(Above: “The limits to pleasure are neither known nor fixed”. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin) Like many people, I have read Marie Kondo’s, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. One of the themes of this book is that as we tidy and create beauty around us, this will also increase the calm and beauty in our inner […]
Life Skills
The Art of Slowing Down
I started writing this post about the art of slowing down about 3 weeks ago. From one perspective you could say that I’ve mastered this skill, because it took me 3 weeks to write this post haha! From another perspective you could say I failed, because I was busy in other areas of my life. […]
Small Pleasures
Sometimes every day can blur into the next so that you end up at the weekend wondering where all the time went. I find that sometimes adding small things to my day is a way to add moments of pleasure or joy, or it’s a way to notice the moments in my day that bring […]
Reframing: What If This Was Easy?
This is the question that I post above my desk. I have had a lot of fun starting my private practice, and yet there are moments when I get stuck. Here are few examples. A) I’m faced with an extremely boring task (like setting up bank accounts or getting insurance) B) Things seem complicated (learning […]
Me? Angry? 10 Songs For Your Angry Moments
This past weekend I went to the Phoenix in Toronto to see two cover bands play: the U2 cover band Elevation, and the Oasis cover band Supersonic. The crowd was singing their heart out to the Oasis song – Don’t look back in Anger. I think this is a funny song to be sung by […]
Three Inspiring TedTalks By People Who Have Been Suicidal
When you have been struggling with mental health problems for many years or you have a child who has been struggling, you can start to worry about future. Will I be okay? Will my loved one be okay? If you have touched the place where you or your loved one have considered suicide, it can […]
