The Winding Path

04/15/2026

04/15/2026

Yes!

If you’re showing up, and doing the work, and being who the younger version of yourself always needed WITHOUT the support of family, you’re the hero society forgets to acknowledge. Stop comparing yourself to people that have a whole family unit behind them. Stop comparing yourself to people who got the greatest step ahead that no one acknowledges.

You’ve made little you so, so proud

04/15/2026

dear body #1

04/15/2026

You didn’t miss your moment.
You were becoming the version of you who could finally see clearly.

Because when you understand your brain…
your patterns…
your needs…

you stop making decisions from pressure, fear, or comparison.

And start making them from alignment.

That’s when everything changes.

Not overnight.
But permanently.

04/15/2026

🤯

The practice of uncertainty is patience. That is, the only way to move through uncertainty, the only way to listen for what it has to say, is by being patient. The speech of uncertainty is slow. When we move too fast, the lessons are unintelligible. For sure, it’s hard to be patient. Waiting was one of the great teachers that appeared during my cancer journey, the most difficult teacher and greatest ally. In the three-year heat of my medical journey, every step required a different decision which only waiting uncovered. During that waiting, I became more and more grounded in the free fall of uncertainty.

An excerpt from, The Endless Practice.

04/15/2026

04/15/2026

So timely for today.

Sheena Rae - Mess and Mercy

04/15/2026

😁

04/13/2026

“It's not the confidence of believing that we can make something work, but the confidence that comes when our brain realizes that we can handle it when something doesn't.” - Dr. Gordon Neufeld

One of the most challenging and crucial questions of our time is why some bounce back from adversity, seemingly unscathed, while others fall apart and become emotionally distraught and dysfunctional. Resilience is probably the most important topic of our time. It holds the answers to emotional health and well-being, mental illness, healing and recovery, prevention, addiction, and much more. Resilience is not only the best overall prevention but also the best focus for intervention. Resilience should be everyone’s concern, not only the medical and helping professionals, but also educators, parents, and society at large. Resilience is about ourselves and those we are responsible for.

Gordon Neufeld have created a 5 session course where he looks at where resilience comes from and how we are to make sense of it. We use fresh understandings of emotion to uncover the roots of resilience in relationship, feelings, play, and rest. These pivotal factors are too often eclipsed by the current prevailing focus on symptoms, syndromes, and stress, as well as problem behaviour and dysfunction. The incredible story of emotional health and well-being is not about what has happened to us but rather about what hasn’t happened within us. This must be where our hope lies.

Learn more - find the link to our courses in our bio

04/13/2026

April is Stress Awareness Month

Stress is a normal part of life, but when it becomes chronic, it impacts our mental, emotional, and physical well-being. It can manifest as sleep issues, irritability, or feeling overwhelmed—signs that persistent stress deserves professional attention.

Counselling Therapists (CTs) are essential in helping Albertans navigate and treat these challenges. Through evidence-based clinical interventions, CTs help individuals develop practical coping strategies, strengthen emotional regulation, and build long-term resilience.

Supporting Albertans also means strengthening the profession. ACTA is actively advancing the regulation of Counselling Therapists to ensure consistent standards of education and professional accountability. Regulation is vital for strengthening public trust and ensuring access to safe, ethical, and competent mental health care.

Learn more about ACTA’s work toward regulation: acta-alberta.ca.
Not yet a member of ACTA? Join us today to show your readiness for regulation and support the advancement of our profession: acta-alberta.ca/intermediate-route

04/13/2026

Please contact the Wellness Team for more info.

04/06/2026

It took me quite some time to come to terms with understanding that I experienced abuse. To properly attach that descriptive to it was impactful and life changing.
This was on my mind, as delayed revelation was a part of a story in a book that I am currently reading.