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Let the Adversity Awaken You

Let the Adversity Awaken You

Photo by Simon Wilkes on Unsplash It’s common in our modern society to shrug off spirituality as an airy fairy, woo woo concept that serves no real purpose during a crisis.  But it’s in times of adversity and uncertainty that those with a spiritual...
A 4-Step Process for Anxiety Relief

A 4-Step Process for Anxiety Relief

Photo by Marquise Kamanke on Unsplash Step 1: Understand  We are living through a moment of significant change and unprecedented global disruption. Naturally, this evokes feelings of uncertainty, fear, and anxiety. This is a perfectly normal and healthy reaction....
How Coaching Is Different From Therapy

How Coaching Is Different From Therapy

I recently achieved my goal of becoming a wellness coach with the International Association of Wellness Professionals. The first question I get is “what does a coach do?” The second question is “how is that different from a therapist?” While...
6 Mental Habits to Quit so You Can Soar in the New Year

6 Mental Habits to Quit so You Can Soar in the New Year

As we approach the New Year, New Me phase, I’m here to remind you that unless you change your mindset, there’s a good chance you’re going to end up being the same old you. That’s because you can’t change a habit from the same mind that...
How Christianity Stole the Winter Solstice

How Christianity Stole the Winter Solstice

The solstice is one of my favourite days of the year because it marks the return of light and the “rebirth of the sun” here in the northern hemisphere. Tonight is the longest night of the year and starting tomorrow, our days begin to get longer with a few...
25 Ways to Say No

25 Ways to Say No

Saying no is hard for many of us. Often it’s because we don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings or we don’t feel we have a valid reason for saying no. But what is a valid reason? Moreover, who is the ultimate authority on determining whether a reason is valid?  You...
Overcoming Loneliness

Overcoming Loneliness

I’ve struggled with loneliness for as long as I can remember. I was a quiet, shy kid who found it hard to connect with the other boys. As I got older, I learned how to fit in by repressing the “different” (read: gay) parts of myself. And even in my adult...
Success Doesn’t Create Happiness- You Do

Success Doesn’t Create Happiness- You Do

A year of failure Over the course of this year, my long term relationship ended and I was terminated from my job. The silver lining of the failure and pain I’ve endured is that I’ve had some hands-on experience delving into the concepts of success and...
4 Myths & 4 Truths About Sex Addiction

4 Myths & 4 Truths About Sex Addiction

Sex is one of those loaded topics that incites a lot of different opinions. It doesn’t help that there are centuries of religious and cultural stigma attached to it and very little objective education. What the adults in our life taught us about sex is hardly...
We’re All in This Together

We’re All in This Together

For the first time since I’ve been eligible to vote, I will not be voting in this federal election. Not because I don’t want to, but because I have been overseas traveling in Europe and Israel. Experiencing the climax of this Canadian election coverage...

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