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

I read my 13-year-old granddaughter Kaylie’s blog the other day. She wrote that she steps back from her emotions and examines them as if...

When I think of someone who is void of emotion and interested only in facts, I think of a CEO who lays off hundreds of workers because...

Have you ever noticed that judgmental people are miserable, while those who are accepting of others are content and at peace? A Little...

I am writing this article while vacationing in Mexico. It seems fitting to write about happiness in such a beautiful place. There was a...

This week I’ve had an influx of client’s going through a break-up. It’s heartbreaking because each person turns themselves inside and out...

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

Do you have difficulty separating your thoughts from your emotions? If you do, you may blame others for how you feel and behave. You may...

When someone tells us that what we feel or think is wrong, stupid or unimportant, they invalidate us. If it happens infrequently, we can...

I can still remember the shame I felt at 16 when I didn’t pass my driver’s test the first time. Failing confirmed every negative thought...

When I was eight years old I called a girl a bad name. She told me I was gonna be sorry, and I believed her. For the next three years I...

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...

Many of us are familiar with the slight mood swings that hormones, stress, or illness can cause. We are all capable of over-reacting...

My granddaughter Kaylie was excited to go shopping on Boxing Day with her Christmas money. I dropped her off at the Mall and when I...

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...

Change the way you talk to yourself and change your life. The primary difference between an insecure person and a confident person is the...

Let’s be honest; most experiences are not horrible. They might be unfortunate or, at the very least, unpleasant. If you tell yourself...

We all need a break from our thoughts from time to time. Sometimes we take breaks through excessive drinking, eating, drugging, gambling,...

Being a child means being dependent on others and having little control over what happens to you. If your vulnerability is protected, you...

Validation is conveying to someone that you understand how he or she feels, thinks, or behaves. It doesn’t mean you feel the same way or...