You know what I hated about teaching grade 7 & 8? Graduation. All the kids in their fancy outfits filled with a sense of hope and accomplishment didn’t blunt out the fact that there were far too many who we had failed. That’s right. I failed them and so did the school system. It made…
Continue ReadingEveryone thought Alicia was a drama queen and a ‘princess’. Not only did she avoid running, jumping and playing with the other kids, but she struggled with learning. “She cries over the simplest things,” her mother remarked.” Alicia hated being picked up, was afraid of the escalator and the stairs and avoided movement whenever she…
Continue ReadingI know first-hand that if momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy and I was thinking the other day how many moms must be struggling more than ever this winter with seasonal affective disorder or SAD. If you’re Canadian like me, you know that winter always requires a level of mental preparedness and resilience. This winter…
Continue ReadingAugust has been a crazy month for a lot of us. In a matter of three weeks I bought and sold a house. The stress was nothing short of insane. I didn’t realise just how stressed I was until afterwards. I experienced all the usual symptoms of stress like anxiety and insomnia but what stood…
Continue ReadingFeeling like a caged animal yet? Better yet – a caged mama bear with some crazy cubs you’re trying to keep under control? Trying to stay sane at home and find your rhythm is no easy challenge. So many of us are trying to deal with irritable, stir-crazy kids while also worrying about our own…
Continue Reading“It was the best of times, it was the worst of time.” – Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities That quote has been circling through my head these last weeks. If we try to emotionally bypass the absolute insanity of what is happening right now, we might cause worse damage. Allowing ourselves to feel…
Continue ReadingIt happens every spring. Parents tell me their child was doing okay then all of a sudden the school is calling about behavior; their child’s focus has gone down the drain, they’re more irritable and there is even increased aggression, moodiness and problems with impulsivity, tics, OCD and sensory meltdowns. No you’re not crazy! And…
Continue Reading‘Super Mom, Super Wife, Super Tired‘ OR SUPER Bunch of B.S. In my last post I talked about how your child’s health is reflective of your health as a mother and why it is so important for moms to practice self-care for their sake and their family’s. Around mother’s day I started receiving sponsored ads…
Continue ReadingI was moved yesterday as I scrolled through my Facebook feed and saw all the Mother’s Day memes describing mom as ‘super mom’, ‘super-human’ and ‘self-sacrificing’. It is true that there really is nothing like a mother’s love and it is reassuring to know that as a culture we recognize the lengths that women go to for…
Continue ReadingIn a previous post I wrote about the benefits of gently detoxing our body each spring by eating nourishing foods that places less stress on our digestive system and that also supports detoxification. The increase in energy, stable mood, improved sleep and overall feeling of vitality are all indications that a cleanse is working.
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