Detoxing the Mind
Got an overloaded, stressed-out, maxed out monkey mind? Sounds like a mind detox may be in order! Let’s learn how to banish negative energy, kick guilt, anger, and drama to the curb, and start fresh with a more calm, focused…
Category Personal Growth
Detoxing Relationships
Unlike the fairly straightforward process of purging our bodies and homes of unwanted toxins, relationships are an entirely different level of complexity. When relationships are toxic, life can get very difficult, and it’s rarely easy to manoeuvre out of a…
Detoxing: Around the House
There’s a lot of goodness and positive energy we can gain when we detox our bodies, and the same goes with our homes! Our home is meant to be our happy, cozy, comfort zone, yet sometimes it gets overlooked and…
Detoxifying: Getting Rid of Toxins in Our Bodies
With a new year under way, many folks are preoccupied with making (and keeping) resolutions, usually surrounding improvements to health, diet, organization and relationships, to name a few. With that in mind, I thought that this month’s blog series could…
Reconnecting with Family & Friends
In this series, I’ve explored various facets of the complicated world of connecting with others. We’ve learned about the importance of first impressions, how to work at building relationships, and why having a sense of community can be so beneficial.…
Sense of Community
It’s nice to know we belong – whether it’s because we have a common interest, shared experiences or even just because we’re related by blood; feeling connected to a group of people is comforting, fulfilling and rewarding in so many…
Expressing Anger – The Healthy Way
As we gain a better understanding of anger, we now know more about its effects on us (and others), the warning signs and the myths surrounding it. In this blog series we’ve also explored the importance of creating space and…
Anger: Relaxation & Cognitive Changes
Anger is a complicated emotion as we know, and no two people are affected by it or deal with it the same way. Luckily, there are ways to manage anger, such as creating space and moving away from the immediate…
Understanding Anger
Poor anger. It’s kind of like the outcast of the emotions family, and often the most misunderstood. When we describe someone who’s angry, we say “She’s going ballistic”, or “He’s lost it”, or, one of my favourites, “He blew a…
Seeking Feedback
Seeking out feedback is something that we do quite often, but usually in informal settings such as at dinner parties asking how the dessert we made tasted, or inquiring how we look in a new outfit. Usually, the responses to…