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Hobbies as a Form of Mindfulness
Hobbies play an important role in helping us stay present and in the moment. Before I learned Mindfulness, I thought a hobby’s only...


My Life Story in a Nutshell
I am the middle child of six children. My father was a mill worker and my Mom worked part-time whenever money got tight. My brother...


Is it Love or Anxiety?
Are you in an intense, passionate love affair with someone that’s bad for you but you can’t let go? Have you distanced yourself from a...


Using Marijuana to Regulate Emotions
If you struggle with alcohol, you likely know the consequences of over indulging. If you use marijuana excessively, you probably think...


When Emotions Run Your Life
In Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Marsha Linehan describes each person as having three states of mind; emotion mind, reasonable...


Are you Listening? Validate Yourself
When someone tells us that what we feel or think is wrong, stupid or unimportant, they invalidate us. If it happens infrequently, we can...


Trust Yourself and Heal from Social Anxiety
Social anxiety is the fear of being judged by other people; but it’s not other people’s judgment we fear, it’s our own. If we can handle...


Do You Hide Your True Feelings?
I’m five years old in this picture and mad as hell. This photo was supposed to be only of me. My Mom dressed me up, curled my hair, and...


It’s Hard to Have Empathy if You’re Blocking Me!
A record snowfall in Prince George this week stranded drivers and shut down many services for a few days. Trying to get to work in...

Fear: A Normal Response to the Coronavirus
Many people are seeking help for anxiety over the coronavirus. They assume that their fear is an abnormal, unhealthy reaction that gets...
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