How can a Laura Ingalls Wilder book help a therapist get through the winter?
The end of the beginning
This is reality: The days are getting shorter The weather is getting colder The numbers of COVID-19 are rising No vaccine is yet available More people are hospitalized and dying Our American cousins continue to be extremely divisive, rely on “alternate facts” and have a contentious election looming–which we have no voice in, but will …
Wear a mask
Very occasionally, I have a conversation with someone where I say, “What you just said is important. If you write about this, I’d publish it on our website.” Usually, that’s as far as it goes. I had a conversation recently with a survivor of complex trauma whose courage and conviction blew me away. And so …
Pivoting on Cooties in an Unprecedented Time
The game of “you’ve got cooties” as a kid felt horrible. COVID-19 has us playing a version of it–it feels distressing because we were meant to connect, not distance.
I’m done
I remember being in active labor with my oldest Junior Tribe Member. He wouldn’t be born for several hours yet. But labor was excruciating. It had started at midnight and I had been awake all night in labour. I was tired and it HURT. I remember telling the nurse: “I’m done. I don’t want to …
Reduced Rate Available!
Conexus Counselling is excited to welcome Dielle Driedger to our practice. Dielle is a Master of Arts in Counselling intern who will be a part of the Conexus team from September 2020 – April of 2021. As an intern, sessions with Dielle are offered at a reduced rate of $50 for daytime sessions and $55 …
Sorry, in advance, school administrator!
Parents are likely to be hard on school administrators like principals this year. It won’t be fair, but it’s hard.
Parents, this is hard.
Parents are in a difficult time sending their children back to school during COVID-19. This is hard. Grace to you.
Teachers–we ask the impossible
The first in a series. The second: Parents, this is hard. The third: Administrators, we apologize in advance. May grace be upon you, teacher… Let’s do the math. We are trying to make 2469 + 64,892 add up to 4. It doesn’t. The. Math. Does. Not. Work. Think about it. We are asking teachers to: …
Saying G’bye to Summer 2020
Summer 2020 was the summer that let us reconnect with our people. The warmth of summer was our relationships–and the sunshine. Farewell, summer of 2020