Sep 11, 2023 | anxiety, Blog, Penny Lucas
By Penny Lucas Ever wonder why after a few drinks you wake at 3am and start cataloguing every cringey moment you’ve had in your life? Torturing yourself with memories of things you wish you’d never said and moments of embarrassment? You might feel agitated and...
Sep 9, 2023 | Blog, Counselling, Joanna McCormick, Self Care
by Joanna McCormick What is a “Calling”? Calling is defined as “a profession or career which someone is strongly attracted to, especially one which involves helping other people” (Collins). Another dictionary (Merriam-Webster) points to “a strong inner impulse toward...
Sep 7, 2023 | anxiety, Blog, Melinda Coles, Relationships
by Melinda Coles About 20% of the population live with an anxious attachment style. The development of an anxious attachment style is often associated with parents who were inconsistently responsive to our needs. Sometimes primary caregivers /parents may have been...
Sep 3, 2023 | Blog, Penny Lucas, Trauma, Yoga
By Penny Lucas Grief Counselling and Restorative Yoga Yoga for Grief My work as both a grief counsellor and a restorative yoga teacher actually have a distinct connection. Restorative Yoga as a standalone practice was born from grief. Originally Restorative Yoga...
Sep 2, 2023 | Blog, Massage, Rebekah Russell, Trauma
by Rebekah Russell Trauma Informed Massage Explained Massage History Somatic therapies, or body-based therapies (‘soma” from the Greek word meaning body), have been part of healing practices across myriad civilizations and throughout the ages. The power of...
