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Emotions as an Inner GPS A Buddhist teacher once said that rather than saying "I am sad," we could say "there is sadness." The point, as I understand it, is not to let our emotions define who we are. Rather, we might like them to tell us where we are. Emotions are a bit like a GPS, or if you are more old school, an old-fashioned map. It could be said that the less we engage with our emotional lives, the more lost we feel. Emotions indicate a route and provide a guardrail, wit

In recovery circles, we often come across the term ‘a geographical.’ It refers to that moment when, facing difficult or destructive patterns, we decide the solution is to simply change our location. We might move towns, or—more radically—change countries. It is a very understandable belief: that changing our scenery will finally change our internal struggles. But as many of us discover, once the six-month "honeymoon period" fades, the new country starts to lose its initial ap

Many people beginning recovery from an addiction or compulsive behaviour assume that once they give it up, life will simply fall into place. And while life does often improve, many may also experience an unsettling reality: once the original compulsion fades, another quietly takes its place. Instead of alcohol, it might be sugar. Instead of cocaine, caffeine or sex. Addictive patterns are, at their core, coping strategies—ways of bringing comfort and ease. When that comfort i

In this article, I would like to consider a tool called the three circles. This is a very practical tool for those who wish to clarify...

I used to find myself stuck in negative thinking. Whether I was staying in or going out, I seemed to view everything through a kind of...

Anxiety, Coping Strategies, and How Counselling Can Help I want to talk about three things that mean a lot to me: anxiety, the ways we...