Being human means that you literally have an abundance of feelings and emotions. I think sometimes children are made to feel like certain feelings are not okay. As they age they learn to suppress those feelings and ultimately it results in depression, anxiety, addictions or illness. When we begin to understand that all feelings are…
Have you ever been in the drive through and had the person ahead of you buy your order for you? How did it make you feel? I still remember the one time I had someone do that for me and it was over 13 years ago. I was on my way to the university after…
Do you struggle with receiving? As a very empathic person, I often have boundary issues with over giving and struggling with being willing to receive. It actually used to make me uncomfortable when someone would give me a gift, I would feel as though I needed to give or do something for them in return…
How often do you really sit and think critically about what you see or hear? Critical thinking skills are an essential skill that needs to be fostered and nurtured. In my opinion, it really should be one of the main focuses of school (but sadly it is not). To learn to analyze different information and…
When you look at any situation do you focus on the good? Take a moment to sit with your thoughts and think about it. How often do you recall the negatives about some aspect of your life before you consider the positives? Did you know there is actually research on why our brains tend to…
It is so fitting that my topic for this week happen is connecting with role models, when I literally just finished a cohort with Lola’s Collective about connecting with others to be a mentor. I was asked a few months ago if I would like to be a mentor for this program that was focusing…
Have you ever sat at the top of a mountain and thought man I need to do this more often? That is exactly how I feel every time I make it out to the mountains. I am really lucky that I live so close to the mountains and get many opportunities to get out and…
You know the saying, “two heads are better than one!” There is a lot of truth to this even if you are the type of person who prefers to work alone. I know for myself, I often prefer to work alone but I see the benefit of collaborating with others. We benefit so much from…
Decluttering our lives has such a huge impact on how we feel about ourselves and our space. I want you to think for a moment about how you feel when your space is clean and free of clutter. It can even be a time when your mind space is free of clutter. How does it…
When you think of ‘Self Care’ what is the first thing that comes to your mind? I think we have been programmed to believe that ‘Self Care’ is a day at the spa where you are completely pampered. ‘Self Care’ is not spa days and pedicures (while it can be sometimes). There are an abundance…