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Are you OK?
“Are you OK?” Three little words that evoke more power than we think. Three little words we don’t ask, or answer honestly, enough. Three little words that evoke care and compassion. What is “OK”? It’s a relative word meaning different … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, children, communication, compassion, depression, emotional health, empathy, faith, happy, health, inspiration, letstalk, life, mental health, teenage health, truth
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Reflect and Resolve
It’s that time of year again – the time for all of those procrastinators to get all of the year’s lessons and learning in one day! I, like many people, love to reflect on the year on the last day … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, health, inspiration, lesson, life, lifestyle, medicine, Mindfulness, Naturopathy, New Year, resolutions, society, truth
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Hope – More than a Word
Hope is more than a word. It’s a noun, it’s a verb. It’s an ideology, an art you practice every day with every situation. It’s a constant and continuous choice. It’s not “blind faith” – it is pure faith in … Continue reading
Posted in Things that make me happy
Tagged communication, darkness, happy, health, hope, inspiration, life, light, love, Mindfulness, Naturopathy, optimism, seeing the beauty, solstice, truth, Wellness, winter
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Calming Christmas Crafts for Kids
As a kid, my favourite holiday was Christmas and my favourite pass time was crafting (and still is). Imagine my delight when each year my Mom would pull out the craft case and we would make and paint Christmas … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art therapy, arts and crafts, children, christmas, crafts, creation, education, happy, health, holiday, kid's crafts, lifestyle, mental health, Naturopathy, Wellness
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Beyond the Mask
As a child I loved Halloween. It was a holiday were it was acceptable to embrace what I loved – dressing up (yes, I’m ignoring the whole folk lore and dark undertones of the holiday’s origin, but as a kid … Continue reading
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Tagged art, body image, children, halloween, health, imagination, inspiration, life, lifestyle, love, make believe, makeup, self esteem, therapy, women
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Back To School – Student Self Care and the 3 B’s
Happy first week back to school! I’ve been greatly enjoying the kid school pics hitting my facebook homepage (bonus points for the kids rocking their own style… especially if it’s rainbow glitter) and the eclectic array of coloured pens, pencils, … Continue reading
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Tagged back to school, balance, boundaries, children, education, health, inspiration, life, lifestyle, Mindfulness, naturopathic medicine, Naturopathy, school
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Sunrise Sunset – “Soul”stice Reflections
Embracing the chaos to evoke the calm Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, calm, counselling, depression, health, lifestyle, mental health, Mindfulness, naturopathic medicine, Naturopathy, rest, restoration, solstice, summer, Wellness
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Life Lessons From a Two Year Old
I took my nephew to the aquarium yesterday. This kid is an absolute water kid – he lives in the pool/bath and loves sea creatures (must be the Pisces in him). I was certain he was going to be “Gaga” … Continue reading
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Tagged children, health, lesson, life, Mindfulness, minimalism, Naturopathy, reflection, self care, Wellness, worth
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Be the change you want to see
“4% of what you see is real” That was the opener to the talk I heard last week (thank you Hayhouse). The number may be skewed, but the concept is true. What we see forms our reality and what we … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, eye, health, inspiration, life, lifestyle, Mindfulness, music, Naturopathy, perception, reality, science, vision, Wellness
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My Self Worth is not Measured in Weight
We are on week 2 of women’s health month – new moon, new topic. For this week I wanted to address common symptoms that women come in with in regards to physicality and outward appearance – skin, hair and weight. … Continue reading