How to Find your Purpose
(Photo: Aditiya Saxena) Many years ago, a pesky, nagging thought taunted me, circling around and around in my mind. What if I miss the boat and arrive at the end of my life without ever knowing what I was meant to do? What is my purpose? If this sounds like you, or you feel uninspired […]
Overcoming Fear in a Crazy Year like 2020
So far, 2020 has done a wickedly stellar job at painfully jabbing at our buried fears. No other year in recent memory has collectively triggered us so deeply and so relentlessly. What if I told you that you could put all this fear, anxiety and worry to good use? What if you could use the […]
How to Find Hope Amidst the World’s Darkness
(Photo: Amadeo Valar) Lost in the Darkness Sitting in a grassy park overlooking the water, I soaked up the spring sunshine and settled into a much-needed catch-up with a girlfriend. The self-isolating, social-distancing, homeschooling, shutdown-of-all-things-we-love saga had taken a toll on all of us. As my friend spoke, I noticed the exasperation in her eyes […]
The Secret Mother’s Day Gift We Really Want
(Photo: Dakota Corbin) I will never forget my first Mother’s Day. My first-born daughter was four months old. My husband gifted me a silver bracelet adorned with a heart charm and the letter T (the first letter of our infant’s name). On that first Mother’s Day in 2011, I felt honoured, validated and loved. […]
How to Love & Accept Yourself; My Path from Self-Loathing to Self-Love
Love Yourself and Accept Yourself Are there times when that negative voice in your mind sucks you down into a dark hole, telling you that you’re unworthy or unlovable? Are there days when you feel unappreciated or alone? Do you long to love yourself and accept yourself? I know what this feels like. I suspect […]
9 Tips to Finding Peace Within during Super Stressful Times
(Photo by David Brooke Martin) Globally, we are living through some difficult, highly-emotional and fear-riddled times. As the pandemic spreads across mountains and oceans, our fear expands too. Left unchecked, fear can contaminate our thoughts, blur our perceptions and smother our spirits. Despite the shit show that is unfolding around us, I really need you […]