Burnout Recovery for Working Professionals. Ah, the fresh shimmer of a new year. The hopeful feeling that maybe this is the year you don’t crumble by April. The intoxicating promise of a clean slate, new habits, a better headspace, and a life that feels more like yours. And then, within weeks (or days), the pressure… Continue Reading
Are Breaks in Relationships Healthy?
Are Breaks in Relationships Healthy? Talking About the Stories We Tell Ourselves When people ask me, “Are breaks in relationships healthy?”, it’s rarely a casual question. Usually, it’s whispered through tears, fear, or frustration. The word “break” sounds like something snapping. Something that can’t be repaired. But what if that’s just the story we’ve inherited?… Continue Reading
Escaping Sad Town (Without Pretending It’s Sunny Outside)
How to overcome fear and self-doubt to follow your dreams. Let’s be honest: the news is grim. War, climate anxiety, housing crises, horrifying leaders that not-so-long-ago seemed only the stuff of satire. Bills, burnout, and the creeping sense that the world is cracking at the edges. No wonder you sometimes feel stuck in Sad Town…. Continue Reading
Inside the virtual counselling room
Sharing women’s knowledge at an important stage of their online counselling journey that can help YOU with yours Recently I sent a special message to 3 of my counselling clients. I’d noticed something similar jumping out at this stage of their therapy, so I gathered my notes from our sessions and wrote a paragraph capturing… Continue Reading
5 Ways Journaling Can Help You Get Through the Hard Stuff
‘5 Ways Journaling Can Help You Get Through the Hard Stuff’ is a guest post that I wrote for Tiny Buddha. I am republishing with permission from tinybuddha.com. You can find the original post here. In the journal I do not just express myself more openly than I could to any person; I create myself…. Continue Reading
4 Creative Ways to Use the Internet as Self Care
Full disclosure: I’m a 100% online counsellor and a fierce believer in the power of my friend The Internet, as a potential provider of support and self care for everyone. There have been a number of articles recently questioning whether or not therapy ‘works’ online, and it’s got to be said: they’re pretty dismal and… Continue Reading






