Jane Wiley, Registered Psychologist

01/30/2025

07/07/2023

This seems like a really great, free resource for parents:

10/05/2022

Curiosity is the place where awe is born, and it starts with heightening our senses. We may suspect life holds many mysteries, but only by paying attention can we access the grandeur and subtleties that make each person different and each encounter something fresh. By using our senses and paying a different kind of attention to the world around us, we may see that people we took for granted are more complex than we think they are. If we are able to open the mind to investigate, we may also discover some people are much simpler than the story we had constructed around them. Curiosity brings us the unexpected. It is the antidote to those times when we find ourselves in a rut, unable to take in anything new because we just can’t risk disrupting the dreary order of the day to day. With that frame of mind, curiosity looks like it would take too much energy. What, on top of everything else, you want me to question my reality? Honestly, I haven’t got the time for awe or wonder.

Instead of gripping tightly to a fixed idea of how things are and how they should be, we can train our mind to hold those notions lightly and begin each day ready to explore. We do not need to face the world demanding that it prove us right. Instead, we can say to it: Surprise me. We can become excited by the possibility that if we keep our eyes open, we open our hearts to something new. to have the kind of openness that cultivates awe does not mean we have to be credulous and sentimental, but the ironic stance—to act unimpressed because we fear looking foolish—has us experiencing our own lives at a distance. If, instead, we open our hearts to real love, we allow ourselves to feel the wonder of life, which research says is vital to sustaining our connection to the world and to one another.

08/30/2021

My office has moved to Whyte Avenue - in the Roots Building. Suite 202B 8135 - 102 Street. Same contact info. Enjoy the rest of your summer!

06/02/2021

https://youtu.be/1JCJVaK48RM

I haven't seen a School of Life video that I didn't appreciate.....

The School of Life is an organisation built to help you find serenity, resilience and connection. Here are 8 rules designed to guide you to the life you dese...

11/25/2020

I wouldn’t normally promote a program but this is REALLY good stuff and very affordable! I really think these are life changing practices if we practice them....

10/01/2020

This article was helpful to me....

Studies show people living in the Arctic Circle are armed with a mindset that helps combat the long ‘polar night’. It might come in handy for us all…

03/27/2020

This might be a great way to spend some time while we are at home....

Learn The Science of Well-Being from Yale University. In this course you will engage in a series of challenges designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits. As preparation for these tasks, Professor Laurie Santos ...

02/25/2020

Great quick little video....

The Motivation, Performance, and Wellbeing Research Group present the Perils of Perfectionism.

12/12/2019

Soothing tunes for anxious times.