by mchughk@telus.net | Apr 1, 2022 | Body, Contempt, Mind, Shame
In this weeks’ blog, I wanted to discuss how contempt is the great divider and separator within and between humankind. It tears apart and separates us within, leaving us feeling anxious, sad, alone, and ashamed. It separates us from each other leaving us open...
by mchughk@telus.net | Mar 25, 2022 | Body, Mind, Shame, Spirit
Shame in Relationship with Ourselves and Eachother Shame is the underlying culprit for self-harming behaviour including cutting, disordered eating, and addiction. These are all ways to change how we feel and take control of our bodyminds. Emotional...
by mchughk@telus.net | Mar 11, 2022 | Body, Mind, Spirit
How do we love one another? When we hold another’s mind in our minds this is called “mentalizing”. Mentalizing it is part of the nurturing that helps infants grow into themselves as individuals: the caregiver holds them in their minds and attends to...
by mchughk@telus.net | Mar 4, 2022 | Mind, Spirit
Are you still waiting to feel good? While it is already March, with the Omicron wave of illness, the freedom trucker convoy, and now WAR, many of us are still wondering “when do I get to start this new year? I had planned that this year would be a fresh...
by mchughk@telus.net | Feb 25, 2022 | Biorhythms and Mental Health, Mind, Spirit
I have been thinking a lot about why mental health is on the decline and the connections between biorhythms and mental health. I would seem obvious in many ways but I always like to look deeper. Why is it that a person can have everything they need or want but can...
by mchughk@telus.net | Feb 10, 2022 | Mind, pandemic, Spirit
Before I begin about Collective Consciousness and the pandemic, I wanted to introduce myself and my blog. I have been a therapist my entire adult life; listening to people’s stories and being transformed by them. I have felt a calling to share some of my...