Managing Disappointment Work passed you over for the promotion…again. Your kids won’t be home for the Thanksgiving holiday. Your spouse refuses to talk to someone about your relationship. Friends don’t extend the invitation to […]
Wetter Weather and Darker Days Hard not to notice the daylight is waning and the weather is wetter. Many of us wake up in darkness, head to work and are driving home from work […]
Do you feel unsettled, worried or stuck? Do you have a sense that you are in a rut, created from doing the same things over and over, without different results? Maybe you feel unsatisfied in your relationships, or that your life lacks meaning?
Mindfulness Matters Mindfulness is being present in each moment. The practice of mindfulness involves accepting our thoughts and feelings without judging them—without believing there might be a “right” or a “wrong” way to think or […]
A guest blog from Carole Wheaten Boxes of Darkness Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness It took me years to understand that, this too, was a gift ~Mary Oliver I […]
Authenticity What does it mean to be authentic? Authenticity is real, genuine, true and accurate living. Authentic living is when I am not copying, pretending or giving a false sense of myself. Authentic people […]
Do you feel unsettled, worried or stuck? Do you have a sense that you are in a rut, created from doing the same things over and over, without different results? Maybe you feel unsatisfied in your relationships, or that your life lacks meaning?
So you have made the decision that you want to pursue counselling and find some healing and hope out of the hurt that you have experienced. If you are like many people, you want to know how much it will cost, and if there might be any help for that cost, you’re your extended health care benefits. Unfortunately, counselling is not a standard health care benefit.
Our desire for connection Connection has many different meanings and connotations. It can mean that we have connected to wifi so we can use our devices. It also means that we are looking to […]
Emotional Bonds of Attachment Attachment theory describes emotional bonds within relationships. Patterns of attachment grow out of early childhood experiences and tend to endure through the lifespan. How we attach to others influences the […]