Am I the only one who has felt completely bleak throughout this month? Is it COVID fatigue? Is it witnessing all of the divisiveness? or is it simply Winter in Canada? I am an extrovert. I love connecting with people. However, I have noticed that not being around people has affected my love of being around people. It's like not drinking for a month and then one glass of wine and I'm done. I have read that practicing gratitude helps rewire our brains. Science shows that sim

What I have learned from COVID over these past 2 years is that fear and fatigue are the two things that we all have in common. To the vaccinated(myself included) I see you. I see you wanting to do the right thing. I see you are afraid of catching this virus when the outcome could be no symptoms, to a mild cold, to being extremely ill, and possibly death. To the unvaccinated I see you. You are wanting to do the right thing as well. Some see themselves as whistleblowers and wa

Every time I read an article that tells the story of another casualty of this drug epidemic, my heart breaks. I want to believe I’ve ingrained into my kids' brains to never do drugs. I know they know better. I also know kids are impulsive and making poor decisions is part and parcel of growing up. Of course, it's not just kids who make bad decisions. The majority of opioid-related deaths are in the 20-49 age group. If you haven’t picked up a Naloxone kit from your pharmacy,

My anxiety is both my greatest enemy and best friend. It’s a complicated relationship to say the least. The best analogy I have to describe my experience with anxiety is my mind is like a computer with 20 windows open at all times. Each window is a thought. I cycle through each window, it's not intentional it's just how I operate. This process makes me feel like I've got everything handled and under control. At it's best, I find this makes me extremely efficient as I feel

Coping we all do. Success is the tricky part. It doesn’t have to be even success...