by Joelle Lazar | Dec 14, 2024 | Couples, Emotional Wellbeing, Families, From the Heart, Vancouver
Ah, the holidays! Festive red poinsettias, the smell of pine needles and baked goods, and the lovely glow of Christmas lights woo us into the holiday spirit. But the reality is that even happy, healthy families experience stress and conflict, especially over the...
by Joelle Lazar | Dec 4, 2024 | Emotional Wellbeing, From the Heart, Meditation, Nourishing Thoughts, Recovery
The holidays can be full of joy but also stressful and exhausting. Click here to access my Holiday Stress and Self-Compassion meditation to help soothe your nervous system, and relax deeply so that you can be present over the holidays!
by Joelle Lazar | Jan 8, 2024 | Emotional Wellbeing, From the Heart, Nourishing Thoughts
Do you have a habit of putting relentless pressure on yourself to please others and be perfect? Does it sometimes feel as if there’s a Manager or Boss living in your brain who is constantly cracking the whip? What would it be like to be gentle with yourself when you...
by Joelle Lazar | Jul 23, 2023 | Families, From the Heart, Uncategorized, Vancouver
Help For Parents of Very Challenging Teens: If you are struggling to parent a very challenging teen, you are not alone, and there is help! In this information age where our kids are ruled by their iphones, insta feeds, tic toc, and snapchat, it’s increasingly...
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 | Apr 11, 2020 | Emotional Wellbeing, From the Heart, Uncategorized
The Covid19 pandemic has had a profound affect on our world and how we move through it. Whatever you are feeling right now is deserving of kindness and attention. While we would never have invited this pandemic, paradoxically it is giving many of us the opportunity to...