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Being single and childless, and without property, stability, or a vision of how I want my life to look on my …

“You’re shockingly normal,” a guy I’d been out with a few times said to me recently. My first thought was HAAAAAHAHAHAHA! …

Everyone’s talking about tidying up lately. That’s cool, but I want to make a case for not tidying up. And …

This article also appeared on The Huffington Post: Read it here We’ve all had that dream. Something evil is in …

*This article was also featured on the Huffington Post. Our minds like to tell us not to take risks (and …

A couple of months ago I made the somewhat impulsive decision to abandon my comfortable life and move to New York …

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 …

A few nights ago, my BF came home at 2am. I knew he was out with “the guys” drinking, but was expecting …

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

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

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

So now that you’ve acknowledged that perhaps maladaptive perfectionism/self-criticism might be at the root of your pain, the next step …

The most common issue I see with my clients A fear of “failure” is probably the most common underlying problem …