Archive for February 2020
Mind/ Body / Spirit: Integrating the Whole Being ll By Faye Maguire
We often hear about “treating the whole person”, which is an acknowledgement that modern Western medicine and psychology has, in practice, separated human beings in disparate parts and treated those parts as if they exist in a vacuum, unconnected to the rest of the person. Medicine has become the domain of specialists, highly educated in…
Read MoreCrystals for Calm and Clarity ll By Megan Anderson
I think we’ve probably all seen it by now, from It Girls to Instagram – crystals are having a moment. While it may seem like a recent trend, there is something beautiful, magical and mysterious that’s drawn humans to rocks and minerals throughout history. It’s no coincidence that the Hope Diamond is one of the…
Read MoreLeaning into Growth and Challenge: How to Gauge Yourself in a Healthy Way. ll By Stephanie Boulton
I used to work as a field Instructor for Outward Bound Canada. Outward Bound is an outdoor education school which uses the outdoors to teach real life skills to mainly teens but also adults. The whole premise of Outward Bound expeditions is to take a group of people who don’t know each other and put…
Read MoreTo Me, from Me… Be my Valentine! ll By Michelle LaBorde, MA, LPCC
Imagine you are engaged in a deep conversation with a beloved friend who is suffering. They confide in you that they are feeling anxious and paralyzed by the pressure they are experiencing at work to deliver a huge project on time and on budget. And imagine yourself responding to them in this way: “Well your…
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