I missed posting anything last weekend - the first time in a while. I've had things at work taking a up a lot more brain space than...

I had a fantastic day yesterday - my brother and his family were up for a visit on their way through and I was haulled around a dinosaur...

I absolutely adore my grey hairs. I'm proud of them. I've earned each and every one of them. They're nature's way of gilding my edges -...

With this recent uptick in my own creativity, I'm starting to notice a few things about how I engage with creativity and the different...

This is one of those weeks where I sit down to update my blog and ... nothing comes to mind. It's annoying. Usually I have lots to say....

That cabin was exactly what I needed. There was so much silence that, by the first morning, it felt like pressure on my eardrums and I...

I've discovered something about myself that I'm not fond of. I complain a lot. I've never considered myself a complainer. Such people...

It's funny how stress affects us. I'm not just talking about bad stress, it can be good stress, too. But the way in which stress...

I once heard someone say that spiritual self-care required an interval-based approach to cover all the bases. A daily ritual A weekly...

I have a pattern. I become so caught up with "getting through" each week that I don't check in with myself until the weekend - which...

Learning how to listen to your body is a whole big thing. Just when I feel like I'm doing pretty good, I realise I don't know as much as...

The most common analogy I've used for my writing difficulties has been that a dragon stole my voice - if you've been following my blog...

What about when nothing's wrong, but you're miserable? Is that a thing other people experience? That was me today. It's gorgeous out...

One week ago I did some really good things for myself - I set aside really specific time to hang out with a friend, and I followed...

One of the things I'm learning recently is how to create anchor points for myself. These anchors can be time intentionally spent with...

Being a professional mental health counsellor en route to being a registered psychologist doesn't make self awareness and self-care easy....

I think I've actually made a new friend? The question mark exists because I'm hesitant; I tend to "make friends" fairly easily but then...

I hate pranks. Anyone who knows me knows that I hate pranks. It triggers my confusion, which is a quick way to send me into an emotional...

This past weekend's competative Minecraft session messed me up emotionally to a really unexpected degree and it's taking me a long time...

Apparently my word this year is practice. I've been spending a lot of time practicing how to play, how to have fun, how to make friends -...