How do you make friends? Has it become more difficult as you’ve gotten older? Do you struggle to find ways to meet new people? I’ve recently had several clients ask me how to make friends as an adult. And living in Vancouver, Canada, I often hear that it’s really hard to make new friends because the city isn’t all that friendly. But is that really true? That hasn’t been my experience, so let’s explore what’s going on here. Where Do You Go to Meet New People? All you have to d

Since I’ve been writing about healing modalities this week (Medical Intuition and Body Code), I thought I would round out the week with one more type of therapy I enjoy, and then I’ll be back to my usual Friday dating blog next week. Today I’m writing about acupuncture, and about two topics specifically: How acupuncture affects different people in different ways; and Additional helpful acupuncture techniques you may not be aware of. How Acupuncture Affects Different People Ha

Do you ever feel like you’ve exhausted yourself trying to get over old emotions, but they still keep coming up? I spent years of my life talking about my feeling with various counsellors, crying them out, screaming them out, and dancing them out. But after years of work, the emotions were still there, stuck inside of me. There were hurts I wanted to get past, anger I wanted to let go over, and pain I wanted to forget, but for some reason no matter what I did I was unable to m

It’s been almost a year since I adopted my dog, Molly. She was found wandering on a median of a busy highway near Houston, Texas with no collar, identification, tattoos or microchip. She was taken in by a rescue society and given the name Cupcake. When I found her profile about two months later on Petfinder, I knew she was the one. She got spayed, got her shots and was flown up to me here in Canada in less than a week, at which time I immediately changed her name to Molly. My

I feel honoured to have been interviewed by Lene Andersen of HealthCentral.com earlier this week about my book, Aches, Pains, and Love: A Guide to Dating and Relationships for Those With Chronic Pain and Illness. Health Central is a great website that offers information, advice, inspiration and hope to those who live with pain and illness. Contributors include patients, survivors, and medical experts. In my interview I talk about the ins and outs of navigating dating and rela

How many goals do you have? What are all the things you would like to achieve in your life? This year? This month? If you’re like most people, you have a few, if not many goals in mind for yourself. And if you’re like a lot of us, you either keep putting them off, possibly believing they are unattainable, or you sporadically chip away at all of them, a little at a time. How’s that working for you? If you’re anything like me, probably not that well. Guess what? I’ve discovered

I feel really proud to have published a book. Finishing my book, Aches, Pains, and Love, was a huge accomplishment for me. Watching its release this week was exciting and fulfilling. Over the past week, many people have been congratulating me on achieving this goal. And it feels wonderful. But it also makes me think of all the people who helped me along the way. I could not have written and published Aches, Pains, and Love without the support and help of so many people. No wa

I am delighted to announce the publication of my new book, Aches, Pains, and Love: A Guide to Dating and Relationships for Those With Chronic Pain and Illness. And just in time for Valentine’s Day! This book is for people living with chronic pain or illness, or both. And it’s especially for those who have given up on having an intimate, romantic relationship. Living with these conditions can feel overwhelming, never mind adding intimacy into the mix. Surprisingly, very little

Does your life feel scattered, frantic or out of control? Are you forgetful and disorganized? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, take a look at your home. What does it look like? Is everything tidy and in its place, or is it also scattered and disorganized? Many people who feel like their lives are chaotic and busy notice that their physical home environment is often cluttered, disorganized and messy. Is this you? If it is, take a moment now to imagine your

Did you know that there are ways to improve your digestion other than by eating healthy and taking probiotics, supplements and/or medication? Bad eating habits (and I’m referring to the way you eat, rather than what you eat) strain your digestive organs - your stomach, small and large intestines, pancreas, liver and gallbladder. Over the long term, that strain can build up and these organs may start to perform less than optimally. Today I'm going to share some pointers on how