If there’s anything better than one dahlia bloom, it’s two dahlia blooms. Or three. Or four. While often prized for their stunning colors and uniquely shaped blooms, dahlias also happen to be one of the most productive plants you can add to your cut flower garden. The trick to maxmizing the number of blooms? Pinching….
Healthy Eating Habits Protect Against Temptations Research shows that practising healthy eating consistently helps build resilience against cravings for unhealthy foods. The more you make nourishing choices, the easier it becomes over time, reducing those frequent temptations. This is great news for anyone tackling long-term weight management! Here are some straightforward tips to help you…
Emotional Intelligence in Leadership: Insights from IHHP Experts Greer Campbell and Marcie Stern At IHHP, we believe that emotional intelligence (EI) is at the heart of effective leadership. In a conversation between Greer Campbell, a Senior Leadership Consultant at IHHP, and Marcie Stern, one of IHHP’s experienced facilitators, they discussed how emotional intelligence transforms leaders…
In this episode of the Being Well Podcast, Forrest is joined by associate therapist Elizabeth Ferreira to discuss parts work, psychological defenses, and how real change happens. They talk about the inner child work Forrest recently did during an episode with renowned therapist Terry Real, and how that led to meaningful changes in their relationship….
Life is full of ups and downs, for young people as well as adults. Their ups and downs may seem insignificant to us as adults, but they are there, and our acknowledgement, acceptance and understanding of their feelings and experiences will have a profound impact on their interpretation of relationships, emotions, love, respect and…
How often can we say that we just walked 15 miles, or 24 kilometres, to our destination? Not often, in our increasingly digital and screen-centric world, but on the Camino de Santiago, this report is the norm. The Way is a very long walk, upwards of 500 miles (about 805 kilometres) towards the Cathedral de…
In Outer Order, Inner Calm, I write about how clearing clutter and creating order can make us feel lighter, happier, and more focused. But getting organized doesn’t mean rushing out to buy new bins or storage systems. Often, the best place to start is by taking inventory and figuring out how to use what we…
Whether you’re sadly surveying the a empty garden that has yet to have a seed planted in it, or mourning all the seedlings that lost their lives to slugs/bugs/the neighbor cat’s digging/extreme weather, it can feel defeating to arrive at the peak months of summer and not see any hope of bloom in your cut…
I loved my first job out of college developing and integrating corporate technology systems. Many days were spent either alone or with teams enabling business processes and getting systems to “talk to each other.” We learned to think in conditional (if-then) statements and Boolean logic (it’s this AND that, OR that NOT that). In other…
What helps you carry your load? The Practice:Feel the support. Why? We’re all carrying a load, including tasks, challenges, worries, inner criticism, mistreatment from others, physical and emotional pain, loss and illness now or later, and everyday stresses and frustrations. Take a moment to get a sense of your own load. It’s very real, isn’t…