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Addressing Psychology's Stage Theory Fallacy, A Chat on Modern Education | Why We Should Abandon This Approach We will be debunking the myth of stage theory in our discussion, and talk about the underlying reasons why current classrooms are categorized by age.  Hint: It's not because it optimizes learning, by any means 😂   As we prepare for the Digital Economy, it's a great opportunit...

Owning Our Discomfort In Periods of Collective Mourning, A Chat on Mental Wellness | Managing Self This discussion is a continuation on our conversation surrounding grief and mourning.   Listening in on discussions, and seeing some of the rhetoric that has been circulating, is a big reason why I felt this video was needed.  We all will experience loss at some point, therefore we are all in a posit...

Responding with Empathy In the Face of Communal Grief, A Chat on Mental Wellness | Offering Support Our chat on Mental Wellness is focused on how to respond empathically, and what behaviours and mindsets align with being empathic when those around you are mourning through loss.   The way we express emotions and respond to the emotionality of those around us, is part of what makes each of us human....

3 Strategies to Help Support Yourself Through Grief, A Chat on Mental Health | A Process of Recovery I'll be sharing my three core strategies to help you through cycles of grief, to support us through moments of loss and difficulty.   The process of grieving is often misunderstood and stigmatized. Experiencing loss is part of life, and each of us live and experience loss, individually. Underst...

Re-Imagining Our Relationship with Control, A Chat on Mental Health | Learning to Let Go & Live Free We'll be addressing different strategies to develop a healthy relationship with our need to control.   Control is generally considered to be a coping mechanism that helps us manage our anxiety and uncertainties in life.    All to say, life is inherently uncertain. The more we try to control...

How Schooling Continues to Redefine Family Dynamics, A Chat on Modern Education | Why We Should Care, Part II #Education #Schooling #Reform  We are continuing our discussion on how the schooling systems across North America have played active roles in harming children and negatively impacted family dynamics.   The history of schooling, involves a history of command & control tactics, shame &am...

How Schooling Continues to Redefine Family Dynamics, A Chat on Modern Education | Why We Should Care, Part I Welcome our first segment on Education, this week 😊  In this segment, we are focusing on how the schooling systems across North America have played active roles in harming children, especially those from marginalized communities.   The history of schooling, involves a history of command &a...

Why We Should Redefine Our Relationship with Fear, A Chat on Mental Wellness | The Art of Living Your Best Life Let's talk about fear.   What's your relationship with fear?   How much power has fear taken within your life? Too many of us aren't who we could be, not where we should be, or doing want ignites us, because the prospect of that, is scary.   Living life involves addressing yo...

Why We Should Choose to be Kind and Forget About Being Nice, A Chat on Mental Wellness | +A Hip Flexor Stretch As it relates to our wellbeing, there are simple shifts in our behaviour that provide a world of difference. Two specifically, differentiating between being kind and being nice. I celebrate kindness and all the ways that it translates. The world could use more kindness, on any given day. ...

Learning the Art of Living Life with Intention, Building an Energy Strategy | Practices that Support Our Mental Health Let's put a working definition for what we mean by living with intention. While this word gets thrown around a lot, when I say it, I'm specifically talking about putting value where you place your energy. Equally, recognizing when it's an appropriate time to withdraw o...

The Power of Gratitude Throughout the Highs and Lows | Trust the Process, Adopting Behaviours that Support Our Mental Health We'll be talking about how beneficial it is to incorporate gratitude in our routines to stay grounded.   Particularly when we are going through hard times, anchor in gratitude, and even during periods of great success. Gratitude helps in gaining and  maintaining perspect...

Re-Evaluating the Guidance we Receive from Others | Making those Big Life Choices, A Conversation Around Our Home Education We are looking at how we interpret the advice and guidance that we receive from when we are school, and well into our careers. Many of us are where we are today, good or less than ideal, because of the advice, opinions and guidance that we took from those around us, be them i...

How We Revolutionize the Future of Our Current Education System | Discussing Education: My Vision on Education Reform This video on Education is a chat with the end in mind.  Most know that I have a lot to critique about our current educational landscape, but who likes to hear someone poke at all the pain points without also providing viable solutions?   I think now is a good opportunity to share...

