As a therapist, I occasionally get all caught up inside my head. No surprise there. My husband often has way better words for explaining things and one thing he talks about often, and I have stolen from his repertoire is the development of schtick. As we grow, mature, change and adapt we present ourselves to … Continue reading Mind your schtick
I was strolling through Pemberton on Tuesday. Doin’ my Tuesday thing, grocery shopping, banking, going to the bakery, physio… a usual Tuesday around town. A habit I picked up in Halifax is that I look up when I’m walking around. I look up and look at people. This surprises people, but the overwhelming response is … Continue reading Strolling through Pemberton
I do not participate in organized religious practices and have no affiliation or experience with attending at place of worship. My nuclear family celebrates Christmas with time together and food, Hannukah with candle lighting, friends and food, Easter with friends and food and Passover with more food and friends. There’s a theme building here and … Continue reading Do unto others
The other day, Tanya submitted this shout-out to the Pemberton Library, and I nodded my assent, and filed it for future use. Then, I read a facebook post, from Nic, one of the AMAZING librarians... who admitted to having struggled with learning difficulties and hating reading as a kid. I remember pretending to understand what … Continue reading Shout out to the Pemberton & District Public Library
Bucket lists got me thinking. Living each day to the fullest. YOLO. Bucket lists. Top 10 places to visit before you die. Make sure you live today as if it were your last. No regrets. In a weird way, this obsessive focus on what to do while you’re alive leaves out the death part. In … Continue reading Mind if we talk about death?
I attended Therapeutic Conversations 13 (TC13), a gathering of Narrative Therapists last week in Vancouver and had the fortune of going to a workshop with Tom Carlson & Chene Stewart. Toward the end of this workshop we spent some time imagining how we wanted the people we worked with to feel we felt about them. … Continue reading (Updated) Value
I grew up in a household where saying "sorry" meant you had really messed up, ie you had failed to righteously and indignantly defend your position. That it to say, it just didn't happen. At best, it might have sounded something like, "well, I'm sorry you feel that way." Making an apology is a skill … Continue reading How to say sorry so it counts
Should. The little word that shouldn’t. If I could choose to drop one word out of my vocabulary it would be the dirty s-word. Should. Think about it, should implies judgement, should implies failure to do something, should implies not living up to expectations. Every time I feel the s-word creeping into my awareness or … Continue reading A few thoughts on the real s-word: “should”
The #50DayWellnessChallenge was an invitation made by the Winds of Change, to help mark a 50 day countdown to the Wellness Gathering, and invite people to delve into what wellness means for them. With the Gathering complete, the madness of the holiday season ahead, and the prospect of New Year's resolutions around the corner, we … Continue reading #50DayWellnessChallenge – A Wellness State of Mind
Open to all parents in Pemberton and Mt Currie, internet safety advisor Jesse Miller is giving a free presentation for parents, on the heels of two talks for students at Signal Hill and Pemberton Secondary. Jesse Miller of MediatedReality.com speaks at the Pemberton Secondary School library on Wednesday October 15th from 6:30-7:30 pm. Jesse will present for … Continue reading Event: Free Internet Safety talk for parents with Jesse Miller, Wed Oct 15, 6:30pm
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