For Those Times I Wish I Was Eugenie Bouchard’s Sister: 7 Tips For Coping With Envy

I recently found myself on Eugenie Bouchard’s twin sister’s Instagram page, wishing I was 20 and famous (did I just …

Eliminate This Phrase From Your Vocab For a Better Life: “If Only”

On my way to work the other morning, I stopped to get gas (I had moved into the ominous “—-” …

Eliminate This Word From Your Vocab For a Better Life: “When”

A word that really likes to mess with us is “When.” I imagine it as the Joker from Batman (actually, let’s …

10 Things I Learned From Being The Most Hated Person on the Internet For the Day

About a month ago, I wrote an article for MindBodyGreen that received a LOT of backlash. Like a lot. Like …

And They Weren’t Even Lululemons: How to Take Negative Feedback and Feel Embarrassed Without Getting Defensive or Devastated

I was riding my bike to a dentist appointment yesterday. I was taking my time. It was a nice, leisurely …

Change This One Thing and Be Productive All The Time

I used to be a list-maker. Not like a grocery list or a packing list list-maker. A plan-every-second-of-your-day kind of …

That’s Not An Excuse! How to Acknowledge Your Screw-Ups Without Feeling Like (Total) Crap

Tell me if any of these sound familiar to you: “You’re just making excuses.” “Quit trying to excuse your behaviour!” …

Justin Bieber’s Downward Spiral of Doom: How Self Compassion Differs From Self Indulgence

So if you’ve been watching the news lately, Biebs’ arrest and potential deportation is a recurring story. If you don’t watch …

5 Steps to Having a Better New Year’s Eve, A Better Year, and a Better Life

I was at brunch with my cousin a week ago, and she asked me to tell her about my “best …

You Don’t Have to Love Christmas

I don’t love Christmas. If reading that made you have the same reaction you might have to someone saying, “I …

In Defense of Loneliness

I read an article today in the Globe and Mail about loneliness–how technology is making us lonelier; how living in …

Want to Feel More Confident? Read This.

The other day I was chatting with a client who was telling me about how she can’t wait to retire. …

5 “Motivational” Sayings That Are Actually Making You Feel Worse

Of the many things that in our culture that really grind my gears (people braking before putting on their blinker, …

Everyone is Effed Up, and No One Knows What They’re Doing

A short one today, folks, for a little pick-me up on your booze-bluesin’, rainy Sunday: In our society, any state …

How To Take A Casual Relationship Breakup Like a Champ

The other day yet another pseudo-relationship of mine came to an end. This time, it was via Facebook Chat. This …

I Am Slowly Going Crazy: My Experience of a 10-Day Silent Vipassana Meditation Course

Sometimes I make questionable decisions. Usually, those decisions have to do with men. But most recently, I decided to do …

How Practising Gratitude Can Improve Your Life (No, Oprah Didn’t Put Me Up to This).

How many of you wanted to punch me for bringing up “practising gratitude?” I know, I know, we get the …

6 Strategies for Letting Go of Regret and Forgiving Yourself for the Mistakes You’ve Made

*This post was also printed in Elephant Journal. Read it here. One of the themes continuously brought to me in …

“I Have Trust Issues.”

**This article also appeared in Elephant Journal. Read it here. You’ve heard this before. Or perhaps you’ve said it, yourself. I know …

So You Hate Your Job and/or Don’t Know What You Want to Do With Your Life…

*This article was also printed in Whole Health Magazine Join the club. It’s pretty rare that people follow the “Astronaut …