Seeking to be kinder has been incredibly topical here in recent weeks. However today I wanted to write about how to stop taking other people’s crap. In my professional field, I am staggered by the amount of politics, insults and derisory comments made to other...

“Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.” —Susan Gale Weaknesses are nothing to be ashamed of. However, in an increasingly competitive world, we often feel like we have to hide them, or dismiss them in...

I encounter a lot of overwhelm – with my therapeutic clients who take too much on in life, with some of my students who leave all their coursework to the last minute, with those who I mentorwhose list of goals is overwhelming to read, let alone act upon, so today I...

“If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.” ― Jesse Jackson We have all found ourselves in a situation where we wanted to quit: be it something you are working on, a goal you set for yourself or a competition you...

Learning to effectively employ one’s imagination is a key part of my work with clients, patients and students. It is important for use with a great many therapy interventions, important in so many aspects of life when seeking to advance; so much so that I wanted to...

Embrace impermanence; that is my message in this video, and I’m offering up a basic guide on how to embrace impermanence as a way of advancing your enjoyment of life. “It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent...

“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.”– Wayne Gretzky Every January plenty of people set resolutions and goals to move ahead, become a changed person, develop in all kinds of ways and much more besides. Many think back upon the last 365 days and consider...

At new year, everyone tends to get focused and pumped and start firing on into the year, and today I want to write about doing something contrary to that – taking a step back. “Take a step back, evaluate what is important, and enjoy life.” - Teri Garr Sometimes we all...

At the beginning of each new year, I encounter a great many people with big dreams for their lives and the year ahead. Yet so many I speak with and meet are afraid of going after the life they truly want; they fear failure, they fear success. It is such a recurring...

With the new year, I have encountered a number of clients who claim to hate themselves – their bodies, their behaviours, their lives in general. I have written often about learning to love yourself but I wanted to tackle the topic of hating oneself too, and offer up...