Life, especially in our fast-paced, demanding North American culture, often leaves little room for true rest. Looking back, if I could..

We live in interesting times, and some days, I find myself carrying a gnawing feeling in my stomach. As someone who is passionate about...

Just in time for International Women's Day 2025, I had the privilege of hosting two of my dear friends on my podcast. Laura and Darice have

As we head into 2025, our regular greeting is "Happy New Year!" A common phrase that wishes well & acknowledges the start of a new season.

"Tis the season of expectations. Of gathering, gifts, family time and celebration. The chhallenge, when autism is part of one's landscape is

People sometimes ask me if my blog has a specific focus or intent. My main intent is to walk alongside my readers, sharing my...

As children, we learn strategies to adapt to difficult situations and to keep ourselves safe. These strategies work.. until they don't..

This blog post was originally planned to be about the bravery needed to feel and express emotions. That post will yet come at a later...

Sometimes things are not what they seem. My then good friend and I were heading to see a movie. We had been enjoying spending a lot of...

Grief is one of those journeys none of us willingly chooses. Grief follows a loss. This can be a loss of someone we care about, someone...

How we see the world differs by where we're standing. Our elderly family dog, Oli, loves to go for walks. He particularly loves walks...

Many days of celebration bring with it the potential of pain. Each of us brings our whole self to these days that are assumed to be days...

“Dr. Kovitz looks at him over his notepad. Phil notices then the two boxes of tissues on the table. He wonders absently how many people...

“How to hold regret tenderly: I wish I would have done that differently, and, at the time I couldn’t.” ~ Syanna Ward It was a cozy winter...

Have you ever wondered where that expression comes from? As an immigrant child who learned English as a second language, I often miss the...

The end of the year seems to lend itself well to a time of reflecting on what has been and what is to come. Yet research consistently...

In his book "The Growing Season" Nelson Boschman writes: "When things are especially painful or difficult, and they've been that way a...

Two weeks ago, my husband and I had the chance to spend two nights away in Victoria with good friends. We love spending time with these...

I love the quote by Karen Salmansohn of NotSalmon.com. She states that: "Sometimes you just need to talk about something - not to get...

Thanks to a fellow counsellor who has put together this list of resources for those impacted and struggling with the current events in...