When Healing Feels Lonely: What I Now Know About Peace
“Avoiding your triggers isn’t healing. Healing happens when you’re triggered and you’re able to move through the pain, the pattern, and the story, and walk your way to a different…
Springing Out of Seasonal Depression
From coast to coast, one thing that unites Canadians is our collective endurance of long, dark, and frigid winters. As we finally emerge into spring, many of us feel a…
Best Jobs for Single Moms: Balance Work and Motherhood
By Tracy Achen, Divorce Transition Coach As a single mom, balancing your home and work life can be really challenging. I’ve been in your shoes and I understand how challenging…
Trusting the Pause: When Patience Is Better Than Pushing
“The most powerful thing you can do right now is be patient while things are unfolding for you.” ~Idil Ahmed⠀ I still remember my last year of college vividly. I was…
Dancing with Darkness: How to Reclaim Your Whole Self
“Shadow work is the way to illumination. When we become aware of all that is buried within us, that which is lurking beneath the surface no longer has power over…
How Long Does a Divorce Take?
Divorce. It is most likely the single word that you never thought would become part of your world or reality. After all, when we decide to get married, most of…
Permission to Rest: What Happened When I Embraced Stillness
“If you are continually judging and criticizing yourself while trying to be kind to others, you are drawing artificial boundaries and distinctions that only lead to feelings of separation and…
Feeling Stuck? Maybe You Don’t Need to ‘Fix’ It Right Now
“Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong.” ~N. R. Narayana Murthy Anyone who had a Stretch Armstrong as…
New Youth Mental Health Data Hub
Youth Mental Health in Canada There’s a lot happening in the world of mental health right now. With a major election coming up in Canada, conversations about mental health and…















