I shared this last year on#BellLetsTalk day and I think it bears repeating. 1 in 5 Canadians will be impacted by mental health concerns. Being a counsellor/mental health professional doesn't somehow immunize me from mental illness. This is my story... ...When I began working … [Read more...]
Falling Christmas Trees
When I was a child, our Christmas tree had an interesting stand. It was a re-purposed 100-ounce ketchup can filled with sand and it was tethered to the window/ceiling trim with two pieces of picture-hanging wire. It wasn’t the fanciest of set-ups but it worked and I … [Read more...]
The Santa Claus Change Purse, the Eclipse, & Mr. Brown
When I was about 7 years old, I had a Santa Claus change purse - it looked something like this (without the creepy rolling eyes) but had a gold metal clasp at the top instead of a zipper and the beard made up the bulk of the purse. At the time, I went to a relatively small, rural school which … [Read more...]