As I grieve the loss of my dear Lucy, I thought it might be helpful to write about how 15 pounds of Pure Love changed my life. Lucy was a very special dog. She taught me many things about myself and inspired me to be a better person. And as a therapy dog in my …
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A New Year’s Resolution that Supports Personal Awareness and Lasting Change
For many people the New Year is a time for reflection and renewal. A time to think about changing oneself for the better. Personal growth can be exciting and very rewarding. The key is to make your goals positively supportive and within reach. Try to stay away from demanding and punitive expectations that set you up for …
Why I Created the Mindful Enneagram CD
The Mindful Enneagram – 9 Meditations for Personal Transformation CD is ON SALE for the holiday season so I thought this would be a good time to tell you the story of how and why I created it. I wrote and produced the Mindful Enneagram CD because it combines two passions that inform my counselling practice. …
Healthy Reasons to Make Eating Together a Priority – And a Recipe Too!
Now that the Fall season is here its back to school and routines for most people. Everyone is busy getting involved in activities that begin at this time of year, but very few of us think about the simple importance of just having a meal together. I’m often surprised to hear how infrequently families eat …
The Power & Purpose of Living in the Here and Now
On August 14th I had the opportunity to hear Thich Nhat Hanh speak at a public talk in Vancouver. “Thay” (as his students refer to him) is a Buddhist monk well known for his inspirational writings, drawings and speeches on the subject of mindfulness and peace. In his talk, the venerable meditation master reminded us …
Help your Kids Learn from the Stanley Cup Riot in Vancouver
It’s been two weeks since riots erupted in downtown Vancouver after the final hockey game of the Stanley Cup. Since then we’ve seen many reactions to this disturbing event. Responses have included hundreds of volunteers helping to clean up the downtown, spontaneous written notes of love and apology covering the boarded up windows of The …
Is Change Really Possible?
This question comes up so frequently in my counselling office that I thought it would make a good topic to launch my new blog… From Session to Session – Therapy Take-Aways to Practice at Home My blog posts will focus on the gems that arise commonly in therapy sessions and the practical exercises that you …
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