We have deeply ingrained expectations of who someone should be in relation to who we are, and so often we are disappointed. It can feel like a …
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Visiting Your Discomfort
It is in the prolonged moments of discomfort and vulnerability that we connect with a depth of ourselves we wouldn't otherwise experience. The shores …
What You Think You Need Vs What You Really Need
It snowed on Vancouver Island a couple of weekends ago. An east coaster would likely scoff at what accumulated, but throw any amount of the white …
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My Weekend Wellness List
It's Saturday morning and I want to get shit done. Most weeks I'm in hyper-productive mode. And the weekends are wonderful when they show their …
Getting Rejected For Being Introspective (It’s a thing)
What does the word, "declined" mean to you? For me, it conjures up aged imagined scenarios of public shaming: My visa card, unable to take any more …
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Why You Don’t Need To Forgive Just Yet
There are some things I'm not ready to forgive. And because of that, I've found myself guilty of a lot of things: Of being dismissive and …