The start of our “Perfectly Imperfect” group is approaching. I would encourage you to register if you have been considering it and haven’t already done so. Brené Brown has a hilarious sense of humor…sometimes so much so that you don’t realize the power of her message cuz it is almost hidden under the humour. Almost. …
A Complicated Beautiful
Today was a day. It started this morning early–literally at the crack of dawn. The phone rang, and I groggily reached for it in the semi-darkness. When the phone rings at that hour, you know it can’t be good. She’s gone. We knew the end was coming, and the past couple of weeks it seemed …
Resilience
I was at an introductory meeting for parents at a school the other day. One of the speakers spoke to us about students and how to best prepare them to be able to do well. She said that research indicates that the number one predictive factor of academic success is the level of resilience in …
Hope n Hard Work
Sigh…I love videos where seemingly hopeless situations are turned around…take a look at this video: {! admin/html?id=416a524cc932c1da2d3385a7476f2325 !} What I especially love? the way this guy hung in there and didn’t give up…he hunted down someone who would help…and that took persistence, he hung in there when the exercises were hard and his balance …
A Thought
Looking forward to our “Perfectly Imperfect” Group starting in less than a month…a group that will give women the space to talk about how to resist the shattering forces both internally and externally…and finding ways to center oneself…embracing whole hearted living.
Second Chances
I love second chances. Yesterday, I watched America’s Got Talent…cleaning and sorting in a sort of purging of my house, and using the TV show to amuse myself during the process. I’m just not designed to be a natural organizer, but I try. And I’ll use whatever strategies I can to stick with the process. …
Settling in
Del has been doing a yeoman’s job of holding down the fort while Melanie has been gone on vacation these last coupla weeks. She’s been with us for about three months, but only one day/week which isn’t a lot when there are as many therapists, programs, and procedures as there around this place. I think …
Hope Springs…A Therapist’s Take
I got the chance to see Hope Springs today…first chance I had to see it. This was a movie I could hardly wait to see…the movie is about a couple engaging in intense couple counselling. How would my field, my chosen practice that I’m so passionate about, and that I take so seriously…how would Hollywood …
Connecting with the Olympics
from Kal Barteski In our household, we’ve had a long standing tradition of a simple supper on Sunday nights in front of the TV…which means one day a week we giggle together over something that we can converse over…like “America’s Got Talent”, or “Undercover Boss”. The other six days we sit around a table and …
LTCAM and us–Good Neighbors
When we moved into 1483 Pembina about 15 months ago, we were strangers in the building. The other tenants in the building were friendly and welcomed us…but I’m not sure I knew to expect much more than an occasional “hi” as we passed in the hallway. We’ve gotten to know some of our neighbours cuz …