The Secret Ingredient to Wellness
I remember well what it felt like to be unhappy. It was exhausting. It was isolating. It was such an unnatural state to be in. Like my body was rejecting […]
Category Archives: Mental Illness
#Purpose
What if we could stand shamelessly in celebration of what makes us awesome? What if we honoured our truest desires no matter what others thought or needed from us? What […]
Getting Grounded
Just sharing some writing with you. Not sure exactly what it is. Perhaps the start of something? I don’t know. Does it bear resemblance to my own experience, you ask? […]
A Bit Like Baring Your Soul
I have to admit, I’m a bit of a procrastinator. But I’m also an ‘ideas’ person. Constantly coming up with new ones – daily in fact. The two traits sometimes […]
Progress
It’s been a long while. My apologies. What can I say? Life has been busy. I’ve been following old dreams and creating new ones. And I’ve been keeping up with […]
Mental Health Awareness
What comes to mind when you think of mental health? This is the first question I ask each time I stand in front of a grade 6 class. Over the […]
My First Year As a Blogger
Happy 1st Blogiversary RootsB4Branches! On March 21 last year I published my first blog post. I had been toying with the idea of taking my story public for over a […]
Affirming Intention Feels Good
Boy do I know how to take a break! I last posted in October with high hopes that I would continue to write from Thailand where my family and I […]
A Nod to ‘Find Your Brave’
There is something magical that happens when you see yourself in someone else’s story of triumph. There is a familiarity there. A sense of comfort, peace even, when you realize: […]
Seeing the Blesson
It’s easy to feel cheated by Bipolar Disorder. Some days I feel self-pity and anger about having a chronic, life-long illness. I can’t begin to feel grateful for it. I […]
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