• How to Party with Pain: A Guide to Celebrating with Challenges

    I was seventeen when I was first invited to a dinner party. My first, real, grown-up party! I got all dressed up. Hair. Make-up. The excitement was palpable. Good friends, food and fun times – this was living! I made it to the soiree, elated and expectant…but fell asleep at table. Weakened by just getting to the party, once I actually arrived, I simply collapsed and passed out with exhaustion. It was the first of many disheartening occasions where my chronic illness dampened the festivities. I love birthdays, milestones and celebrations. Parties are amazing opportunities to bask in joy and happiness – but they frequently bring up huge challenges, especially for…

  • Life Is Adventure

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  • Sleeping Struggles? 10 Easy & Effective Tips to Try

    Do you ever find that sleep eludes you? For something so vital, so many of us do not get nearly enough.  So often sleep can seem like time wasted, when the to-do list is growing and the world is moving onwards, who has time for snoozing in bed?  Have you ever stayed up an hour later – just to get that task finished off? Did you know that when you loose an hour of sleep, you don’t gain an hour of productive time? Not at all, in fact, you reduce your productivity greatly with each hour you give up.  I learned this doing the research for my Successful Sleeping Workshop.…

  • Trailblazer Interview: Tiffany Kairos on Epilepsy Mindfulness, Compassion & Action

    Today we are hearing from Tiffany Kairos Care-Rose,  the founder of The Epilepsy Network (TEN). TEN’s mission is to educate, advocate and provide hope to all who have been affected by epilepsy. Tiffany has lived with epilepsy for eight years to date. In this Trailblazer Interview we talk about:  – How to move forward and build a life with a condition that can make the future unpredictable. – How to keep positive after seizures happen (or any other unexpected health flare or challenge that might affect someone) and how you’ve managed to make peace with a repetitive condition. – How Tiffany used her challenge to blaze her trail and make…

  • April Trailblazing Healing Resources: Fuel for Your Healing Fire

    The best of the wellness internet. Lovingly curated trailblazing healing resources for fun and wellness fabulousness to fuel your healing fire. Relax and dive in! My favourite trailblazing healing resources, inspirations, proclamation and motivation this month. Hard day? Needing a dose of comfort, support or ‘you’ve got this’ goodness? Try The Pep Talk Generator. Three exercises for building resilience. Have you heard talk of altars, personal sacred spaces and felt intrigued but mystified on the specifics? Check out this mega altar resource from Briana Saussy. Oh, and if you need something beautiful to listen to while building your altar/meditating/eating breakfast, Bri also made this beautiful aural blessings compilation. Tift Meritt reminds me of…