Showing Up Differently: New Energy, Boundaries, and What’s Next
Sometimes I still feel the urge to overextend, overdo, overwork… And lately I’ve been catching myself trying to protect others’ comfort before honouring my own truth. This looks like minimizing my own experience from time to time, which I recognize now as an attempt to maintain harmony, to prevent rupture. Holy sh*t, I’ve been working at this for a long time and I can recognize that I’ve come a long way. But some of my boundaries have resulted in relationships ending and I am well aware of my woundings I hold close around this…. I am still working on NOT taking responsibility for what’s not mine and not rushing in to fix what’s uncomfortable for other people.
The Missing Link (it might not be what you think)
From Passion to Practice: Why Forest Therapy Feels Like Coming Home to Myself
The Power of Story Telling
5 Reasons Why Women’s Circles Are So Powerful
Is it Paralyzing Anxiety… or Healthy Fear?
Don’t forget that common does not = normal. Anxiety is alerting you to danger, either real or perceived. Are you listening?
Update & Changes at The Essence of You Counselling
Why Would Someone Like You Know Anything About Body Image?
When Your Emotions Take Over & You Feel Out of Control
Imagine your emotion as a small child. You’re driving down the highway and all of a sudden, Fear starts asking for attention. She gets louder and louder until all of a sudden, you realize you are no longer in the drivers seat. Fear has taken over completely and she is now driving. What do you need to do?
“I’m keeping my calm, and then I EXPLODE.”
In this interview, I talked about how lingering feelings about your pregnancy, birth & breastfeeding experiences can impact your transition into motherhood & your early relationship with your baby, triggering feelings of anger & rage much faster……Oddly, something I didn’t mention in this interview is how common it is to have feelings of anger & rage when you don’t have enough support, when you’re feeling alone, and when your baby constantly cries for what seems like no apparent reason.
Anxiety, Anyone? 9 Steps to Help You Keep Your Anxiety at Bay in Times of High Stress
There is a lot of uncertainty in the air and I think it’s safe to say that a lot of people are feeling anxious moving through these unprecedented changes and transitions. Read below if you want to learn some tips to help you manage these feelings in a healthy way.
Mom Burnout - Do I Have it? And What Can I Do About It?
When you start to notice that you’ve been feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, forgetful, frustrated, low motivation, irritated easily, finding it difficult to maintain boundaries, or more simply put… struggling to care for yourself and/or your family… it’s time to start implementing strategies to help you to overcome burnout.
“I Don’t Need Therapy, I Don’t Have Any Problems!”
This past week of self-reflection reinforced & expanded my awareness of just how important I am and just how imperative it is that I hold and nurture that anxious inner child of mine and put her above everything else.
Why You Need Self Care to Create Community Care
Very few people have the luxury of receiving “community care” without first taking the time to build up that community and practicing direct communication so that people actually know what they need and want. Why? Because very few people are mind-readers which means that very few people will actually know what you need or want unless you tell them.
Burnt Out? Follow These 5 Steps Without Adding On Anything Extra!
Feeling too burnt out to do anything to stop yourself from feeling burnt out? If this sounds like you…
MOM-GUILT: Where Does It Come From And What Can You Do About It?
MOM-GUILT: ALSO KNOWN AS......
Regular guilt that you feel in excessive amounts for everything you do and do NOT do while living life as a MOM. “Why do moms carry so much guilt?” This question comes up a lot!
Are You Giving Your Power Away?
Are you giving your power away? One of the biggest underlying causes of anger & rage is feeling powerless or out of control.
If this resonates with you, consider how often you are giving your power away to other people in your life, and when this results in feelings of anger or rage.
I am Free
Is This It? The Birth That Started With 8 Weeks of Labour
We were walking alongside a creek close to our campsite when the contractions started that day, and I instinctively began swaying my hips back and forth as I leaned on the pebbles with my hands and knees, breathing slowly and focusing on relaxing my jaw and hands.
This is Good - A Strong, Empowering Home Birth
“This is good” I whispered to myself as each wave came, getting progressively stronger (at last!) I was at 40 weeks and 4 days, and after 8 weeks of prodromal labour, it was finally “it”