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posted Wednesday, June 24, 2015
I look in the mirror over twenty times a day. It’s not because I am particularly fond of the reflection staring back at me but rather this constant need to “make sure” that I look what I deem as “okay”. What does my stomach look like? Is it flat or is it bloated for everyone […]
posted Monday, June 8, 2015
Picking up a book on “The Ultimate Secret of Total Self-Confidence” at the store is almost like saying, “I’m a huge push-over who wishes I was cool enough to not care what other people think”. (Almost…as in that was once my actual thought.) I would love to be naturally confident but the truth is that […]
posted Thursday, June 4, 2015
Understanding our purpose in life is a monumental experience. So often we drift through life wondering what we were put on this Earth to do, to be, to whatever. (And subsequently feel very lost and “whatever”.) For this Newsfeed, I refer to Jack Canfield’s, “The Success Principles” (a book you will find I mention a […]
posted Tuesday, May 19, 2015
As my co-worker says many times in his speech about his journey to wellness – “words hurt”. I agree. Words more often than not have a far more harmful impact than getting into a physical altercation. However, I also believe that words hurt because of the context in a situation. If a person says, “you’re […]
posted Monday, May 11, 2015
Throughout my Newsfeeds you will get to know my many “quirks”. (I like “quirky”- sounds better than “weird” but call me what you will!) Some quirks I will come right out and share. Starting now: 1. I’m an organized control freak who colour coordinates her closet. 2. I also have an irrational belief that a) […]
posted Friday, May 1, 2015
“Well, whose it by?” my friend scornfully questions my latest self-help book. “The author!” I reply both emphatically and defensively. Who IS qualified to write a self-help book? Must they hold a post-doctoral degree? Must they have gone through helping themselves? Or must they just be good at putting ideas together, writing some bullshit and […]
posted Wednesday, April 22, 2015
It makes me cringe when people self-diagnose mental illness from the internet. Because they wallow in it for days, weeks, months. Am I depressed; do you think I am schizophrenic; I heard the wall talking what do you think it meant? It means there was a radio in the apartment next door…? Whatever – get […]
