A Human Approach

Depression and the Dopamine Buzz

I saw this post on Facebook and my heart sank: “Sadly, we don’t always know the depths of someone’s depression until it is too late.  May I please have even one friend share? I am trying to demonstrate that someone is listening”. I did not share the post on Facebook but I am sharing it …

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The Star-Shaped Peg

What can you find the courage to do? Are you one of the quiet ones who surprises everyone when you take control in an emergency situation?  Are you courageous in trying new things?  Are you bold in speaking out when everyone else is silent? Courage can be loud or soft and comes in a myriad …

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The Power of No

YES is such an inviting word. YES is full of possibility, opens new doors and relationships, encourages risk-taking and a trust-based approach to life.  We love hearing YES to an invitation, receiving a new piece of business, securing an enrolment, achieving a goal or anything positive about our health. NO on the other hand can …

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Thanksgiving

Once, at a seminar in L.A., the speaker walked through the audience after giving a lesson on “gratitude”.  The lesson included writing a daily gratitude list then pausing to send love to someone who was bothering you.  This is a very balanced exercise that takes conscious attention and yes, sometimes you’ll need to ask Spirit …

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Down the Drain

What powers you up?  What really gets you excited and makes you want to jump out of bed, run to your office, or hightail it to an event?  If you’re like most, you get excited about your vacation.  The vacation that you take from day-to-day life.  But what if life was the vacation?  Or at least created …

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Your Brilliance Depends on It

I live fairly close to the city of Toronto (Canada) so the lights of the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) compete with the stars … and win.  The sky on a clear night looks pretty black and blah with a twinkling only here and there.  But I remember times away from the City – a campfire …

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Satisfaction

What are you getting ready for? That big break?  Just the right customer? A program launch? Retirement? A race? A promotion? A baby?   I remember being in the audience of about 5000 people to see and listen to Zig Ziglar.  It has to be more than 20 years ago now but the experience was …

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I See it Now

What subliminal repetitions are you subject to? That’s an unfair question because if the message is subliminal, your conscious mind isn’t seeing it, right?  Which means you’re not aware of it. Let’s do a quick environment audit, shall we? Look around your desk or workstation or kitchen counter, wherever you are reading this blog.  What …

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Don’t Say That!

Do any of these sound familiar? “Cheer up”, “Don’t Cry”, “It’s not that bad.”, “It’s wrong to think that way”, “You’re making way too big a deal out of this”, “Don’t be like that”, “You’re overreacting”, “Don’t be so sensitive”, or “Boys don’t cry”. Or maybe, “You’re bringing everyone down.  Go wash your face and …

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Quantum Health Leap

Have you ever heard the term, “Quantum Biology”? With the impending confusion this fall with regards to what it will take to protect our precious bodies and enjoy optimal health, let’s have a macro-micro-macro talk about keeping health simple. I will insert Rachel Maurice M.D.’s explanation of Quantum Biology first since she is one who …

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