I’ve written on the subject of “life changing decisions” a number of times in the past. Yet I think it’s such a vitally important topic that I’m returning to it in this blog post. In a huge variety of ways, hard decisions are something with…
This is Part 2 in my series on “Hope in uncertain times”in which we’re exploring ways to be grounded in hope in our uncertain modern circumstances. In this post we’ll continue to open up the theme of hope as a vital antidote to anxiety or…
“Hope in uncertain times” is a very important and very relevant phrase, that rings with a particular importance at the present moment. Hope feels like a vital antidote to anxiety or despair in times when outcomes seem unclear and some possibilities can seem downright scary. Photo…
The expression “journey of self discovery” is a metaphor that is used very widely. To some, it might even seem cliche, but it is far more than that. It is rooted in the metaphor of human life as a journey, which as neurolinguistic research has…
For a good number of people, the idea of using art and creativity for healing in psychotherapy might seem quite odd. After all, don’t we call psychotherapy “the talking cure”, the idea being that if we talk through the things are are going on in…
It wasn’t so long ago, in the days of the pandemic, that we often heard the term the Great Resignation, but a term which has come into currency more recently is “The Great Exhaustion”. This is a term related to the workplace, and as you…
If you’re familiar with the writings of C.G. Jung, you will likely be aware of the importance that he places on spirituality and “religion” in our life journey in general, and particularly in our midlife journey and beyond. Why does Jung insist that this issue…
In today’s work world, many people are confronted with the challenge of surviving a toxic workplace. In recent years, and especially since the pandemic, awareness of people’s experience of toxic workplaces has greatly increased. Here in the middle of the 21st century, people are often…
There are a vast number of ways and different contexts in which you or I might ask “Where is my home?” These might range from a simple and banal request for directions up to and including a cry from the heart of the most visceral…
“Waiting for my real life to begin” is the title and a lyric from a Colin Hay song. It seems to be a lyric that resonates with many of us, at many different stages and points in life. As we in Ontario stand at the beginning…