30 Sobering Realities You Need To Know To Be Happy
Being single and childless, and without property, stability, or a vision of how I want my life to look on my …
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How To Seem ‘Normal’ When You’re Actually Kinda Cray
“You’re shockingly normal,” a guy I’d been out with a few times said to me recently. My first thought was HAAAAAHAHAHAHA! …
Do You Have These 8 Skills Necessary For a Happy Life?
“Life is hard,” someone said recently. I felt triggered by this statement. Perhaps partially because I tend to feel guilt for …
The Life-Changing Magic of NOT Tidying Up (When Life Feels Messy)
Everyone’s talking about tidying up lately. That’s cool, but I want to make a case for not tidying up. And …
We Need to Be Better Humans
Today I received an email that left me sick to my stomach. It was from the stepmother of a reader …
The Next Time Someone Around You is Sad, Do This Instead.
You know how you always forget you’re so thankful there isn’t a screaming child on your plane, until there’s a screaming child …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
Grief: Supporting Yourself or Someone Else Through Loss
There used to be this quote on our fridge growing up. It read, “Life is painful; suffering is optional.” I’m …
The Power of Impermanence: a Coping Strategy We All Can Share
I was sitting in traffic this morning, feeling the familiar mild anxiety I do every morning when I’m quite sure …
Heartbreak or Firing Squad?: Practical Tips for Managing your Broken Heart
One year ago, you may as well have called me Ophelia. I. got. dumped. I’m not talking knew-it-was-coming, pretty-much-fizzled-out, mutual-we’re-still-friends-now …
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