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One of the things I learned in my psychotherapy training is to be curious about my thoughts and emotions.   As a result, I now bring a new response to strong emotion and things that trigger me and elicit negative reactions…  I bring compassion and inquiry. Rumination – Overthinking & Over-analyzing I […]

The Antidote to Ruminating!

In the spirit of April Fool’s Day, I wanted to write about something that easily fools many of us over and over again… OUR OWN THOUGHTS! Your Thoughts are Not Real Our minds are like monkeys…busy and silly and mischievous!  Sometimes your mind tells you outright lies…  that you aren’t […]

Choosing to Reality Check your Thoughts

I recently started kick boxing at The Big Hit in Oakville.  For $39.99 you get a week of unlimited classes and a pair of boxing gloves free. I’ve been trying out new programs to mix things up for myself and to evaluate options for my clients. I did feel bad […]

Choose to be a Fighter

The throbbing pain of an intense headache, sometimes accompanied by nausea, chills, fatigue, loss of appetite, numbness, vomiting and sensitivity to light -no one wants to suffer through a migraine. Triggered by stress, certain foods, or some personal trigger, the attack begins in the various nerve pathways and affects blood […]

Yoga for Stress & Migraines

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Have you you ever felt like you are putting in all the work in a personal relationship? Or trying to accomplish something at work and feel as if you’re swimming upstream? I am talking about those times when we try to control our circumstances and push and force things to […]

The Thrill of the Chase?