Religious

“Slow, soulful living is all about coming back to your truth, the only guidance you’ll ever need. When you rush, you have the tendency to follow others. When you bring in mindfulness, you have the power to align with yourself.” ~Kris Franken Codependency previously created a lot of pain and agony in my life. One of […]

“It is inner stillness that will save and transform the world.” ~Eckhart Tolle Life is hard. Impenetrable at times. How can we use our spirituality to navigate through the density of life? That question inspired this piece of writing. And my navigation tool is almost effortless; I feel compelled to share it. When my mind

“It’s easy to judge. It’s more difficult to understand. Understanding requires compassion, patience, and a willingness to believe that good hearts sometimes choose poor methods. Through judging, we separate. Through understanding, we grow.” ~Doe Zantamata “Why doesn’t he say something?” I was sitting at the dinner table with my partner and friends. Everyone was interacting

“The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.” ~Nathaniel Branden I remember the last time I saw him before my world crumbled. I held up my hand with the ASL sign for “I love you” through the window to him, as he mouthed the words back and got in his car

The small park down the street from my childhood home: friends and I spent many evenings there as teenagers. We’d watch movies on each other’s MP3 players and eat from a bag of microwave popcorn while owls hooted from the trees above. Twigs lightly poked against our backs. Fallen leaves graced skin. Crickets hummed in

“Play is the foundation of learning, creativity, self-expression, and constructive problem-solving. It’s how children wrestle with life to make it meaningful.” ~Susan Linn, Psychiatrist We met at a job interview for a summer camp. At the time, I was twenty-two years old and pursuing a bachelor’s degree in English literature and psychology at UBC. On

“It’s up to us to break generational curses. When they say, ‘It runs in the family,’ you tell them, ‘This is where it runs out.’” ~Unknown I never even knew what I experienced was trauma. It was my normal. I was born into a world where I had to walk on eggshells, always on high

Hi friends! Today, I’m running a giveaway for my new Inner Strength Journal. I created this journal because I know life isn’t easy for any of us. Maybe you’re in a dark place right now, perhaps healing from trauma, illness, addiction, or loss. Or maybe things have always been hard for you, and you don’t

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson The world has a preference for the extroverted among us. In school we learn public speaking, and we are expected to raise our hand and participate in discussions. We act as if what

I went on my first diet when I was around fourteen or so because, as they often do in growing teens, my jeans started getting tight. And because I grew up in the same anti-fat culture we all have, I hated myself for it. Around the same time, an adult in my life who was