A breakup is a rite of passage. It is transformative. We are never quite the same after it. The breakup process is painful and disorienting. We, as initiates, are thrust into unfamiliar territory of deep fear, and we are clueless on how to maneuver it. I experienced this initiation when my ex and I ended […]
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Our Pains are Sacred Initiations
I have experienced a great deal of pain, grief, anxiety and fear in my life. When I lost my brother, Joseph, the pain that I felt was dark, raw and deep. It wasn’t anything that I had experienced before yet it had an odd familiarity to it. Grief & Illness Joe was only 34 when […]
How to Get Over a Break-up Using Mindfulness
A break-up of any kind can be a difficult situation to heal from especially if we did not initiate it. A severed relationship is a loss and we need to allow ourselves to grieve for that person who’s no longer in our lives. Although our ex mate is still physically in this world, the relationship […]
How to Move from Fear to Love
My path has led me to volunteering at a local non profit organization that supports marginalized people, especially women, in the neighbourhood. Most people who come to the centre are homeless, have mental health issues, and/or have an addiction. The centre doesn’t turn away anyone as long as they don’t do drugs or harm anyone […]