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The Currently List is something that I often share in the Simple Saturdays email newsletter (the FUN email you get about twice a month. Want to join in? Sign up here) The Currently List is where I share some things I am currently loving, eating, doing, wearing, etc. It gives the vibe of coffee chat … Read more
A couple of weeks ago we held a memorial service for my mom. If you have been around for a while, you have heard me share that my mom had early-onset dementia. I’ve shared my experience with this in different ways over the years. But you never really heard about who SHE was. So, to … Read more
Summer changes each season as the kids get older. We went from planned out days of park dates, crafts and sprinklers in the yard…. to dropping them at the pool each day and managing screen time…. and now the kids are 15,14 and almost 12, I know this summer will look a little different than the … Read more
I don’t need a Hot Girl Summer. I need a Marmot Girl Summer The marmot, nature’s chubby lil sun-basker, knows how to set personal boundaries. They alternate between total relaxation in a sunbeam and pulling a quick exit before the vibe gets too hectic or overstimulating. I am here for a Marmot Girl Summer. I … Read more
This Mindful Exercise (ME) is a quick one for the caregivers. Use this a check in to help de-stress, calm down and regulate. It will also focus on paying attention to your own needs and shedding some of the ‘shoulds’ we have. At the end you should feel ready to go back into the day … Read more
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This mindful exercise (ME) is focused on getting out of your head and into your body. But not in a hurried and busy sense. More in the sense of ‘being’ and not ‘doing’ These exercises are made by a registered counsellor, but they are not a replacement for 1:1 therapy. Please let me know what … Read more
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This Mindfulness Exercise (ME) is focussed on building your sense of inner resilience and self leadership. It uses elements of IFS (Internal Family Systems) which explains that we have ‘parts’ of us. And that our ‘self’ is the one listening to the parts of us. This exercise will discuss the 8 C’s, they are the … Read more
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Hello Simple on Purpose Friends First of all, the regular podcast is not back, but I am back with a special series. I have created mindfulness exercises to lead you through different issues. I want them to speak to modern womanhood and modern caregiver-hood (motherhood). I also want them to be fairly short, create and … Read more
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Go Slow to Go Far “Go slow to go far” is a quote I heard from a co-worker, about working in communities with communities. It is about taking time to build relationships to create a strong foundation for collaboration, But it is a quote I have offered counselling clients who struggle with overfunctioning, earning their … Read more
It is just over ten years since I decided to declutter the house for my family of five. I had just read the Joy of Less, and it was like a trap door opened up underneath my feet and dropped me into my basement of boxes. The realization hit me, “I don’t actually have to … Read more