Stop and smell the roses (in the garden)!
I am so blessed with wonderful clients that fly me to beautiful places (like Penticton) to share happiness tools and develop better business practices! Whenever I am in a new place, I always go exploring to see what I can discover. Â And it just so happened that I...
Make sure to STOP and ENJOY the view!
I often take my own advice to get out and go for walk, especially as close to nature as possible. I feel very fortunate to walk by the river and enjoy the beauty that surrounds me. In my opinion, we must pause for at least a few moments during the day and genuinely...
Sometimes Bigger is Better!
When I was a kid I always wanted the biggest piece of cake, or whatever the “treat” was. Who didn’t, right? It seems ingrained in our culture that bigger is better. We have much bigger houses than ever before. We have bigger meals and bigger vehicles. We are pretty...
Laughing Gas
Over the past year, I have spent many hours at the dentist as a result of a broken tooth. I had a lot of different choices for how I wanted to manage the pain and the anxiety of surgery, and one of my choices was laughing gas. I have heard about it many times, of...
What’s stopping you?
Many of us have dreams and desires that we don’t pursue. We don’t put any energy into making them come true. What is stopping you? I guarantee it’s your mind! Your mind is filled with limiting beliefs of what you can or cannot do. Some of these beliefs stem from early...
Transforming Grief
When grief is new, photographs can create significant pain. Looking at a picture of a deceased loved one may cause a flood of tears, triggering the feelings of loss and devastation. If you have experienced a recent loss, as a grief therapist, I encourage you to put...
Photographs and memories.
The above picture was us celebrating at a Halloween party with Doreen Virtue (an American author and a motivational speaker Virtue has written over 50 books)  and James Van Praagh  (he has written numerous books, including The New York Times bestseller Talking to...
Breaking down your limiting beliefs – a bit about my past.
What we believe can either limit us or expand our horizons. For most of my life, my limiting beliefs kept me very small, contained in living a mundane and uninspired life. From elementary school to high school I was not a stellar student. I still have all of my report...
Weeding Is Required!!
In the past eight years, I’ve developed a love for gardening and flowers. I follow my own advice on the cathartic impact tending flowers brings. Playing in the dirt, being outside in nature, seeing the fruits of my labour blossom into beautiful flowers - definitely...
The water crisis in the first world and your happiness
It's late Saturday afternoon when it happens. No water. My husband is in the middle of his shower, getting ready for a black-tie function. My neighbor phones, (she is also going to an event) checking to see if we have water at our house. No warning, no timeframe, no...
Mother’s Day
Being a mother is an all-consuming, sometimes thankless task! Yet ultimately, most mothers will say parenting is rewarding as well. As mothers, we want the best for our children and tend to sacrifice some of our own needs. One caveat I urge you to consider if you are...
Cut the Cord
Cutting the cord can be hard, but so is hanging on the line.
Just another Magic Monday
I admit to loving all things magical; I love Harry Potter, I dream of Jeannie, Wonder Woman, Cinderella Bewitched, and charmed – I’m sure you get the idea. As an adjective magical can also be described as, “beautiful or delightful in such a way as to seem removed from...
Your happiness detour over treacherous terrain
My challenge is to embrace the long and winding road when a part of me wants to hurry the hell up and GET THERE ALREADY!
Can Social Media Make You Outrageously Happy?
Social media is here to stay and it can be a helpful tool in many ways. I love being able to connect with my cousins and friends more easily and effortlessly. I love knowing what’s happening in people’s lives even if I don’t speak to them as often. I love taking a few...
Dendrites, Classical Music, and Outrageously Happy!
Dendrites are little branch structures that live on your neurons in the brain; think of them like little roots that receive neural information. They can help us grow new neural pathways and keep our brains operating effectively. Fun Fact: The word dendrite has come...
Give your Monday an Outrageously Happy cure!
The weekend is over. Back to the daily grind and slogging it out for another five days. For many, this is a repetitious pattern resulting in Monday morning dread. Sometimes anxiousness can creep in on Sunday night when you are thinking about Monday morning. According...
Give your relationship an  Outrageously Happy boost!
I discovered some amazing things while researching and becoming a happiness expert. Some things are so impactful that you might call them happiness boosters. Being in a healthy relationship is one of them. Research demonstrates that physical affection between loving...