Mental health

The Art of Not Feeding the Outrage

Negativity has become something of a national sport online. Actually, make that an international one. Scroll through social media for…

2 months ago

Trading Tension for Intention

Somewhere along the way, tension became a virtue. If you are busy, you must be important.If you are stressed, you…

3 months ago

Permission to Slow Down

We were raised on urgency. Not the healthy kind, like running toward something meaningful, but the twitchy, stress-fuelled kind that…

3 months ago

When Not Responding Wins

There is a strange little lie we tell ourselves, usually right before we open our mouths or fire off a…

4 months ago

When Respect Runs Out

I have built my life around one core value: respect. Not the superficial kind that exists for appearances, but the…

4 months ago

Simmering Down

Every cooking blog starts with a confession, so here is mine. I once tried to reduce stress by buying a…

4 months ago

The Damage We Scroll Past

Social media arrived dressed as a gift. It promised connection, community, a louder voice for the quiet and a seat…

5 months ago

The Quiet Battle of Good Men

There is a strange sort of whiplash that comes with being a man these days. Not the fun kind you…

5 months ago

When Love Gets Stuck Inside

Some people give affection the way a lighthouse gives light. Easy. Steady. Natural. Then there are people like me, the…

6 months ago

When the Mirror Finally Forgives You

We’re all experts in one thing: looking back and judging our past selves like a cranky movie critic who’s seen…

6 months ago