Returning to the classroom
After some years away from formal education, I started a new journey in May/2024, as a student at Fanshawe College in the Human Resources Management program. Returning to the classroom has been an interesting experience, a journey of rediscovering part…
The power of a wave
Every morning, I take a bus a few minutes before I should, just to see and feel the power of a wave. It also makes me arrive early at college and I spend my waiting time writing or reading. Since…
The hole never fills, but new life will grow around it.
As you may already know, I enjoy watching TV shows such as “Friends” and “Sex and the City”, currently relaunched as “And just like that”. Carrie Bradshaw inspires me to write about ordinary things, especially after a cup of coffee…
Have you already written down your mission statement?
The mission statement is a sort of strategy to apply at the beginning of any mentoring relationship. It is one of the first steps while building rapport with your mentee. The best way to write it down is to answer…
Kennel
Summer is here and my playlist on Spotify brings melody to our gatherings in the backyard. Always surrounded by love, while the girlfriends get together, couples share stories or just with my loved hubby. And like the love around us,…
Running outside
She didn’t know how freedom would feel as she walked on snow. She felt sad but then she found joy as she had never felt before. At the first moment, she didn’t even want to come back home. She was trying to cope with the negative Celsius degrees, just…
What the eye doesn`t see, the heart doesn`t grieve over
Today is World Mental Health Day, a date to raise awareness of mental health issues and advocate against the stigma. While I was wondering about this day and all its efforts to bring awareness, a proverb came to my mind.…
Newcomer, a subjective word
As a Psychologist, I am used to writing or reflecting upon subjective words, which meanings are based on or influenced by personal feelings or emotions. And even after five years of living abroad, my foreign status still teaches me new…
Have you already found your sense of belonging?
On an early Saturday morning, involved by love and active listening, some thoughts were turned into this post. While opening my heart to a friend, new ideas flooded my mind. Most of them were already conscious, but they took place…
When empathy is not enough
Have you ever felt that nobody understands your feelings? Even your friends, who express themselves in a positive way, trying to be empathetic, in the end, seem to have a lack of understanding? One day, a friend – also psychotherapist…
