubbed the most depressing day of the year. A combination of post holiday reality, dark days and long nights, and colder weather prevail. Not to mention the holiday bills and the reality that most New Year’s resolutions don’t make it past this … Read More
On self kindness. If your internal dialogue isn’t very nice, it’s very likely …
On self kindness. If your internal dialogue isn’t very nice, it’s very likely that if you spoke to other people the way you speak to yourself, well, you’d have no friends. That was stupid. Why do you always mess things up. What’s wrong with you? You are getting so fat. You are so ugly. You can’t ever get it right. … Read More
Courage. The brave souls who book the appointment and invite another into thei…
Courage. The brave souls who book the appointment and invite another into their story are perhaps the most courageous people I’ve ever met. Brave conversations take a willingness to be deeply vulnerable. They take trust, even when in short supply. They require openness and equal parts vast discomfort. Brave space conversations require collaboration and joint curiosity. Together we fill the … Read More
Burnout. In the book “Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny” by Kate Manne, a fasci…
Burnout. In the book “Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny” by Kate Manne, a fascinating concept is introduced: Human Giver Syndrome. Human Giver Syndrome is the belief that some people (the givers) are supposed to exist to put all of their energy into creating comfort and success for other people, and to be attractive and available, physically and emotionally, at … Read More
Saying goodbye. Just a pet? No way. “Just” isn’t a word that should be att…
Saying goodbye. Just a pet? No way. “Just” isn’t a word that should be attached to a beloved member of your family, extension of your self or best friend. Our hearts break in two when we have to say goodbye, often made more complex when we are the ones making the decision. Grief knows no form, and is as real … Read More
Introductions. I’m Catherine. The counselling therapist and coach of “Momentum…
Introductions. I’m Catherine. The counselling therapist and coach of “Momentum”. Facts about me: 🗝I’m a mom. Not always a super mom. (But sometimes I am.) 🗝I’m Indigenous. Born to the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan in Duck Lake,SK – and now a citizen of Metis Nation of BC. 🗝My true annoyance includes people not knowing who (or what) the Metis people … Read More