“At the moment you become angry, you tend to believe that your misery has been created by another person. You blame him or her for all your suffering. But by looking deeply, you may realize that the seed of anger in you is the main cause of your suffering.” Thich Nhat Hanh ~ Anger But …
In last weeks Sacred Saturday post I wrote about strategies & tools to address SADS or seasonal depression in this article – Beating the Winter Blues. Having these tools is totally useful, and I shared them because I use them myself and with my clients as needed. And yet, while “nutraceuticals” & lifestyle practices can …
Depression. In the US, antidepressant usage has climbed 65% in the past 15 years according to the National Centre for Health Statistics, and in Canada our antidepressant use is higher still. In fact, Antidepressants usage in Canada is amongst the highest in the world, surpassed only by Iceland and Australia, and in the UK the …
So much has been written over the past week around the #metoo that I could hardly find my own words when I first started writing tonight. Turns out I have a bit to say, 7 important points specifically that I feel perhaps not quite enough has been said about. If you don’t know what I’m …
Read more#MeToo, a Trauma-informed Perspective & Listening to the Quietest Voice
In June I hosted the Heart of the Womb Red Drum Making/Womb Healing Workshop here on Cortes Island with my long-time mentor Sonara of Thunder Wolf Medicine Lodge. Here is a few pics of the drums in process ~ if you’d like to be the first to know when our next workshop Heart of the …
Read moreHeart of the Womb ~ Red Medicine Drum/Womb Healing Workshop with Sonara
“I’ve been practicing mindfulness for years and it hasn’t really done anything for my sleep, so what’s the difference going to be with these practices?” Last week after working with one of the nervous system rewiring practices I’d given him for a few weeks, one of my clients asked this really important question. He said, …
Read moreMindfulness vs. Body Wisdom & Nervous System Rewiring
What if you knew that there was a way to know EXACTLY which choice was in your highest good in any given moment – without a doubt? What if there was a tool you could use – like a GPS – for everything from what to eat for breakfast to whether to take that …
RECOGNITION ~ this is the moment when blissful (jk) ignorance is suddenly (whether intentional or not) replaced by awareness. This moment can be uncomfortable to say the least, but generally ignorance is not actually bliss when it comes to our body & deeper well-being. What I’ve found is that if the body is talking (pain …
Everybody wants to be happy. I truly believe that. How many people do you know walking around who are actually saying, “I wish I could experience more suffering.” Okay – perhaps there is a few which is a whole different topic, and perhaps it would be more correct to say that everybody wants homeostasis ~ …
Part of ending the self-sabotage/body breakdown/burnout cycle and entering (and staying in) a healing “upspiral” cycle in our lives is redeveloping what I call Sacred Self Trust. Sacred Self Trust actually goes hand-in-hand with healthy boundaries, which I’m going to talk about in next week’s blog. So as you watch this video, and as Brene …
Read moreSacred Self Trust ~ The Anatomy of Trust with Brene Brown