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How to Deal with Triggers

How to Deal with Triggers

How do you handle feeling triggered? Do you react when someone triggers you to feel agitated, inferior or disrespected? Most of the time when we’re triggered, we shut down. We cross our arms over our chest and close our hearts. Maybe we pout or fight back. Maybe we become aggressive or diminish the other person. […]

Exciting news! Launching Youtube Channel

After 10 years of writing blog articles (and loving every moment of writing), this year I shifted gears. Working together with my talented brother, Pete Shoniker, I’ve created and launched a handful of videos. The gist of these videos is spiritual and healing insights and practical tools for everyday life. Check out my videos here: […]

How to Heal Feelings of Unworthiness

How to Heal Feelings of Unworthiness

“You’re useless. You’re pathetic. You never get anything right. You’re a failure. You’re stupid. Nobody likes you.” Feelings of unworthiness are vicious monsters that lurk in the dark, waiting to pounce on us during our weakest moments. (Photo by Joshua Rawson Harris) The self-admonishing, cruel tyrant in our minds can be so harsh and so […]

How to Find Hope Amidst the World’s Darkness

How to Find Hope Amidst the World’s Darkness

(Photo: Amadeo Valar) Lost in the Darkness Sitting in a grassy park overlooking the water, I soaked up the spring sunshine and settled into a much-needed catch-up with a girlfriend. The self-isolating, social-distancing, homeschooling, shutdown-of-all-things-we-love saga had taken a toll on all of us. As my friend spoke, I noticed the exasperation in her eyes […]

The Secret Mother’s Day Gift We Really Want

The Secret Mother’s Day Gift We Really Want

                                                                                       (Photo: Dakota Corbin) I will never forget my first Mother’s Day. My first-born daughter was four months old. My husband gifted me a silver bracelet adorned with a heart charm and the letter T (the first letter of our infant’s name). On that first Mother’s Day in 2011, I felt honoured, validated and loved. […]

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