What do you naturally do when you are hurt or in pain? Perhaps cry, yell, feel scared or sad, or even angry? Sound pretty normal, doesn’t it? Our bodies are built with innate, automatic physical and emotional responses designed to keep us alive and safe.  So would it not make sense that as empathetic, feeling

There is no one answer…. repeat after me: There is no one answer.  Do you find yourself trying to change your thinking because you are believing the nonsense in your head that’s not even real but then it comes back and you feel like a total loser? Join the club. I am so tired of

Every week I talk people into their dreams.  Dreams to do something, to speak up, to do the thing everyone says is crazy, or to make that simple change they know would make them feel better.  ‘Playing it safe’ has become a mantra that, if you think about it, can be dangerous and the biggest

The other day I had a misunderstanding with my teenage son. It was a situation where from one moment to the next, we were both in a place that felt hurt, angry and confused.  He is also sensitive, as I am, so we can bounce off of each other like a squash game.  Of course

I remember homesickness.  I was maybe 10-11 years old and had gone to a summer camp. This wasn’t unusual, I had been to camps before. But this one felt different.  I felt like I didn’t fit in, although I was surrounded by old neighbour friends and my siblings.  I couldn’t get comfortable, find my place.

“I felt like killing him.” “I could have wrung her neck.” “I wanted to punch him.” “I felt like jumping off a bridge.”   What is your reaction to these statements, and how would you react if someone said that?   Although these statements are not always acceptable to express, let alone act upon, what

I was out on my morning dog walk along our usual trail when I saw a man up ahead sitting in the middle of the trail with his back to me.  As I approached him I could see there was a dog sitting in front of him and he was hugging him from behind. I

Before we had a name, there was an awake awareness. That was completely connected, did not know differences. Before we entered school, there was an alive, sensing being. Ready to play, learn and expand. Before we were categorized and compared, there was already a perfectly whole being. Before we realized we were in a culture,

Anger, shock, horror, disgust.. and also helplessness and compassion and a “How did this happen?” running through my mind and maybe your mind as well with not only the residential school system as a while, but the cruelty inflicted upon innocent children on their own.  Having had the honour of walking with many survivors I

For sensitive people, shifts can feel monumental.  And it’s SO easy to get trapped in a worried, anxious mind.  But I think we’ve spent enough time there, haven’t we? Covid has asked our bodies to slow down, yet our minds keep racing into a fearful future or a non-existent past.  Wouldn’t it be nice to