my friend aaron – all-round artist, geek, environmentalist, treeplanter, and last not least full-time human being – is at it again. he’s walking for the cure from cars. talk about walking the talk. and since this time he’s documenting his journeys so beautifully, we could say he’s also talking his walk. so. the cure from… Continue reading walking the talk
Category: emotional health
vote for mental health
vote for mental health! what mental health issue needs to go on the government’s agenda? if you have opinions about that – and i hope you do – and if you’re canadian, you can now participate in an e-consultation put up by health canada. the questions are do we need a mental health commission? what… Continue reading vote for mental health
carnival of healing #68
how do you heal the emotional aftermath of cancer treatment? how do we deal with the ups and downs of our personal journeys? what does external clutter tell us about the chaos in our minds? these are just a few of the questions posed in this week’s edition of the carnival of healing, a readers… Continue reading carnival of healing #68
the stigma of mental illness
i have lived on the bipolar continuum at least since my early 20s, though it didn’t dawn on me until quite a bit later. when it finally dawned on me, my first reaction was to laugh at myself: why wouldn’t i be living with a mood disorder, seeing that many of my relatives had struggled… Continue reading the stigma of mental illness
15 words of wisdom
15 words of wisdom i’ve picked up over the last year or so: we grow in a climate of love, not a climate of judgment. that’s why we need to make sure we don’t judge ourselves and others. it takes a village to raise a child, and it takes a village to heal from our… Continue reading 15 words of wisdom
using your negative voice
in a recent post about journaling for healing, louise de salvo recommended not to use journaling in order to complain. in principle, i would agree but i think there is some value in kvetching, as long as it’s done consciously and it’s not the only thing that finds its way into your journal. i think… Continue reading using your negative voice
new year’s resolutions – a basket case
january 1 … new year’s resolutions … i have to confess that somehow, this year i’m getting caught up in them. maybe it’s because i got a message from 43things asking whether i’ve published my book, which i had stated as a goal 11 months ago. (and yes, i have!). 43things made me think of… Continue reading new year’s resolutions – a basket case
happy families, unhappy families
i’m here with my husband’s clan of grandparents, aunts, nieces, sisters, in-laws … i’m really one lucky duck. often i think of the difficult family situations that other people are in and i am just so very, very grateful to be part of families that by and large are loving, accepting, and eager to show… Continue reading happy families, unhappy families
the zen of football
another guest contribution from my good husband, glenn: Besides liking babies, and smoking, I also watch the occasional football game. Okay, maybe more than occasional. Actually, my Sundays between September and December, from 9:00 in the morning until 6:00 in the evening (when I get called away to dinner) are dedicated primarily to watching NFL… Continue reading the zen of football
journaling for healing: 15 tips
anyone who uses writing for therapeutic purposes should read louise de salvo’s writing as a way of healing. quite a bit of what she writes is based on james w. pennebaker’s research on writing and health (do go to his web site, he has all kinds of neat little tests on it). one of the… Continue reading journaling for healing: 15 tips