Empathy is one of the important pieces of forming emotionally safe and positive relationships. It is a way we feel and can help someone...

Have you ever noticed that what we remember about our past depends on our mood, our head space, our expectations, and the story we have...

I love quotes. One quote that is just not true though is that we learn from experience. If that were true, people wouldn’t need to see...

Shalyssa: “How are you?”Me: “OK”Shalyssa: “Why just ok? What’s wrong?” Ok, so here is the thing… in today’s Western world, we are given...

There are a couple of flaws in our thinking about “those people” who dare to speak up and make a difference in the world. We tend to...

I’m not going to complicate this. We all get lost sometimes and stray from who we are, our values, and what we know that we know. Here...

Babies cry when they want their needs met, and it doesn’t matter if they are physical needs, like when they are hungry and want to be...

When it comes to relationships, going along just to keep the peace or because we are striving to meet other people’s expectations is like...

Why is it that doing something that we know will be good for us is so hard to do and can feel so terrible? It is the same reason people...

If you are like most people, emotions and how they work can be confusing sometimes. There may even be times we think we get it, then we...

The most common way we harm ourselves is by PRETENDING it isn’t a big deal. We minimize how hurt or angry we are, pretend smoking or...

As many of you know I am an efficiency junkie! I want to find the things that have the biggest pay off for the least amount of effort. My...

If you missed it, Dr. K. Ryan Wilson was featured on a segment of CBC Halifax News yesterday for his work with Dr. Gail Eskes. Stay tuned...

This great TED talk focuses on how early life nurturing actually changes the expression of our genes, of our DNA. There are two layers to...

Have you practiced today? How well do you think you would do at playing an instrument you have never played before on your very first...

Before I even open my eyes I am aware of the warmth of my blankets and the sweet bundle of fur pressed against the back of my legs. I...

When I was little I loved watching cartoons and cuddling with my stuffed animals with one of my childhood friends. I don’t do that...

by Heather Crosby Gionet (Information on upcoming Awesome Life Retreat 2.0 below!) Feedback. You know, that awful noise that comes out of...

It isn’t necessarily that they don’t care for us, more often than not it is because humans are creatures of habit. We like to be able to...

We all know which answer we want to have, but watch this funny 13 min talk to find out! So how did you do? What can we do for each other...