Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay So, this is a bit of a departure for a blog that is usually concerned with your mental well being, but today I want to talk about the importance of being aware of your blood sugar levels, and other indicators of your health. As you may know, my mother … Continue reading How’s Your Blood Sugar?

Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay It’s been quite the year already, hasn’t it? Judging by my social media feed, everyone is still a little shell shocked, one way or another. Doomscrolling is definitely making it worse. The Urban Dictionary defines doomscrolling as “When you keep scrolling through all of your social media feeds, looking for … Continue reading Why You Need to Stop Doomscrolling Now

Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Happy new year! It’s a bright and shiny 2021, what are we going to do with it? I’m currently listening to an audiobook by Mel Robbins called Take Control of Your Life. In this book, she is coaching people who have been affected in different ways by the feeling that … Continue reading What’s The Deal With Control?

Image by Markéta Machová from Pixabay It’s that time of year. We are particularly excited to be saying goodbye to 2020, a year that kept finding ways to surprise us, not always in a good way. We hope that 2021 will be better, but even if it isn’t everything we want it to be, we … Continue reading What Are You Taking With You Into 2021?

I recently bought Will Bowen’s book, A Complaint-Free World. It’s an interesting concept - the idea is that you can increase your happiness by training yourself to stop complaining, gossiping, and, most difficult for me, using sarcasm. The program involves a simple purple silicone bracelet, but you can use a rubber band, or any of … Continue reading How Long Can You Go Without Complaining?

Image by Greg Plominski from Pixabay Lately, I’ve been listening to Marie Forleo’s book, Everything is Figureoutable. Yes, that’s a made up word, but it’s a very helpful book for anyone who has been floundering or unsure of how to follow their heart and do the thing (or things - Marie is a multi passionate … Continue reading Mind the Gap

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay This is a story about commitment, and how we allow the vision of perfection to steal what is possible, if we are only willing to be seen to be imperfect. This week I am listening to an audiobook of Marie Forleo’s Everything is Figureoutable. Yes, that’s a made up … Continue reading Every Day Except 6

Image by Nadja Donauer from Pixabay I know. We are 8 months into a pandemic, the numbers are terrifying, people are being stupid, and we are all so, so weary of all this. Still, we can’t let up with our precautions and our isolation. It’s hard. If you are someone who works in healthcare or … Continue reading How to Become Resilient

Image by Esa Riutta from Pixabay The other day I had the experience of witnessing myself being triggered. Not a lot of fun, that’s for sure, but always a learning experience. I find it fascinating that the term “triggered” has become so loaded. In its most simple form, it refers to a small event that … Continue reading What Do You Do When You Are Triggered?

Image by Harut Movsisyan from Pixabay Remember back in July, when we had no COVID cases and thought we had beaten this thing? We observed the rest of the world with some disdain, clearly they weren’t as good at this as we were. Ha. I’m guessing we needed some humility. It’s a very frightening time … Continue reading How to Survive Feeling Out of Control