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How to deal with Coronavirus cancel culture
It’s Friday the 13th, it’s windy, the streets are deserted, and people are self quarantining or ransacking grocery stores due to fear of an unknown mystery illness. Sounds like the start of scary movie eh? As a health practitioner, and … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, communication, Coronavirus, depression, empathy, health, Immune system, life, medicine, mental health, Naturopathic, Naturopathy, Pandemic, Panic, stress
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Ghosts of Christmas
As Christmas, or the holiday season, approaches and the decade end is looming in the distance, I’ve been thinking a lot about what lessons I’ve learned in the past and what I’d like to accomplish in the future (ie. soon-to-be … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, christmas carol challenge, goals, gratitude, Growth, holiday, inspiration, letting go, Mindfulness, Naturopathy, Wellness
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The DeRozan DeBate
Today’s post is inspired by an article I read in the Star regarding Demar DeRozan’s and the conversation I had with a family member after it. I am a huge Raptor fan, since 1995 (yes, I’m aging me), and DeRozan … Continue reading
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Tagged admiration, anxiety, athlete, basketball, communication, compassion, depression, health, life, lifestyle, mental health, raptors, Sports, truth
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New Year Intentions and Reflections
Happy last day of 2017! It’s been an interesting year and everyone seems to be brimming with excitement and hope about the oncoming 2018 year. A new year means new goals. Some spend today scrounging for last minute new year … Continue reading
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Tagged goals, health, inspiration, intention, life, lifestyle, New Year, planner, reflection, resolutions, Wellness
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Coming out of the energetic closet
As a child I was an introvert. I was incredibly quiet and purposely muted my personality in hopes to avoid attention and judgement. Containing my personality made me quite unhappy, and eventually I got so good at encasing myself that … Continue reading
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Staycation this March Break?
With all the families flocking south this week, it may be a less stress situation to stay home this March break. Less stress, more snow. But still, you can make the most of it with the following tips below (7 … Continue reading
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Tagged break, health, library, maple, march break, meditation, naturopathic medicine, ontario, spa, staycation, vacation, Wellness
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What I learned at my Self Care talk today
One of my favourite places to speak at is the Women’s Centre. The women there inspire me with their stories, their questions, and their constant quest to learn. Today I delivered a talk focused on self care (see Heart Awareness … Continue reading
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Tagged care taking, health, minimalism, naturopathic medicine, Naturopathy, organize, self care, self love, simple, Wellness, women
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The Universal Lesson in Minimalism I Learned from my Shattered Mug
As you may have read from my previous blog, I embarked on a self care journey the beginning of this month for 14 days. The goal was to take care of my four health basics related to the four basic elements (nutrition … Continue reading
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Tagged broken, communication, faith, health, heart month, inspiration, letting go, lifestyle, Mindfulness, minimalism, self care, self love, truth
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Silence is Louder – Listen to the Unspoken Words of our Youth
There are many unspoken biases in our society – gender, race, religion, sexuality, etc. One common bias, almost socially accepted, is age. How many times were you told “You are too young to understand.”, “You don’t know anything at your … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, children, depression, health, mental health, Mindfulness, school, teenage health, Wellness, youth, youth mental health week
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Heart Awareness – Inside and Out
February is heart awareness month, as heart disease is the leading chronic disease across both genders. When I think of heart disease, I think of both physical and mental-emotional parameters. Lifestyle and nutrition are incredibly important, the heart needs movement … Continue reading
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Tagged february, health, heart, heart disease, heart month, mindfullness, self care, self love, Wellness
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