Sometime the mundane provides helpful messages, guidance or signs if we choose to look at it with symbolic eyes.
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Creative Memoir Writing- A Therapy Workshop
Find insight & healing from what has shaped you. Explore parts of self, discover resources and map your journey.
Creative Writing Therapy for Body Image-Poetry
This exercise distills and contains the event. In doing so we may be able to better see the essence of the event and it’s impact. Self compassion often follows
The Village Well
Announcing a new location as of January 2024. After six wonderful years at Wolseley Wellness, I am venturing out on my own. My new location, in the heart of Osborne Village will allow me to expand my practice to eventually include workshops, more space for creative arts therapy and potentially animal assisted therapy- depending on … Continue reading The Village Well
Winter is Coming – Don’t be SAD
I think we can find ways to live with and even embrace winter without feeling defeated by it year after year.
When All is Not Merry & Bright
Most of us know that the December holiday season is not all merry and bright for many people, however we feel somehow that it is supposed to be, and when it isn't for us, there is a disconnect that can be incredibly painful. Here are some ways to care for yourself during this holiday season:
The Shadow Side of the Wellness/Self Help/Mental Health Industry
When we use wellness strategies, mental health diagnosis and medication and see help guides to avoid acknowledging larger social concerns, we risk doing harm to ourselves and others.
Childhood and its influence on Adult Alcohol Consumption
This study showed that people who scored 4 or more on the ACE questionnaire were seven times as likely to become addicted to alcohol.
Acknowledging Everyday Griefs – Parenting, Friendship, Aging & Faith
If you can acknowledge grief and loss instead of minimizing or judging yourself for feeling it, then you will be able to heal and carry on.
Dealing with Intrusive Memories
A starting place in addressing intrusive memories is to understand that our memories are multifaceted and that each facet can be addressed in order to lesson their intensity and impact on us.
It's Not Just You 