Lessons on Forgiveness - Letting Go of Energy That No Longer Serves You | A Chat on Mental Wellness   In life, we retain the energy that both our positive and negative experiences bring to our lives.  Forgiveness, I've learned, through trial and error, is the process of releasing the energy which no longer serves you. Not for anyone's benefit but your own.  It is also important to note tha...

The Art of Making Restoration as a Lifestyle Choice | Let's Chat Mental Wellness + A Hip Flexor Stretching Routine Contrary to popular belief, restoration isn't only when we are feeling burnt out. In fact, in order for a speedy(-ier) recovery, when it is that we do burn out, it's important that we cue our body for restoration on a daily, weekly, and even monthly, cadence. In order to a...

A Discussion on the Relationship Between Mental Health & Self-Acceptance | Building Your Foundation for Growth Let's talk about how self-acceptance is much of the foundation that each of us needs in order to start, or continue, or journey towards feeling and being mentally healthy!   There are many ways that we might frame self-acceptance, and by it's million and one definitions, so lo...

Mental Health: A Discussion About Rejection | Adopting Healthy Attitudes When We Hear the Word "No" We are going to be addressing a hot topic: how we cope with rejection in ways that are healthy for us.   Rejection can feel as though someone is cutting into our sense of inner worth and value - this couldn't be further from the truth.  It's important that we frame rejection in a w...

Addressing Modern Education: Examining the Relationship Between Curiosity & Learning | Why We Protect It I'd like to address our society's general attitude towards curiosity.   More specifically, this discussion focuses on how we preserve our children's sense of curiosity, and an exploration on how school curriculums have missed the mark.   Nurturing a child's relationship with...

Addressing Blindspots: A Chat on Academic Bureaucracy & How it Impacts an Educator's Role in Class In this segment, I'll be asking questions rather than providing answers.   The last few episodes on education gave me a lot to think about. I've reflected very deeply on how I can foster an inclusive environment where every voice has the power to influence the way we look at, and orie...

5 Types of People to Keep at a Distance, Limiting Access for your Well-being | A Chat on Mental Wellness I'll be sharing my views on the 5 types of people to keep at a distance, to better support your well-being.   One of the first of life's many lessons is that not everyone you meet has the best of intentions, and it's always best to rise above the situation. That said, sometimes, we...

5 Tips on How to Manage Through Burnout (Physical, Mental or Emotional) | A Chat on Mental Wellness I'll be sharing 5 Tips on how I get back to feeling like yourself again, if it is the case that I'm feeling mental, emotional or physical burnout.   Even for those of us who are conscientious of our wellbeing, life can get ahead of us, and we still need to take a moment to catch our breath o...

Managing Your Mental Health - 4 Attitudes and Mindsets That Enable You To Make Peace With Stillness I'll be sharing 4 attitudes and mindsets that enable you to make peace with stillness. More specifically, the period of time between action and reaction.   We too often are stricken with anxiety after having completed an action, unsure of what the response will be. Here are different values of m...

5 Ways to Manage the Ego & Stay Connected to Your Higher Selves - A Chat on Mental Health This video focuses on how to manage our ego, in order to stay connected to our higher selves.   I kick off this segment with an apology, because I believe my ego got ahead of me in our last video.  Then of course, we segue into 5 of the ways that we sometimes allow the ego to get in our own way, even with...

Navigating Conversations Concerning Your Child's Mental Health with Educators and Practitioners This discussion is a focus on navigating conversations, with both educators and mental health practitioners, concerning your children 's mental health and well-being.   It's important that each of us cultivate the tools to effectively communicate on behalf of children, whose mental health mi...

A Critique on the Juxtaposition Between Mental Health and Our Modern Education System | Why Reform? We are going to open up a broader discussion on the relationship that has developed between our Educational System and Mental Health.   More specifically, how the majority of mental health issues develop or are pinpointed within a classroom setting.  Even more specifically, how children as young as...