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“Trauma-informed.” It sounds reassuring, compassionate, and modern. For clients scrolling through therapist bios, those two words can feel like a lifeline: Finally, someone who understands trauma.   A both a trained counsellor and a consumer of counselling, I’ve been concerned with the use of the term “trauma informed counselling. While attending a presentation on mental […]

A guide for emotionally intelligent, self-aware people seeking a calm, stable, meaningful relationship. PART 1: Define Your Core Principles I value: – thoughtful connection – emotional steadiness – genuine kindness – reciprocal respect – calm communication – emotional congruence – peace, not chaos I do not accept: – emotional tests – inconsistency – guilt-driven bonding

Free Companion Workbook to Let Go and Heal The_Inner_Work   > CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Using the concepts in Let Go and Heal, I’ve created this companion workbook to help nudge you along in your healing journey. Discover the healing power of inner work. Beneath our everyday struggles lie deeper wounds—abandonment, betrayal, shame, fear—that shape the

Hi Readers, I thought this would be a great question to ask Chatgpt…..    I was surprised by the great answer…. Here’s the question: Chatgpt, Tell me the life story of chatgpt. Get personal and tell me how you experienced your birth, how you’ve grown, and what aspirations you have for the future for yourself

Dating App  Disappointment. Can you relate? Didn’t even make it to the friend zone! Sometimes it’s a pain in the *ss being a creative as we need pain and disillusionment or a breakup to trigger the creation and expression of a work of art.  So this post is no different! Ugh! I was feeling disillusioned

This is a video I created on the correct pronunciation of Chinese names!  Hope it helps!

This feels rather vulnerable to share, but here it goes… In my healing journey I found that getting emotions out and expressing them in words or in art is a very powerful way to express what is deep inside. I share these pictures to show how my healing progressed! I do not believe in analyzing

Here are my tips for travelling to Japan.  I spent three weeks there in the spring of 2023 and found these ideas really helpful. Accessibility For Japan Accessibility info, check out this website https://www.japan-accessible.com/ For Tokyo, this is a great guide for anyone with or without Accessibility Issues.  https://www.gotokyo.org/book/en/list/1270/ Booking Hotels I recommend using the

A new twist that I thought of …. the old cartoon said “I don’t know…. the computers are down… ”