Mental rehab post-brain injury: How to be resilient and adapt
This past week I was honoured to be asked to speak at the Brain Injury Association Waterloo Wellington Support Group. In this talk, followed by a question & answer period, I discuss my experience post-brain injury, challenges, deficits, loses, and how I now risk manage my life for happiness. If you are a brain injury …
Straighten-Out Your Cognitive Distortions with These 9 Questions
So what’s one of the best ways to make the next 365 days the #YearofYou ? It’s by understanding and clearing-up your cognitive distortions! If you watched this week’s Youtube video, then you already know how to spot 10/13 common cognitive distortions. And if you haven’t watched that video yet, do so first by clicking …
Why I chose to take responsibility, and why I desperately want you to choose it too
“Life is at its best when everything has fallen out of place, and you decide that you’re going to fight to get them right.” ― Thisuri Wanniarachchi Do you want to know the hardest part about life? …living. In fact, until age 23 I didn’t even think I could do that. Before that point, I waited …
One of the Biggest Lies of This Century (and how YOU can tell the truth)
“I’m fine” – one of the biggest lies of this century. So what do you do when you don’t feel fine? Learn to tell the truth and takes responsibility for your life.
Two Original Exercises to Unlock Infinite Value 🔓
“You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you.” -Andy Warhol That quote is important for one main reason: it instructs you to find value in the seemingly unimportant things in life. And two of those seemingly unimportant things we are going to focus on today are (1) your …
So I Hear You Want Friends… Why Though? (3 reasons you need to stop caring about what others think)
So you want to be liked… I mean, who the heck doesn’t want friends who love them? I know I sure do 🙋♀️ … and I especially did between ages 14 to 21. But here’s the problem: you care way too much about being well-liked (and if you’re wondering, yes that statement counts towards social …
Everything You Do is Insignificant… 🤔
“Everything you do in life will be insignificant. But it is very important that you do it anyways.” – Mahatma Gandhi The first time I heard that quote, I honestly thought, “what the f*ck!?” How could anybody say that the things we do are insignificant? So I dismissed the quote…and judged Gandhi hard to be …
Does the Limit Really Exist? (How to Realize your Endless Potential)
I’m sure we all recognize a Mean Girls GIF when we see one. What an awesome part in the movie, right? Cady answers the final question correctly in the math competition, and her high school mathlete team takes home the title! But that’s not the important part. What’s important is what comes right before she …
Societal Pressure Does Not Exist … 🤔
“Society pressures us to go to university.” “Society pressures us to buy name brand clothes we can’t afford.” It’s crazy to think I’ve been telling myself those lies until just recently. What’s even crazier is that those statements only become true if you allow them to be. I understand that mainstream media portrays a certain …
You’re Missing Something Vital (Mental Health vs. Mental Illness)
“You’re fine”, says the inner tough-guy. …but maybe you’re not fine. Maybe you feel sad, lonely, anxious, and upset. But maybe that’s okay… Sad and Anxious are Normal Emotions Do you know what mental health is? I know the subject is heavily talked about nowadays, but do you fully comprehend what it means to have …