If you’re fortunate enough to have children around, you’ve witnessed the boundless energy they have until they fall down at bedtime. Children don’t overanalyze situations, they simply follow their instinct for joy, seeing everything as an opportunity for adventure. When you choose to greet your day with child-like energy, you[…]
Love Yourself, Motivational, Perception
Sometimes it seems easier to go along with popular opinion but in a world full of people trying to be carbon copies of others, it is refreshing when you meet someone who isn’t afraid to be who they truly are. When coaching a client on happiness, I often ask the[…]
Communication, Forgiveness, Kindness, Perception, Relationships
This topic comes up in my counselling sessions quite frequently and it was during one of these appointments that a very freeing and inspiring thought came to me. I now give the following advice as often as I can: Please stop keeping score in relationships. It’s commonplace to track what[…]
One of my clients said this to me in the middle of our appointment once, and I was moved by the simplicity of the quote I actually hadn’t heard before. Absolutely nothing changes for you unless you make the decision to change certain behavior, attitudes, and habits. For many, today[…]
My clients are generous with their gratitude for the tips & tools given to them in our counselling sessions and as much I appreciate their affirming words, I feel compelled to return the favour by letting people know what I’ve learned from clients. Clients have taught me that humans are[…]
Stop waiting for something “out there” to magically happen to change your life; YOU are the magic that can make life fulfilling and happy. Your life changes the day you stop blaming and start owning your own existence. People will let you down in life, and unfair, painful circumstances will[…]
There’s nothing better than sliding into a warm pair of slippers that are worn in just right. If you think back to when you purchased your favourite slippers, you’ll remember yours being just like all the other 50 pairs lined up on the shelf. Without even having a pre-determined right[…]
You only have a limited number of moments in a day that are truly yours to find joy in – 24 tiny hours in which two-thirds or more are already consumed with sleeping, eating and working. What value do you place on those remaining six to eight hours? What promise[…]
Communication, Kindness, Perception, Relationships
Every person is struggling with something and the greatest tool we can equip our children with is the ability to empathize with others. We need to judge less and care more. People of all ages face the daily struggle of being consumed with anxiety and fear, and have to force[…]
Negativity & Toxic People, Relationships
Lately, I have been seeing more and more clients who are trying to cope with toxic people in their lives, unfortunately for many of them, the toxic people they are trying to cope with are at work, at home, or in their families, and the close connection to them makes[…]