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11/04/2025

As the daytime feels shorter during the cold season, some might apprehend seasonal depressive symptoms. My blog includes some tips to alleviate the unpleasant symptoms that can come with this experience and invites the reader to develop a recipe for wellbeing and year-round joy. 😊🧤🍁🍂🎄🌅🌃📖🔥❄️

Colorful explosion during a walk in my neighborhood this afternoon. As in anything else in life, there is no one-size-fits-all, no universal...

10/17/2025

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How often do we allow ourselves to pause our busy lives to let go of heavy baggage ? Through her latest 10-min guided meditation and in her own poetic style,...

10/17/2025

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In this special conversation, Dr. Caroline Giroux and Christopher Arthursson sit down with Dawn Nance, a seasoned therapist and true Dandelion who continues ...

10/06/2025

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08/22/2025

Here is my video offering for this week, shared on the day of the New Moon. Let's set an intention towards living one's truth by acknowledging even inconvenient truths rather than choosing the path of least resistance or believing convenient lies.
May clarity of mind triumph over darkness !
Happy New Moon 🌚✨

In this episode of Dr G's Dandelion Monologues, Caroline Giroux deconstructs a common unpleasant experience (having been lied to) and she explains why it is ...

08/19/2025

What do trees represent for you ? What are your experiences with nature making the invisible suddenly visible ? What can the natural world teach us as it mirrors our own realities ? Find out more in this recent post on my YouTube channel as I share my own experiences with the fascinating and beneficial natural environment.

Destructive lightning of a tree at a wedding venue just two months before the ceremony, northern lights, visit of a moose, all are natural and spectacular ph...

08/18/2025

After a hiatus for the summer, The Dandelion Reflections podcast is back !

In this heartfelt and eye-opening episode of The Dandelion Reflections, Dr. Caroline Giroux and Christopher Arthursson explore the complex emotions of humili...

08/04/2025

Have you ever felt excluded, ignored, rejected ? Please know that regardless of external variables or circumstances, you belong. Join me and others in this free guided meditation practice. This is my newest video from Dr G's Dandelion Monologues YouTube channel.

In this guided meditation incorporated in this new episode of Dr G's Dandelion Monologues, Caroline Giroux invites you to create your own recess of the mind ...

08/01/2025

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07/27/2025

Happy Sunday 🌻! Join me in this free 10-min guided meditation to let the mind settle and reframe recent disappointments. I provide a sample of various strategies to practice being in the moment, whether from the anchoring effect of boxed breathing, the connection with our senses, the non-judgmental observation of one's experience (emotional physical, or the mind chatter), and the suggestion of positive mantras to accept recent situations and cultivate self-compassion 💗. Ultimately, a regular meditation practice such as this one can help us access this space of inner calm and peace more effectively in challenging times. Meditation is like a home where everyone feels safe and progresses at their own pace, accessing their intimate truth in their own way 😇🌼🌟☀️💫

In this latest episode of Dr G's Dandelion Monologues, Dr G offers a 10-min guided meditation to let the mind settle and reframe recent disappointments. She ...

07/16/2025

07/13/2025

What is mindfulness ? Or total awareness ? How do we define it ? How do we access it ? Find out some clues and examples in this new episode of Dr G's Dandelion Monologues, special hometown edition, part 1.

Please join a form of collective wisdom in this relaxing and peaceful episode of Dr G's Dandelion Monologues. With fresh examples in mind from her birthplace...