By Guest Blogger John Roche, therapist and coach, at Transformation Counselling Anxiety sucks. It can weigh on you every moment of the...

Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness in the present moment. It is a powerful tool that can offset the...

When I hear about the current rates of mental illness, I count myself lucky. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 1 in 5...

In the last few years, on-campus health services and teaching staff all across North America have observed a disturbing trend in...

Do you want to learn something that can change your life powerfully, yet is simple? Something that is applicable to small or large...

“Happy Hillside!” I heard this very specific well-wish ring out a thousand times last weekend. I was attending Hillside, the eclectic,...

When I was a kid, I had a persistent case of eczema on both of my hands. Eczema is a common inflammatory skin condition that causes...

One of the highlights of my year is a fall wilderness trip with friends to Algonquin Park or somewhere on the Canadian Shield. We paddle...

Many people in North America identify as being busy. As a naturopath, I often feel torn about what to recommend as the best treatment...

I recently spent some time reflecting on my father’s childhood. His was a traumatic one, to say the least: physical and emotional abuse,...

(see earlier articles: Learning to Thrive as an HSP Part 1, Part 2, The Impact of Stress on the Highly Sensitive Person) This is one of a...

This is the third in a series of blog posts exploring my experience in working with the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) in my naturopathic...

As a naturopathic doctor, I see quite a number of patients who identify as Highly Sensitive (or HSP) – people who get easily overwhelmed...

I’m not going out on a limb when I say that North American urban culture is a stressful one. Many of us are working longer hours than 20...

As you may have heard, a new (awesome) study was released suggesting that viewing photos of adorable baby animals actually increases...

According to psychologist Dr. Cliff Arnill, the most depressing day of the year is the third Monday of January. This year “Blue Monday”...

It’s 8:00 am. You’re making oatmeal, helping your son with his homework, getting lunches ready for the family, and the phone rings. ...

“Gardening is fundamentally an act of enormous hope because everything you do in the garden is for the future.” Barbara Frum, 1937—1992,...

Okinawa is a series of islands off the coast of Japan. The people there have the longest life expectancy and the longest health...