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 […]
Tag Archives: wellness
#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 […]
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 […]
Running With It
Three months ago an idea was born. Today I’m ready to share it with you. We were headed to our Alma Mater for an alumni panel I was speaking on. […]
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 […]
Making Good on a Dream
When life is good I write less. Being wrapped up in the busyness of a life well lived means I tend to turn to my writing less often. Unfortunately this […]
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 […]
Getting It
I believe things happen for a reason. I know, it’s cliché. You hear people say it all the time. But for me, it has always been a core belief. I […]
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