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 …
COVID-19 Communication Coping Kit
A COVID_19 communication coping kit for this age of COVID-19 pandemic when we are re-opening after lockdown. It’s not easy to engage in conversation with others who think differently than you.
COVID-19 Guided Journal Book out now!
The COVID-19 Pandemic guided journal is here! Make art to explore and understand your soul in this weird new normal. Available now!
On the threshold of Phase 1
As Manitoba moved so Stage 1 of reopening our economy, the uncertainty of risks will be stressful for everyone.
Mentionable is Manageable
It would have been her birthday today. It was manageable because it was mentionable.
An open letter to Premier Pallister
Dear Premier Pallister, I looked online yesterday to see about an interview I did with Global News on Friday about the recent horrible assault on the liquor store employee in Tyndall Park. I stumbled upon an article that mentions the two of us. The article quoted you as saying: “Ultimately, it’s just got to be …
Does your spouse annoy you?
Hal talks with people and he has his finger on the pulse of what people are saying. .And, as he said on today’s show, he doesn’t much care what other people think. That frees Hal to name topics that other people wonder about but don’t say out loud… Today, we spoke about how to …
It’s been a while since your last appointment…
Hello Client, It’s been a while since we’ve seen you at the office. If you successfully completed therapy, please know we are so glad therapy helped you get to a better place. We love it when clients graduate from therapy! Others of you kinda drifted away from therapy without completing the work. If that’s the …
Heartbreaking News: Former Therapist, Rod Minaker
It is with heartfelt sadness that we grieve with the family of Rod Minaker, on his death last week. Rod worked with our counselling agency, at what was then known as Bergen and Associates Counselling starting mid-2007, and except for a brief break, worked with clients at our offices until 2014. Our hearts break at the …
10 Rules of Engagement
If you enjoy this blog, you may enjoy the book I wrote that covers topics like this one: Husband and I love each other, but we don’t always see eye to eye. We have to sort out disagreement and differences of opinion and perceived and actual slights just like anybody else. I don’t like it when …