by Joelle Lazar | May 16, 2020 | Emotional Wellbeing, Families, From the Heart, Uncategorized
The enemy is not your partner, it’s the distress cycle. It causes those unsettling doubts about whether your relationship is a forever home. It drives fear that your partner is incapable of loving and accepting you for who you are. It’s your distress cycle with your...
by Joelle Lazar | Jan 31, 2020 | Emotional Wellbeing, Families, Uncategorized
“It’s not your fault”. These are the words that people with depression don’t hear often enough. Depression is not an emotion but a fortress that traps a person body, mind, and soul. Well meaning friends and loved ones’ efforts to offer solutions are often futile....
by Joelle Lazar | Nov 30, 2016 | Emotional Wellbeing, Families, From the Heart, Uncategorized
Being emotionally available for our kids is the foundation of secure attachment, and the key to healthy, confident, and thriving kids. When children feel vulnerable, sad, or distressed, they need us to comfort and soothe them so they learn to do so for themselves....
by Joelle Lazar | Nov 12, 2016 | Families, From the Heart, Nourishing Thoughts, Vancouver
Practicing self-care over the holidays allows us to give of ourselves in a healthy way so our time with family and friends is meaningful and enjoyable. Unfortunately, for many people the holidays can feel stressful and overwhelming.Financial pressures, unrealistic...
by Joelle Lazar | Aug 3, 2016 | Emotional Wellbeing, Families, Uncategorized
Mindful parenting helps parents to remain present, and compassionate when our children become emotionally explosive. Rather than succumb to the impact of stress, and negative reactions such as yelling, withdrawing, or using threats or bribes, mindful parenting helps...
by Joelle Lazar | Apr 30, 2015 | Emotional Wellbeing, Families
The Critic is the bossy voice in our head that is trying to be helpful but more often than not succeeds in shutting down our playfulness and creativity by being rigid and controlling. Mindfulness is the practice of harnessing awareness in the present moment so we can...
