Reading Time: 3 minutes One of my favorite movies growing up was The Princess Bride. In it, the main character Wesley says to the Princess, “Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something!” I love that quote because it’s an accurate bit of realism. There are some of us going through life trying to avoid as […]
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Recently I had an addiction medicine specialist who’s investigating the use of cannabis in recovery ask me about my own experience, and he wanted it in writing. Here’s my response. I’m a cannabinoid medicine patient, researcher, and very outspoken activist who speaks at a lot of events. I’ve fought off multiple health issues using cannabis […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The most frequently asked questions I’m asked about my work with betrayed male partners are about what makes this demographic’s experience unique and what we can do to help them. This article gives a little insight as to the distinctiveness, and something we can all easily do to make a huge difference. My hope is […]
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Reading Time: 8 minutes For many, the search for genuine meaning remains a desirous, life-long pursuit. How do we know when our lives can actually be characterized as meaningful? On a very fundamental level, searching for meaning places your life in a context of meaning; that is, you know what it means to lose meaning and to reacquire it. […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes “Let me first say that I get how triggered some people may feel reading this. Please hear me out. I speak from experience…from a personal, vulnerable place that I am choosing to share with you, because I believe it can help. From addicts to the people who love them, my heart is with everyone touched […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Stress, according to the World Health Organization, will be one of the, if not the biggest, contributor to human morbidity and mortality by the end of the year—scary prediction. Now not all stress is bad stress. we have “eustress” and that is the thing that gets things done, providing optimum efficiency. It is however when […]
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Reading Time: 9 minutes I had initially written this blog post for the SWADE (Saskatoon Weight Attitudes & Disordered Eating) Committee I am apart of. I thought how relevant this is especially given our current circumstances globally. I know there are many individuals who do not have the proper coping strategies and internal safety to manage such stressful times…my […]
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Reading Time: 5 minutes It is thought that the relationship between sleep and anxiety is two-way. Anxiety will disrupt sleep; meanwhile, a lack of sleep will increase anxiety. We all know that dreaded feeling of tiredness: a complete lack of energy, physical and mental exhaustion and often a lack of motivation. When your brain is this tired it cannot […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Every day, Reiki practitioners are encouraged to sit in meditation with their hands in Gassho (Anjali Mudra or Prayer Position) and recite the certain principles aloud or to themselves. Just for today… Do not be angry. Do not be worried. Respect your teachers. Do your work diligently. Be grateful. Be kind. These principles passed down […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Since I stepped on to the Reiki path five years ago, my perceptions of health and healing have evolved greatly. For me, healing is a journey on which we remove the obstacles which imprison us, preventing us from experiencing our loving nature. This perception of healing is explored in great depth in A Course In […]
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