Invisible Challenges
There may be more than meets the eye to the people around us. Peg Ainsley takes an eye-opening look at what is invisible to most of us, and the impact. [Read more]
The Other Side of Me: The Slowest Part to Heal
Emotionally I'm so far along my healing path, intellectually and spiritually too. It's only in my physical body that I have major healing left to do. It's so weird to be ready to jump into life full force, with all the passion and spirit that comes with being On The Other Side. So many doors are opening for me, so many opportunities are coming my way to finally live the complete life of my dreams. And yet I'm still held back, this time by my physical body. [Read more]
A Mom’s Sacred Sanity Savour
A mom finds revitalizing 'me-time,' and away from the house and kids, on her weekly Sacred Saturday Sanity Savour. [Read more]
The Never Ending Puzzle
A woman who is abused by her father remembers the first time she felt strong enough to fight back, and as the memories emerge the pieces of the puzzle seem to fall into place — but will the puzzle ever be complete? [Read more]
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
There’s no need to wait for special days to make a change or start something new; any day is a great time to reduce stress, make a new intention, or start towards a new goal. Life begins now. [Read more]
Coincidences
Thriving On the Other Side continues with therapy to gain insight into the childhood abuse she suffered and begins to ask why her mother turned away from the truth. [Read more]
Early Exit: Thoughts on Suicide
After the suicide of her grandfather, our writer remembers her previous attempts at suicide, and how she came to a place where she can and does talk about it, despite the shame she feels. [Read more]
The Monsters Among Us
In a world so rich with enlightenment, science and wealth — how can people behave like monsters? And how do the rest of us put up with it? [Read more]
The Other Side of Me: The Turtle
In my 30s, I had body position I called the Turtle. I would wake up in the morning with my shoulders pulled up around my ears and my head and neck sucked back into my spine. Just like a turtle going into its shell. [Read more]
The Other Side of Me: The Tone
I found a deep heavy Tone inside me a few months into my work with Sue. The Tone is deep and scary. It’s the Tone of Jaws, the one they play right before horrible, unthinkable things happen. The Tone makes me want to curl up in a ball and hide. [Read more]
