Creativity with Vulnerability
I watched the most inspiring interview with Brene Brown and Chase Jarvis. The topic was creativity and in the interview Brene proposed that there is ‘no creativity without vulnerability’. I recall sitting in front of my computer a few years ago, trying to write a blog post about the pain I felt for not being […]
Sleep, Glorious Sleep.
I think the majority of humans are in the same boat when it comes to sleep. When we don’t get enough, it can alter every aspect of our day! When I train clients who have had 8 hours of sleep vs those who have had 5 or less, the difference in their energy, drive and […]
Spiritual Wellness with Guest Brett Glanzmann
When I think about what spiritual wellness means to me, there certainly are a lot of past memories that come to mind. I grew up going to Sunday school and youth group and while I took away a lot of significant beliefs, over the years I also developed an inner drive to be perfect, to […]
Mindful Bytes-Regulating our Feelings
In yesterday’s blog I talked about how feelings are neither good nor bad and that it is a good practice to welcome those feelings, specifically the uncomfortable ones as they are indicators that something is going on inside of us. Through curiosity and self-compassion, we can begin the work of welcoming our emotions and […]
Mindful Bytes-Changing our Relationship with Food.
“Sometimes I just can’t shovel the food in fast enough.”“When I get home from a stressful day at work, I deserve to reward myself.” “I just love the taste of food so much.” “When I’m indulging, I don’t even care in that moment that I had promised myself I wouldn’t do that again.” Have you […]
The Harvard Happiness Project
A survey was sent out to a group of Millennials asking them what they believed to be the most important life goals. 50% of them said fame and 80% said being rich. While fame and wealth do seem like the ultimate end to a life well lived, a 75-year-old study has shown that a truly […]
Money Wellness
One of my clients is a broker at CIBC. Over the years of training him, I have inadvertently received a LOT of financial wisdom. Gems really. For example, I’ll share that we increased our RRSP contribution at Quentin’s job, where they match it up to 18%, and he’ll tell me that I should be maxing it […]
Who we are…and how we cope…is not our fault? Bingo.
The workshop that I held recently was created to help the attendees understand the “why” behind our journey of wellness. It was designed to answer questions like these: “Why do I get stuck?” “How come I can’t seem to make a healthy life plan stick?” “How can I understand myself and what’s going […]
AM1150 Spot -Exercise Adherence!
Sticking with an exercise program for life can be a challenge. Sometimes what we need is a strategy to get us through the slump. If you are experiencing that right now, click on the audio below and listen to my interview with Clint Pratch and radio personality Tim Wohlberg from AM1150! http://www.iheartradio.ca/am-1150 You may have […]
I Love Me Some High Heels….But Damn Girl!
I think what we have here is a little problem. Five years ago I bought a pair of stilettos to take with me on a girlfriend’s trip to Las Vegas. They were strappy and sexy and the highest heels I’d ever owned. It was our first night there and of course I had to […]