I am excited to share a short video with you today (just under 7 mins), that’s from a long form interview with one of my SmartBody SmartMind (SBSM) students, Jerika (the full interview comes out Monday, February 19). In this short clip she speaks about: All the “weird” [...]
When you’re lost and suffering, or new to healing trauma, it IS important to focus on the light. To lean into positive resources (like a favourite yoga class, or an affirmation that helps you get out of bed in the morning, or a special blend of herbal tea [...]
Hey folks, Ever played a game of ‘Word Association’? If not, the basic idea is that one person says a word, and the next person says the first word that pops into their head in association with the word that was just said, and so it continues… Let’s [...]
A few months ago, I posted something on Instagram that was a bit controversial, and it offended some people. Here’s a screenshot of the post: Let me be clear—I’m not here to apologize for it. I stand by what I said. AND I understand why [...]
This article is an update of a blog post originally published in December 2015. * * * Feeling stuck? Like you’re hitting a brick wall? Pulled back into the same self-defeating patterns again and again by some kind of magnetic force? You might be experiencing resistance. Two things [...]
As humans, we need to move. Physically, frequently, and with HIGH INTENSITY to live well and be healthy. And yet, for many living with untreated trauma and chronic conditions, the thought of doing something that remotely resembles exercise can seem impossible. So today, I’m resharing an important vlog: [...]
If you suffer from chronic illness or symptoms of the physical or mental variety, addictions, relationship troubles, negative thoughts or low self-worth… …it is very likely that you experienced TOXIC SHAME growing up. Whether it was dosed out by parents, caregivers, siblings, teachers, or society in general, you [...]
What do you think: Can the all too often vilified emotion we know as anger be medicine? In my personal and professional experience, it is one hundred percent medicine when we know what anger’s purpose actually is, what our biological capacity for it is, and then how to [...]
I LOVED recording this latest vlog for you, because it tied in many different topics (plus I got to read a passage from one of my favourite books!). Today I dive into topics like the importance of expressing physical pain at the visceral and primal animal levels. I [...]
The Cambridge online dictionary defines the stiff upper lip as follows: Someone who has a stiff upper lip does not show their feelings when they are upset. For example: He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip, whatever happens. In this week’s vlog I talk about emotional [...]
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