In the aftermath of Friday’s horrific bus crash which killed 15 members of the Humboldt Broncos Hockey Team we ask “how do people find the strength to go on after such unimaginable tragedy?” With kids in sports, we have experienced the bonds of years of...
As we come the end of the year and embark on the new year, we often find ourselves reflecting on what’s gone well and what might allow us to move towards some new ideas and activities to take back or add to our lives. What are...
How do people move forward in the face of loss and find joy again? Sheryl Sandberg is the Chief Operating Operator of Facebook, whose husband Dave Goldberg died suddenly while the couple was on vacation in December 2015. She has since shared her story of...
"If we don’t care for ourselves then we will not be fully there for others" Does this statement resonate for you? Did you know that July 24, 2017 was International Self-Care Day? In a Ministerial Statement From Health Canada, The Honourable Jane Philpott wrote: “Today is International Self-Care Day,...
Have you ever thought about what’s going on in your brain when you are stressed or anxious? This video illustrates this. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmwiJ6ghLIM[/embed] Now that we know a bit about how the brain works we can use the brain to change the mind to change the brain. By changing...
Here are some very powerful words from a breast cancer survivor after she returned to work: “Not my circus. Not my monkeys.” This person helped us ascribe meaning to this statement and recognize that we all have to recognize that trying to control what is not...
Neuroplasticity refers to how the brain changes as a result of experiences. Did you know that we may have fear based experiences that linger and triggers as we age? Lisa Wimberger recreates a story of a woman’s fear of spiders and the initial experience of fear sets...
True empathy means stepping into the shoes of the other or to quote Henry David Thoreau “Could a greater miracle take place than to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?” The Cleveland Clinic has created a series of videos on empathy. Witness this...
Relaxation and mindfulness based practices change the way the body is feeling to reduce the stress response. We are cultivating a shift away from talking about how people view their experience of trauma to think about the body and the experiencing of it. When we think about...
We live in a world where we encounter challenges in life firsthand or we experience the secondary effects of difficult events going on around us. How do we bolster our resilience in tough times? Did you know that some studies show that yoga is more...