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the braidwood enquiry into robert dziekanski’s death, the polish immigrant who was tasered at […]
Entries Tagged as 'emotional health'
taking responsibility: constance barnes and the braidwood enquiry
June 20th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: alcohol · eating disorders, body image & similar topics · emotional health · news and events
taking a stand: what does it take to make a difference?
June 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments
my last post was inspired by the 20th anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre. in it i was musing about what it takes to stand up against whatever oppression we’re experiencing, be it political or in a smaller social environment.
making that decision
marie reflected: “i guess it’s a matter of deciding what is more important […]
Tags: emotional health · peace, environment, social justice et al · philosophy and education
tiananmen square - standing up
June 4th, 2009 · 3 Comments
the twentieth anniversary of tiananmen square. i sit at the mall in richmond centre as i write this. richmond, we sometimes say, isn’t vancouver – it’s part of china. if you want to get a job here, it really helps if you speak mandarin or cantonese.
so there are a lot of chinese […]
Tags: emotional health · news and events
self-discipline
May 31st, 2009 · 5 Comments
kerr cuhulain is my favourite wiccan author so i was delighted to find out he now has a blog. kerr cuhulain believes in cultivating virtues (he calls them codes of chivalry), and proposes to focus on a specific one every month.
may is related to self discipline. in thinking about that, i looked around the […]
Tags: emotional health
in defense of “trying”
May 26th, 2009 · 6 Comments
the word “trying” has a bad rap. why?
yoda said, “do, or do not. there is no try“. there is the idea that “trying” is associated with excuses, that trying comes just before failing, that trying implies no commitment, etc.
fair enough.
here are my points:
what does try mean?
let’s start by looking at some definitions of […]
Tags: emotional health
blogging yourself home - the books
May 8th, 2009 · 3 Comments
for the blogging yourself home workshop at MentalHealthCamp, i had referred to a number of books in addition to leon tan’s fabulous article on MySpace and blogging as a form of self therapy.
here they are:
writing from the heart - tapping the power of your inner voice, by nancy slonim aronie
love the friendly, welcoming, comfortable tone […]
Tags: creativity: poetry, art, etc. · depression and mental illness · emotional health · interesting books · the net · therapy
dance on a wordless wednesday
May 6th, 2009 · 6 Comments
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Tags: depression and mental illness · goals · gratitude · wordless wednesday
living authentically
April 24th, 2009 · 9 Comments
my friend evan has just launched a new project, living authentically. authenticity has long been an important topic for him, and i’m looking forward to seeing how he goes even deeper into it. here’s a bit about the project:
the book
the living authentically book i wrote with my partner. it is a guide to […]
Tags: blogs of note · emotional health
inspired!
April 5th, 2009 · 8 Comments
it’s sunday inspiration time, a meme created by my friend sojourner.
today i am inspired by
reading and writing haiku
my 2-year-old grandson and his single-minded focus on choo-choo trains
my professional immigrant clients from china who are giving up impressive professional success in their country to start from scratch in a totally new culture
my friend […]
Tags: creativity: poetry, art, etc. · emotional health · interesting books · spirituality
recovery
March 9th, 2009 · 5 Comments
here is the last instalment of my conversation with joanna poppink. this is part of a series of interviews about different topics in eating disorders.
originally, i was going to tack the answer to my last question on to the second part of the interview. however, i realized that the answer to this question […]
Tags: addictions · eating disorders, body image & similar topics · emotional health
love and timelessness
February 9th, 2009 · 4 Comments
some notes on love from deepak chopra’s ageless body, timeless mind:
passion and commitment, love and dedication, self-worth and fulfillment – all are born in Being; they are qualities of the essential self that blossoms when you are free from narrow attachments
moments of nonattachment are characterized by perceiving the inner world as an open space […]
Tags: emotional health · interesting books · psychological research and other things academic · spirituality
there but for the grace of god go i: sunday inspiration
February 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment
just musing over a few things here, inspired by some of the blogs i read …
at nourish, a bittersweet post about jacqueline du pres, one of the most amazing musicians of the last century. this genius young cellist graced the world of classical music for a short 12 years. then her blazing light […]
Tags: creativity: poetry, art, etc. · emotional health · interesting books · news and events · spirituality
a buddhist carnival - first 2009 edition!
January 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments
welcome to the buddhist blog carnival! sometimes, rather than a carnival, i would like to call it a caravan. i’ve always liked camels, what can i say …
poem: man is not our enemy
we always start off with a poem. here is one by thich nhat hanh, presented by change the dream
promise me,
promise me this day,
promise […]
Tags: blogs of note · creativity: poetry, art, etc. · emotional health · spirituality
carnival of eating disorders #23 - part 2
January 5th, 2009 · 9 Comments
here’s part 2 of eating disorders carnival #23, a monthly blog carnival about eating disorders, body image and related issues. part 1 is here.
intuitive eating: challenge the food police
through thick’n’thin has a series of posts where the book “intuitive eating” by evelyn tribole and elyse resch is discussed. the book contains ‘the in-body […]
Tags: blogs of note · depression and mental illness · eating disorders, body image & similar topics · emotional health · interesting books · psychological research and other things academic
happiness in the new year
January 1st, 2009 · 12 Comments
happy new year to all! what more should i say? of course i want you all to be happy. but what does that mean? what does happiness mean? so many different things to different people. “contentment with one’s situation,” i read somewhere today, “is the greatest happiness one can […]
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