Cindy Thompson
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Listen to our new episode with Dr. Erica Harris at aresilienceproject.com or on your favourite podcast platform. Dr. Erica Harris shares how Leukemia took her on a significant detour from her highway in life and how cancer helped her to discover the road she was supposed to be on. Faced with a two-month terminal diagnosis in 2012, Dr. Harris is here to talk about heow her life has changed, and the inspirational message from her son that kept her going through the darkest mo...ments. What an honour it was to hear her story! #risetoday #resilience #lifecoach #podcast #vancouver #chiropractor #kinesiology #aresilienceproject #inspiration #motivation #momlife #leukemia #leukemiawarrior

Today’s podcast is live! In this episode you will meet Cyprine Omollo, program Manager of Clean Start Kenya. Clean Start is an organization that helps women and girls transition back into society after being in prison or juvenile detention. Cyprine shares her story of having being imprisoned herself for being unable to pay her debts and sheds light on the desperate plight of women, girls and children she met behind bars. It was after serving time at the remand section of La...ngata Women’s Maximum Security for six months, that Cyprine was a recipient of the newly founded Clean Start program herself. Today Cyprine and the Clean Start team not only help to empower women & girls while imprisoned, but also coaching them in their transition back into the community, to find jobs, housing and the skills necessary to support themselves in a healthy and sustainable way. Since being released from prison in 2014, Cyprine has received training at Resurgo Trust London in Coaching for Leadership and has was selected for the Global Change Leaders Program at St. Xavier University in Canada 2020. If you would like to learn more about the Clean Start program, please check out their website: cleanstartkenya.com . #aresilienceproject #resilience #cleanstartkenya #podcast #lifecoach #empoweringwomen #kenya #nairobikenya #podcast aresilienceproject.com

New Podcast released today!

Hey fellow parents who want or need to get Real about the mess and the hope of parenting....I'm standing in the trenches with you! Starting Jan. 1, 2021, I'll b...e hosting a weekly podcast discussing all things family, from couples relationships, to getting through your kids' epic tantrums without completely losing it, to reconnecting with your tweens and teens. I'm thrilled with the guests I have lined up - their collective wisdom is gonna be a treat to listen to! Subscribe to my Living Room Learning page ThriveLife Counselling & Wellness to receive updates and notifications when new episodes drop! https://www.my.thrive-life.ca/lrlseries Looking forward to sittin' in the mud with you, Karen

Highly recommend this option as a form of self care for any of you amazing women out there

We all hope to be that parent our child confides in.

A great way to develop the skills as parents, learning to support your child with Anxiety. This is created by a good friend of mine who is also an amazing therapist.

Beautiful example of humanity

A great way to develop the skills as parents, learning to support your child with Anxiety. This is created by a good friend of mine who is also an amazing therapist.

Something to ponder today

Here is the April Schedule of Speakers for the Staying Connected Series. Feel free to share or tag friends who may be interested in joining

This is a wonderful way to manage where we allow our energy to be directed at the moment.

Take care of one another, we are all in this together

Today is a day to celebrate all you strong women that get it done everyday, no matter how hard the day is. Its a day to lift each other up, and celebrate one ...anothers accomplishments. So heres to you! Happy International Womens Day . . . #internationalwomensday #iwd2020 #celebratingwomen #thefutureisfemale #strongasamother See more

My first ever podcast interview with host, Amanda Preston. If you're a parent/caregiver, wondering how counselling might benefit your family, this is a good sum...mary of the benefits and some of the myths about counselling. If you've got 30 min, check it out and spread the word! To mental health, Karen

My first ever podcast interview with host, Amanda Preston. If youre a parent/caregiver, wondering how counselling might benefit your family, this is a good sum...mary of the benefits and some of the myths about counselling. If youve got 30 min, check it out and spread the word! To mental health, Karen

We all could take a bit of inspiration from this gentleman

A beautiful reminder that growth and renewed goodness can be just around the corner.

"Grieving takes as long as it takes, and its as hard as it is. We cant rush grieving. Many people try to rush it. They think they can wait grief out by refu...sing to acknowledge it. Not acknowledging grief does nothing but prolong it. We grieve when we lose people. We grieve when we lose pets. We grieve when we lose well-established relationships or experience changes in well-entrenched life patterns. Grief is the minds and the bodys way of processing loss. When we lose things that are important to us, were not just sad that those things are no longer there. Loss forces us to look, squarely in the eye, the reality of the passage of time. The reality that everything is temporary. The reality that we will never be able to settle into a routine indefinitely, because the only fundamental constant in the world really is change. Loss reminds us of dreams and ambitions and plans we once had. Loss reminds us of relationships and bonds we once had. Loss reminds us of past times, both good and badbut which are gone forever. Grief is how we try to deal with being reminded of all of those thingsand how we begin to accept the loss of those things. Our brains struggle with the concept of acceptance. When we experience something that is painful, were not great at accepting the reality that that painful thing even exists. Our first instinct is to reject the reality of that thing, in a futile hope that our rejection of it may cause it to not exist. Things exist whether or not we accept them. Loss definitely exists whether or not we accept its reality. Grief is a series of emotional reactions that help us bridge that gap between wanting to deny that loss exists, or that loss is painfuland the reality of needing to accept that loss simply is. Refusing to let yourself grieve, because you fear the pain involved, is a cruel thing to do to yourself." Read more:

A nice reminder of what children need. Sometimes at a time when they seem to deserve it the least. What are you doing to fill their cup?

Every inch counts

Worth reading through...and a reminder of how difficult it can be to challenge core beliefs!

A fun little video that is a great example of the value of talking with our kids at any age! Also a reminder of how they will model what we do. So sweet

Allowing time each week for creativity can make a significant difference in ones emotional well-being

Allowing time each week for creativity can make a significant difference in one's emotional well-being

Please watch and share with other parents.

Understanding ourselves particularly when we are very sensitive, and can validate the gifts that also come with being a very sensitive person.

A very important message!

Wise words from L.R. Knost.

Its ok to look after yourself. No need to feel guilty!

I love how Brene Brown reminds us of the importance of connection. In this short clip, she explains the difference between empathy and sympathy

It's ok to look after yourself. No need to feel guilty!

The notion of consent may seem very grown-up and like something that doesnt pertain to children, but the lessons girls learn when theyre young about setting physical boundaries and expecting them to be respected last a lifetime.

For all those Moms who feel torn and wish they could get more "accomplished"...holding your child is one of the most valuable accomplishments you will achieve in your lifetime.

Thank you to this little girl who is brave enough to speak out on behalf of those who have not yet had the courage.