Grounded Reflections on Healing & Life

A collection of gentle reflections on stress, healing, and finding steadiness in everyday life.

When Energy Fades: Finding Steadiness as the Season Slows Down

As the days grow shorter and your energy dips, it’s easy to wonder why you feel more tired or flat this time of year. This post explores the emotional and physical shifts that come with seasonal change - and how mindfulness, gentle movement, and therapy can help you find steadiness again. Learn how to listen to your body’s signals, soften self-criticism, and reconnect with what restores you.

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When You’re the One Everyone Leans On 🌿

For those who always hold it all together - this reflection explores the quiet grief of being “the strong one,” the weight of early caregiving roles, and gentle ways to return to yourself. Includes a mindfulness practice, plus updates on in-person therapy and an upcoming MBSR group.

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You Don’t Have to Carry It All

Have you ever felt frustrated that your healing isn’t happening fast enough? That no matter how much therapy, mindfulness, or reflection you do, there are still moments that feel heavy?

If so, you’re not alone.

Healing isn’t about rushing to the finish line. It’s about learning to meet yourself where you are - with patience, self-trust, and a willingness to grow.

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Healing People-Pleasing and Self-Abandonment: A Guide to Reclaiming Your Needs

People-pleasing can feel like an overwhelming compulsion to prioritize others’ needs, often at the expense of your own. Many of my clients resonate with this behaviour, but I prefer to frame it as self-abandonment, as it involves neglecting your needs to avoid the discomfort of disappointing others.

Understanding and healing from this pattern is crucial for anyone seeking to reclaim their well-being, improve relationships, and cultivate self-worth.

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