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Understanding Burnout
Uncover the truth about burnout: a pervasive exhaustion impacting physical, emotional, and mental well-being. This article delves into the symptoms of burnout, from chronic fatigue to emotional numbness, and highlights those most at risk, including high achievers, caregivers, and neurodivergent individuals.
The ADHD Brain and Emotions: Why We Overreact and How to Cope
Learn how ADHD affects emotional regulation and why overreactions often happen. This article explains the connection between the ADHD brain and emotions, highlighting coping strategies to manage emotional dysregulation. Improve your emotional well-being and gain practical tools to navigate life with ADHD more effectively.
What’s in a Name? Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADHD is often misunderstood and reduced to its most visible traits like hyperactivity and distractibility. But ADHD is far more complex than that. It’s a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting everything from emotional regulation to time management. In this series, I aim to explore the nuanced realities of living with ADHD.
Who Made Your Shirt? - A Gratitude Practice for Imperfect People
In a world that often feels rushed and disconnected, it’s easy to overlook the simple act of gratitude. “Who Made Your Shirt?” explores how a simple, small practice can transform ordinary moments into opportunities for deeper appreciation, connection, and inner peace. Read on to learn more.
Orange Shirt Day: Honouring the Past and Building a Better Future
Orange Shirt Day has profound significance in Canada as it commemorates the survivors of residential schools and their families. Learn about its origins, the ongoing impact of colonization, and how you can contribute to a more inclusive future. Every child matters—find out why.
What to do with Weeds - the Fall Edition
Have you ever looked at a plant and wondered what you could do with it or what it could do for you? Discover what you can do with a couple of fall weeds like dandelion, chicory and burdock.
Grounded Abundance: Ancient Wisdom for Late Summer
Learn how to make the most of Late Summer by using the Earth Element to help balance digestion, support mental clarity, and strengthen your immune system during this transitional season. Try practical tips for seasonal cooking, self-care, and preparing for the cooler months ahead.
Embrace Your Authentic Self: The Power of Being Unapologetically You
Discover the joy and power of embracing your authentic self with our latest article. Learn how rejecting societal beauty standards and nurturing your natural beauty can lead to deeper self-acceptance and true personal empowerment. Celebrate your unique qualities and cultivate a life of genuine self-love.
What is Homeopathy?
Curious about what exactly homeopathy is? Learn how this natural, holistic treatment works and why homeopathy tailors remedies to individual symptoms. This article explains how homeopathy can address your unique health needs through a mild and effective approach to healing.
Friendships - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Explore the dynamics of friendships in our latest article, "Friendships - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly." Delve into the importance of Social Rest, understanding red and green flags in relationships, and learn how to cultivate healthier connections. Perfect for anyone looking to enhance their social circle and personal well-being.
Stay Cool and Refreshed with These Aesthetician-Approved Treats
Beat the heat and nourish your skin with our aesthetician-approved recipes! Discover delicious treats like the Hydrating Cucumber Mint Cooler and Tropical Fruit Salad, packed with essential nutrients to enhance skin health and hydration. Dive into summer with refreshing flavors that keep you cool and your skin glowing.
Vibrant Growth: Ancient Wisdom for Summer
Immerse yourself in the vibrant energy of summer with our latest article, "Vibrant Growth: Ancient Wisdom for Summer." Discover how the Fire Element of Chinese medicine can enhance your season with joy, passion, and connection. Embrace the warmth and learn to live fully in tune with summer's abundant yang energy.
Wild Plant Identification
Dive into the art of wild plant identification with our latest article. Perfect for budding herbalists and nature enthusiasts, it offers practical tips and expert advice to help you confidently recognize and utilize wild medicinal plants. Start your journey to becoming a seasoned plant identifier today!
Practitioner Spotlight: Meet Arti
Arti finds joy in helping her patients achieve mental, emotional, and physical wellness. Currently, as an Extern at the Canadian College of Homeopathic Medicine (CCHM), Arti is offering subsidized consultation to develop individualized treatment plans for her patients to address the underlying cause of their sickness. Her work, supervised by a CCHM Supervisor, reflects her commitment to providing effective and accessible care.
Violets – Gentle Spring Medicine
Witness the delicate beauty of violets, one of the first wildflowers of spring. Despite their unassuming size, violets are botanical powerhouses with diverse medicinal and culinary uses. From the antioxidant-rich leaves to the pH-sensitive flowers, discover the multifaceted benefits of the humble violet in our latest article.
Why Eat the Rainbow - What Does it Do for Me?
“Why Eat the Rainbow—What Does it Do for Me?" offers a vivid guide to enriching your diet with a spectrum of colourful foods. Each colour provides unique nutrients that boost health, from immune support to liver detoxification. Embrace a diverse palette for better health and vitality.
Eat the Rainbow!
Discover the vibrant world of "Eat the Rainbow," a guide to enriching your diet with the colors of nature. It's an invitation to transform your meals into a palette of nutrients and flavors, promoting better digestion and health. Embrace variety, simplicity, and creativity in your culinary journey.
Emerge & Awaken: Ancient Wisdom for Spring
"Emerge & Awaken: Ancient Wisdom for Spring" delves into the rebirth and renewal that spring brings. Highlighting the Wood Element of Chinese medicine, it explores creativity, planning, and growth as spring's gifts. Learn to harness this season's energy for setting intentions, cultivating flexibility, and embracing movement. Discover how to align with the upward and outward energy shift, plant beneficial seeds for the future, and navigate life's challenges with grace. Welcome a season of transformation and growth, preparing for a vibrant spring and summer.
In Praise of Stinging Nettles
Stinging Nettle, often seen as a nuisance, is a rich source of nutrients and offers remarkable medicinal properties. Its sting, a defense mechanism, deters herbivores, yet when handled correctly, nettles can be safely used. Ideal for allergy relief, inflammation reduction, and as a general tonic, nettles embody a potent natural remedy from roots to leaves, heralding numerous health benefits including allergy relief, anti-inflammatory effects, and support for the body's elimination processes.
Radical Rest
"Radical Rest" challenges the norm by advocating for rest as a fundamental aspect of productivity and well-being, drawing inspiration from Chinese medicine's principle of 'wu wei'. Embracing the natural rhythms of each season, it offers practical guidance for deep rejuvenation and self-discovery. Dive into this transformative journey and unlock the power of radical rest.