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 -...

I've discovered I'm avoiding. All week I've been intending to sit down and post about the first session of my competitive Minecraft game...

My inner child is absolutely beside herself this morning, so I'm taking some time to write. You see, in the last 6 or 8 months I've been...

For part of my undergrad degree I lived in Lethbridge, Alberta. For those of you who live in southern Alberta, you'll have heard the...

Family Trauma Dynamics Reflected in Film There’s a Disney/Pixar movie called “Turning Red" that was released directly to Disney+. You may...

I’ve long learned that I’m a busy-holic. It’s like a workaholic, but rather than focussed on career or actual work-related hours it’s...