Unmask and Evolve Wholistic Health and Wellness

To spread the love I have received and to celebrate Unmask and Evolve’s 1 year Anniversary. I’m doing a GIVEAWAY : Draw will occur Nov 30th at 6pm CST! Spread the Love Gift includes : Journal, Watercolour book, chocolate, face mask, hair mask, calm pillow spray, hydrogel eye mask, eye pads, lip mask, mini sodalite eye roller, balance hand cream, energy body scrub. To ENTER: 1. Follow me on IG 2. Like & Share post 3. Tag a friend deserving of a little love 4. Join my FB group Unmask and Evolve.

So WHO am I? HI, I'm Shasta a Nurse Practitioner (NP)and owner of Unmask and Evolve Wholistic Health & Wellness, the first private NP Practice in Saskatchewan. I graduated from University of Ottawa as a Registered Nurse in 2003 (17 years ago), and in 2011 I completed my Master’s in Nursing and Primary Healthcare Nurse Practitioner Certificate from the same institution....Continue reading

On the outside I appear to have it all. I’ve struggles with severe anxiety & depression my entire adult life. It’s not a weakness, it’s my superpower! It makes me a better Nurse Practitioner - helping others. I understand the pain, I understand the darkness, I understand the vulnerability, the shame & guilt, I understand the barriers to care & lack of mental health services & support as I’ve lived it. I’m not the typical picture of mental illness - but I am.... Being high functioning is very common - our idea of what a person with mental illness looks like is false ....I often struggled to get help because I looked too well, I must of been over exaggerating, dramatic! More than ever we need to talk about mental illness, stop making assumptions about what it looks like!!!

I have NEWS! I am so excited to announce I will be running my clinic on Friday’s out of Holistic Physiotherapy & Wellness in Saskatoon. Come see me there!... Appointments can be booked online @ www.unmaskandevolve.ca (new website launching tomorrow) See more

Saying I'M FINE" IS DETRIMENTAL TO OUR HEALTH! WHY? 1) It invalidates our feelings.... 2) It prevents us from processing our emotions. 3) Not feeling our emotions makes them bigger & stronger and then we explode at inappropriate times.....creating more guilt & shame, and affects our relationships. 4) It perpetuates isolation and prevents us from getting the help we need. 5) It feeds self limiting beliefs, shame and guilt because "we should be ok" 6) It confuses & hurts our body. In other words, deciding to bury your feelings, ignore them, internalize them, pretend they didn't happen, or convince yourself that there is no need to deal with them can literally make you sick from the stress. Research has proven that suppressing emotions causes a stress response increasing cortisol. High levels of cortisol are correlated to a variety of autoimmune disorders, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression, heart disease & diabetes. It's hard to ask for help! It's OK to not be OK! Instead of saying " I'm fine" - ask for help. Try saying: " I want to say I'm fine but I'm really not" "I feel lost, and out of control" " Can you help me make an appointment to talk to someone" "Can we cancel our plans" " Today's not a good day for me" " Can you make dinner tonight?" " Can you ......... for me" " I could really use someone to talk to " " Honestly, I'm struggling and I could really use.........) "I'm a little overwhelmed"