Creating a life that feels good on the inside
*This is a collaborative article These days, the mantras ‘treating yourself’ and ‘loving yourself’ are widely popular, thanks to society’s changing attitude towards mental well-being. Although there is nothing completely wrong with following these adages, overdoing them can be so easy that sometimes although not always this may cause people more harm than good. As […]
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I’m not sure what to say during a global pandemic. Collectively we’re all going through this “together” but this is also traumatic. And through this collective trauma, each of us is operating from our own personal lens. In other words, we’re all navigating this in our own unique way and no one really knows how […]
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Our family room makeover helped us feel more connection in our home and I’m so excited to finally share how we “styled the inside” of our family room with the help of La-Z-Boy’s FREE design service! If you missed my last blog post I shared why we wanted to give a space in our home […]
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The word home has resonated with me this past year. In fact, this word resonates on so many levels and in so many aspects of my life. Last year we sold our home. After living with my parents for five years we all decided it would be best for everyone to live in separate homes. […]
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For information on emerging wellness trends, and to come sample some of these for yourself, plan on attending The Wellness Show at the Vancouver Convention Centre West February 1 & 2, 2020. The show includes 250+ exhibitors, 5 stages with 100+ demonstrations in fitness, celebrity chefs and more, tons of free samples, and loads […]
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For those of you asking how being back in school has been going… Well, if I’m being honest, some days it feels like my brain is going to burst!! And sometimes I get triggered and the “not smart enough” feelings that have been with me since childhood come up. I tell myself things like, […]
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The YMCA of Greater Vancouver in partnership with the Childhood Obesity Foundation is piloting a new program called Generation Health for children aged 8-12 and their families at the Pine Tree Community Centre in Coquitlam. Generation Health is a FREE 10-week healthy lifestyle program for families with children between the ages of 8-12. […]
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When I was a young girl, I would watch Oprah every day after school. I would often think to myself, “I would love to help people the way Oprah does”. I loved the way she would actively listen to other people’s personal pain and hardships. The thing is, I was enduring my own pain from […]
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When the unthinkable happens and a family is uprooted for their child’s medical treatment, there are many barriers they must overcome to stay together. Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon provides accommodation, comfort, compassion and a sense of community – keeping families close when it matters most. Last week my girls and I took […]
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Styling the Inside of my life has always been about living from a more conscious place. It’s about personal growth, vulnerability, courage, and mental, physical and spiritual well-being. Over the years I’ve shared my stories of struggles, and triumph. I’ve shared with you charity events and partnered with different brands. The one thing I rarely […]
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“ Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.” This past weekend my daughter and I volunteered with TELUS to help clean up the Great Canadian shoreline. I love participating in these types of giving back events because giving back to the community feels so good on the inside. In fact, […]
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An open letter to the internet troll who left nasty comments about my body online