People want to get better, but they don’t want to feel uncomfortable or awkward. Distress and discomfort get a bad wrap. We are taught to avoid it at all costs, yet there is no growth without discomfort. The path to wellness requires a willingness to be uncomfortable. There is just no way around it. We don’t have to like it, but we must accept it. Use the Fire Alarm Analogy to change your relationship with distress. Fire Alarm Analogy When a fire alarm goes off, it is invitin

“It was 3 years ago today, that I almost lost my battle with depression. I can’t believe it’s only been three years, it feels like a lifetime ago… Probably because it feels like a different life altogether. Since then, I presented my research to a conference in the US (my first time ever out of Canada) and made an impression on an academic idol. I got my research published, got married to my best friend and had a wedding day that I will never forget, found a treasure of an em