Is it Time to Change the Way We View and Heal Mental Illness?   As an occupational therapist working in an acute mental health unit I feel I am learning so much about mental illness from a holistic perspective. This learning also comes from personal experiences of dealing with my own emotional issues. Coming from […]

What are You Doing to Take Care of Yourself?  Recently I have gained more awareness around how important it is to take care of ourselves in order to take care of or help others. “To change our world, we must first heal our own hearts”. Eileen Anglin Personally, I have found myself doing a lot of […]

Mindfulness: Being Kind to Yourself Do you wake up some days feeling stressed, sad, angry – or any other emotion that we would normally label as “bad”?  I have those types of days. We all do – if only we allow ourselves to admit it! Do you fight the feelings and beg for it to […]

Mindful Appreciation May 8, 2015 Have you ever lost yourself in the beauty or simplicity of something or someone? Have you ever been engaged in a sport or hobby and be completely mesmerized in the activity?  How does it make you feel? Today I found myself reflecting on the beauty of my children. And realized […]

Mindful Self-Compassion April 6, 2015 Do you you want to know how to be kinder to yourself? Do you want to learn about mindful self-compassion? Mindful self-compassion involves being kind to yourself and not judging yourself. Mindfulness is about being aware and present-moment focused.  How much self-compassion do you feel you have for yourself right NOW? […]