Helping you create a life that feels good on the inside
Have you ever noticed when receiving a compliment how you respond? I know I’m guilty of deflecting compliments. And it wasn’t until a few weeks ago when my friend was taking photos for me when she brought this to my attention. She was giving me compliments on how beautiful she thought the photos were turning out […]
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Did someone say free? In all seriousness, if you’re looking for some family-friendly Lunar Year Festivities Metropolis at Metrotown is hosting two full weeks to celebrate the year of the pig! Metropolis at Metrotown is offering free calligraphy and lantern making workshops, a special lion dance, travel through Asia photobooth, traditional Chinese dances, and lucky […]
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February marks Psychology Month in British Columbia, and the BC Psychological Association (BCPA) is putting on 15 free public presentations throughout the Lower Mainland in the month of February to help raise awareness of the role psychology plays in our lives. The BCPA has partnered with local libraries and the Centre for Mindfulness Canada to […]
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When I think back on the moments in my life when I felt unhappy and had the most anxiety it was when I was a chronic people-pleaser. It’s taken a long time to be able to call myself a “recovering people-pleaser”. I began to notice when I was people-pleasing around certain people because when these […]
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My 2018 guiding words really helped me get through last year. This is why I love choosing a word or phrase to serve as a reminder each and every year. Last year my guiding words were all about shrinking less and shining more. Anytime I felt like shrinking to make others feel comfortable I reminded […]
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Have you ever imagined succeeding at something you’ve been wanting to achieve or do in your mind and then it came to life? This mental power of picturing yourself succeeding in your mind before doing it is the amazing power of visualization. This meditative practice of positive thinking has been known to work and is in fact, […]
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*This post was written in partnership with TELUS The holidays are over and we’re already ten days into 2019 (I can’t believe it)! Over the holidays we tried to be intentionally busy NOT being busy (if you know what I mean). In other words, we had a restful winter break (well, my daughters sure did, […]
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Can you believe we are less than 10 days away from Christmas!? For those of you still shopping for those last-minute gifts, I’ve created a last-minute gift guide to help take some stress and anxiety off your shoulders during the anxiety-inducing countdown to Christmas! I know first-hand it feels extremely relieving when everyone’s finally crossed […]
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To the troll who left nasty comments about my body online: I want you to know that the only thing about the comments that make me feel sad is knowing you must be hurting on the inside. I want you to know that I’ve been there before. I said and did things when I was […]
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Trying to find the perfect gift, overspending, attending too many holiday events, and keeping up with the commercialized side of the season can lead to more stress than actual joy during the holidays. So how can we keep it real, and feel more festive rather than frazzled during the most wonderful time of the […]
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Playing with LEGO is really one of those things I feel fosters positive wellbeing. I don`t know about your children but mine really enjoy playing with LEGO. It`s one of those toys that have a lot of pieces that I actually don`t mind my children playing with. I think it`s because when my children are building […]
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An open letter to the internet troll who left nasty comments about my body online