Last night we decorated our tree. Like many folks, Tree Decorating Night is an event. It’s a big deal that we make sure we will all be home for. Food, laughter, fun and lotsa memories. We have had Chinese food and macaroni’n’cheese for Tree Decorating Night for over a decade…and so naturally, we did …
Stayin’ Alive
I spent the day at a workshop. Lorrie Brubacher, an awesome therapist and instructor, walked us through the below video…it confirmed and affirmed something that therapists know from sitting with clients. This video encapsulates the day…and a therapist’s work… Before you watch it, though, do me a favour? Please? Before you go farther into this …
3 strategies to get out of debt that aren’t about money
I blogged recently about the ways in which money/debt problems, at their root, aren’t really about money. It follows then, that the way to get out of money/debt problems isn’t about first worrying about the budgets, or debt consolidation, or developing a spreadsheet. Those things are important…but not the first line of resolution. So here …
4 reasons why people go into debt that aren’t about money
I went to the nutrition class in gym. I have a computer with Google. So, I have knowledge about what my body needs and what is healthy and good, but I often eat when I’m not hungry, and I’m usually not overeating with fruits and veggies. Simply, I use food for things other than nutrition. …
A Scarf of Warmth, A Basket of Care
It’s lonely to have an eating disorder. Or maybe, people have an eating disorder because they have a loneliness. Or maybe both. I remember the winter that First Husband was thinking he would leave…but had not yet left. I was in such turmoil, I would forget to eat. Sometimes, I was so worried about what …
#2 of Top Ten: Practice Gratitude and Check your Facts
Last night I was hurt by something that I thought my director had done. In the morning I wrote to her about this. She responded by saying that she hadn’t done that. I double checked and, sure enough, she was innocent. I felt like a jerk.[1] The irony is this: Even when I thought …
September 29
Two years ago, I was driving home from the west coast in early September, rather bereft. I was a little scared and a lot lost. You see, I’d been a single mom for almost a decade. I’d been single-mindedly focused on getting my Junior Tribe Members “all growed up”. That meant working, driving, cooking, connecting with …
#3 of Top 10: Gracious and Firm in Setting Boundaries
alternate working title: How to Say No to a Beatle It’s a delicate thing, saying no to a Beatle in 1966. There’s an art to it. First you have to say “Yes” to their request to teach them how to play classical Indian music. You happen to be in England anyway and it might be a …
Introducing…Jonathan Scrivens, Therapy Intern
Jonathan Scrivens is joining us at Conexus Counselling beginning Tuesday, September 6, 2016! He is a counselling intern that will be working with us for the next season of his education. The rate for his sessions (60 minutes long) is $45.00. Call us at 204 275 1045 or email us if you’re interested in booking …
Experience over memory
I remember reading once that a uncluttered home makes for an uncluttered brain and heart. A person can feel more present and content when there is a peaceful feeling when there isn’t extra “stuff” cluttering one’s space. As an encouragement to get rid of things, the author wrote something like: “Getting rid of your grandmother’s fancy teapot …