As we approach the holiday season it’s important to take a stock of your needs to ensure you’re setting yourself up for success and an enjoyable time during what can be a very stressful time. Things to consider: 1. How can you take a break from the social time if/when needing? 2. What mindset are […]
Was reminded of a beautiful, yet heart breaking grief thought process this week. When we have had a major loss we often had the pleasure to know them their whole life, yet we grieve so much for having to exist without them knowing us as we continue to age. It’s such helpful context to remind […]
Important for us to validate our certain circumstance regardless of how ‘uncomfortable-painful’ or ‘comfortable-joyful’ that specific moment brings. Emotions help us to adapt to the world surrounding us, and how we process what is certainly going on (externally or internally). Validation isn’t looking to fix the circumstance. It’s to help us understand how we are […]
Sunshine! 🌞 Comes with many benefits that protect us both mentally and physically. Mentally: provides us increase in energy, increase in ability to step into motivation, boosts your mood (through the natural increase to serotonin), increases your ability to regulate (and stabilize emotions, increases a prolong state of calm, and increase to focus). Provides stabilization […]
Learning some effective ways to readdress how we look at and interact with conflict. Conflict is not an enjoyable human interaction for us. But it is something we need to learn how to interact with, communication effectively within it, and grow our capacity towards security and safety within it. Its important to first look at […]
At times in all relationships, we need to confront and address uncomfortable topics. It’s often very challenging to know how to approach it and what to say. Leading people to avoid it all together and patterns of behaviour and cycles develop and continue. These patterns/cycles are preventable. It’s important to first validate that challenging conversations […]
Grief is a type of learning. We process new information, and develop new neuro-pathways. The reality that we accept in life is often our learning is never ending we continue to grow and evolve. The exact same thing needs to be accepted for grief. Be gentle with ourselves and our loved ones the same way […]
Give yourself permission to share your expectations with those you are spending the Christmas and Holiday Season with. Having vulnerable conversations create such a depth of safety. Ponder these question and picture how you could raise them with your important people. Do we need to give gifts? Is there value in gift giving for us […]
Whether that’s setting boundaries, limits, or voicing your concern, your voice is a powerful source of action. The realities of using our voices that often isn’t seen as a strength is silence. Try to challenge yourself to notice the moments you are stepping into silence (as this is an action, it’s a choice) and question: […]
When you have experienced sufficient grief a common saying is “give it time, time heals all wounds.” This saying often leaves individuals feeling dismissed, not understood, and hurt. Time only moves forward. The reflection of the pain, the hurt, and of the absence is important in pulling the meaning of the loss. The meaning in […]
