Healing Blog
Unpacking Our Trauma
I didn’t expect to become a trauma therapist, but I soon realized my clients were unknowingly carrying around trauma wounds.
The Grizzlies: A Story About Hope & Resilience
In 2003, I moved to Kugluktuk, a small Inuit community in Nunavut near the Arctic Circle. I had already been living in the North for about a year before Kugluktuk …
Are you an adventure-lover or a comfort-seeker?
This isn’t the first time I have found myself in an unfamiliar place with nervous energy pulsing through my veins. After a long day of travel, my anxiety was finally …
5 Ways To Take A Mini-Mental Health Holiday
“Calgon, take me away!”. You may remember this famous battle cry of weary women everywhere who were encouraged to slide into a warm, bubble bath to escape their daily stressors …
Do I Need A Therapist?
As a child, you can probably remember being at your family doctor’s office at least a few times. Maybe for a routine check up, to check on a broken bone …
Questioning Mom-Wine Culture
As a therapist, when you talk I really listen. And sometimes your words have an impact on me, too. Over the past couple of years, I started paying more attention …
Let Your Feelings Be Your Guide
How many times have you set a goal that you didn’t achieve? We often set our sights on something we believe we want, but our actions don’t always line up …
Better Manage September Stress
If you are anything like me, you have mixed feelings about September. As much as I love the unstructured and spontaneous nature of summer, by late August, I am starting …