When I think about the massacre in Orlando this past weekend, my heart breaks. The senseless loss of so many innocent lives is horrifying, but there are some aspects to this tragedy that are equally shocking. I’m devastated for the victims, their friends and families. My heart goes out to them and I can only […]
I’m a pretty strong, resilient person, but in the past few years I’ve lost a lot of loved ones, and I mean, a lot. Finally, it started getting to me. My patience was wearing thin, my tolerance for some of the stuff that tends to get thrown at me as a therapist (an expected occupational […]
If you’re a caring parent, of course you want the best for your children. You think about their future and want them to be happy, healthy and successful in life. You want them to have good relationships when they grow up; meaningful pastimes and success in whatever job or career they eventually choose. When it […]
When Candace Payne uploaded a video last week in which she sat in her car, put on a Chewbacca mask and started laughing uncontrollably, she created an online phenomenon. People have been asking what made her video such a huge hit. Many believe that her unbridled happiness and no-holds-barred laughter were incredibly infectious and filled […]
Over the years, in my creative journey, I’ve engaged in some habits that at times I’ve felt guilty about, and yet I kept on doing them. These habits include a pattern of avoiding certain people and activities, a fair bit of aimless meandering and a whole lot of procrastinating. In actual fact, I’ve never wanted […]
Some people are incredibly creative and productive. I’m thinking of Mark Morris, Robert Lepage, Steve Martin, Arianna Huffington and Oprah Winfrey, for example. If you’re not quite there yourself, you might be wondering, “What’s their secret?” It’s easy to get caught up in bad thinking patterns or counterproductive behaviours; sometimes, you find yourself surrounded […]
Whoever said that a woman can have it all is being very optimistic. Most women are pulled in a dozen different directions every day, and most of us would be thrilled to borrow the two extra arms of the Indian goddess Kali, to accomplish everything we need to get done, each day. Maybe we can […]
There are lots of things that people say about how to overcome food cravings, but I have a sure-fire way that anyone can use, with guaranteed results. There are three steps to overcoming your food cravings, and you’ll need to do all three, if you want to assure success. Step one: stabilize your blood sugar. […]
I’ve been thinking about how it’s human nature to see what we want to see and ignore anything that goes against our expectations of how things ought to be, or how we want things to be. We’ll miss something that’s staring us right in the face if we don’t want to see it. In my […]
It really hit me hard when I heard the news that Prince had died, and I’ve been wondering why it upset me so much. I felt the loss as though he was someone I knew personally; someone important to me. I imagine other people have been feeling similarly. This was an artist so beloved by […]
