Sharing my adventures as I navigate life
It's ok to not be ok. We often use this phrase when talking about mental health. As I finished my online session with my therapist this morning, I realized that today is Bell Let's Talk day. This is the day where Bell Canada donates proceeds from a variety of online activities to fund mental health
What would I tell my pre-pandemic self? If I had to narrow it down to a couple of things, it would be: trust that the universe is unfolding as it should, and you have the tools and skills to deal with whatever 2020 throws at you. Dear Sonia Fasten your seat belt, 2020 is going
Living through a pandemic has been scary and exhausting. Nothing is as it was, nor will life return to "normal" any time soon. That's hard to accept. This got me thinking. If I knew that life was about to irrevocably change, what, if anything, would I do differently? what would I tell my pre-pandemic self?
This week's "letter to my pre-pandemic self" is written by Sarah, an amazing young woman. Sarah is beautiful, kind, smart, loving, funny, and hard-working, to name but a few of her qualities. She's dating my youngest son, Matthew. Over the past couple of years, I've had the privilege of spending many wonderful moments with her.
This blog post is the first of a series. I was inspired to try something new with the blog. Last week, as I sat down to enjoy my weekend paper, I read an article that mentioned writing a letter to our pre-pandemic selves. What a terrific idea! Instead of writing down only my thoughts, I
I am going to embrace the suck. The suck of living in isolation through a pandemic. The suck of feeling powerless, sad and scared. I know that I am very fortunate. My family is healthy. I have a roof over my head, food on my plate, and I live in a peaceful country. And yet…