When love is not enough. How to know when to breakup and when the relationship is over.
I grew up in Vancouver–a city known for its dreary winter weather, but it wasn't until recently that I made the connection between my sad moods in the winter and Seasonal Affective Disorder. As the seasons change, bringing shorter days and colder nights, many of...
Can you Spot a Cheater? Apparently, there are 5 types of cheaters and very specific reasons why they stray. But first, let’s dig into a recent celebrity cheating scandal. A match made in Victoria’s Secret heaven? It seemed like Behati tamed the rockstar Adam Levine, who had once joked “I’ll never...
You may have heard of love bombing, but have you heard of the other types of relationship bombs?
Craving your ex? Here are tips to handle withdrawal after a breakup.
After a breakup, while you logically might know the relationship is over, you body and brain is in a state of shock. It’s used to getting its feel good chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin from the relationship, and now that supply is cut off –...
You logically know you’re in a dead-end relationship, then why the hell is it so hard to let go of them? Well, you just might be addicted your ex. Here's how to find out.
Research suggests that grieving the end of a relationship is much like grieving a death. A popular framework is the Six Stages of Separation (shock, denial, depression, anger, bargaining and acceptance) which mirror the stages of grief. But after having worked with thousands of people...
Thanks to the panny d, break up and divorce rates have been increasing around the world. It’s basically a global un-cuffing season. Here are a few tips to help you move the f*ck on.
A breakup is the shake up you need to redirect your life. When I work with people going through a breakup, they are in a lot of pain and wish they could fast-foward through it. But I'm always excited for them. I can see that...
The pandemic has been the 'Great Accelerator' of relationships, propelling a couple forward, or expediting its demise. Here some tips on how to navigate your conscious uncoupling, pandemic edition.
There doesn’t seem to be much difference between a rat obsessing over a food pellet and a person addicted to earning breadcrumbs from their beloved.
Take the corona-tinted glasses off and repeat after me. I will not text my ex.
You choose (and stay with) people who are not equally invested in you because you don't love yourself enough to not settle for breadcrumbs (aka casual).
The ending of one chapter feels scary, but that’s only because there’s many chapters still to be write. You just won’t know how to title the one you’re currently in until the rest of your story unfolds.
Bridging the gap between science and spirituality, RENEW will immerse you in a program designed to release old patterns and rewire your subconscious mind. It's time to move forward.
No, you are not going crazy. After a separation, there is a lot going on in the brain, and understanding the neuroscience of heartbreak will help you realize that feeling sad after a breakup is natural.
Going through a breakup or a heartache? Here's the science behind why your heart aches and how to get back up.
The beginning of love stories do not start when two people meet. At least, not ones of the soul-mate kind. I believe that energy never dies, it just takes different forms.
We must not give away our power, our light and not let any of the past harm the future. We must get back up each and every time, and still approach the world and relationships with hope, love and softness.
Don’t give so much power to a person who was never meant to be in the permanent cast of your life story. Go out there, love fully. Love generously. Love with reckless abandon. Because that's how you create magic. That's how you create a life...
I am a dreamer. I am a storyteller. I believe in magic. I believe that it's possible to create a love so beautiful it can change the world. I'm not ever going to stop believing that, and I have faith that one day, it will...
You’re a little lonely – plus a lot bored. And you haven’t had sex for so long that you swear you’re a born-again virgin. Right now your ex is looking preeeettty good.
Your world can feel like it's turned upside down when suddenly the star of your dreams turns into the villain of your nightmares.
All endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time.
My 'Ask Amy' Column as seen in the 24 Hours Newspaper. Dear Amy I don't know how to get over an ex-boyfriend who has hurt me a while ago. Every time I see him and his new girlfriend, I only pity myself. He has given...
Were we born monogamous creatures? No. However, we (many in society) have chosen to commit to monogamy. And the gift of being a human being is that we have the ability to make choices to give in to our animal instincts or not.
This time last year, I was in Paris with the man I thought I’d spend the rest of my life with. I remember praying, saying thank you to the universe, for the relationship and love I had in my life. I trusted my partner and...
I’m starting to understand and appreciate that situations, such as breakups, loss, etc – can act like catalysts. Painful as they may be, they are opportunities in disguise, that give you the chance to rewrite the stories we attach to past events that ultimately shape...
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. Sometimes that reason comes in the form of a harsh, uncomfortable lesson. And sometimes, that reason comes in the form of a light, positive memory to remind you that there is good...
In my reaction to dehumanize the object of my anger, I have forgotten compassion. Compassion for him, and compassion for myself.
While I cannot change my childhood, my upbringing and my history, I can change my reaction to it. The memories of events may stay the same, but my internalization of such events don't have to.
The relationships that don’t work out aren't failures nor are they a waste of time. They are meant to happen because they are preparing you for the person you are meant to end up with, and the person you are meant to be.
When you go through a breakup, one of the ways to move forward is to find closure. Closure has different meanings for many, but to me, it is a process. In that process you allow your feelings, hurt and pain to surface. As much as...
There was once a point in time where you were deep in the throws of love, and it was as if your partner could do no wrong. You integrate into each others’ lives, you laugh, you play… you love. Then time goes by, and for...
