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What I Want for Valentine’s Day

This Valentine’s Day, forget the flowers, the chocolates, the fancy dinners or the lingerie. Forget the grand gestures. Forgo...

Feb 14 · 1 min read >

Closure

When you go through a breakup, one of the ways to move forward is to find closure. Closure has...

Feb 9 · 1 min read >

Mistakes Can Make or Break You

As I approach my 30th birthday, I’ve taken time to reflect how much has changed in my life in...

Feb 1 · 1 min read >

Are You Beautiful on the Inside?

There was once a time that if I heard any of the following: “spirituality, inner peace, vegan, money doesn’t...

Jan 17 · 2 min read >

What’s More Important – Love or Commitment?

I used to be such a starry-eyed believer of love. I thought that love conquered all – and that...

Jan 10 · 1 min read >

6 Valuable Lessons of Growth

Without a sound set of rules for yourself, a value system and a moral compass, you’ll ultimately make decisions...

Dec 31 · 2 min read >

Unhappily Ever After

There was once a point in time where you were deep in the throws of love, and it was...

Dec 15 · 1 min read >

I fall. I cry. I get back up.

If you’ve been following some of my recent blogs, you will know that in the past recent months, I’ve...

Dec 12 · 2 min read >

To You.

To You. The last few months have been one of the most challenging times of my life. I lost...

Dec 1 · 2 min read >

Who You Surround Yourself With, You Become

During high school, we gravitated towards certain friends due to our aspirations and interests of our youth. BFF qualifiers...

Nov 28 · 1 min read >

My letter to a dear friend going through a breakup…(an old post from 2009)

Breakups are never easy…and even though you survived your first one a few years ago, for some reason, it...

Nov 16 · 2 min read >

Your Worth

We’ve all been there – feeling victimized by a friend, a boss, or a lover – who has treated...

Nov 15 · 3 min read >

The Heart Is Where The Home Is

After a breakup, you realize that on top of losing your romantic partner, you lose many other aspects of...

Nov 8 · 1 min read >

The Sorry Syndrome

Living in Vancouver, hearing the words “I’m sorry” is as common as the greeting “hello”. We say sorry a...

Nov 3 · 1 min read >

Lesson of Heartbreak

I’ve been blessed with a very fortunate life. But like everyone else out there, I’ve had my share of...

Oct 31 · 1 min read >

What is Love?

Love is loving yourself first, because only then do you have the capability of loving another fully and truly....

Oct 25 · 2 min read >

Remember the Good

When you experience a breakup or heartache, it is easy to focus on everything that went wrong. Your mind...

Oct 19 · 1 min read >

The One-Night-Stand Kind

Somewhere along the way of our socialization in North America, females learned how to use their sexuality to lure...

Sep 26 · 1 min read >

Definition of Love – As Told by Children

This is from a post I found. A group of 4 to 8 year-olds were asked the question, “What...

Sep 14 · 2 min read >

Lessons in Domestic Partnership

For many, domestic partnership is the next logical step in the relationship growth path after the dating stage. While...

Jul 28 · 1 min read >

Choose to Win

Choose to win. Choose to be better, every day. Try harder -- put in the effort and the hard...

Jul 14 · 1 min read >

Nurture Your Important Relationships

You meet the man of your dreams. As he courts you, he showers you with attention and affection. He...

Jun 3 · 1 min read >

Is Cheating Genetic?

Could your partner’s potential to be promiscuous lie partially in his/her DNA? Researchers from Binghamton University seem to think...

May 20 · 1 min read >

The Dopamine Daze

When deep in the throes of love, in between the sleepless nights, heart palpitations and whirling butterflies, it is hard...

Apr 27 · 2 min read >

Dare to Disrupt

Make a ruckus. Aim to interrupt. Dare to disrupt the status-quo.

Apr 18 · 22 sec read >

Choose a Winning Attitude

When interacting and speaking to successful leaders, I’ve noticed a strong commonality. Regardless of industry, upbringing, or culture, these...

Apr 8 · 2 min read >

The Unspoken Rule of Reciprocity

There is an unspoken rule of reciprocity that people either a) respect and participate in b) are oblivious to...

Mar 25 · 2 min read >

5 Ways To Keep Your Relationship Exciting

You’re in a rut. You’ve been with your partner for many years now. Life now is about routine, chores...

Mar 8 · 2 min read >

Are You a Good Friend?

This person is your BFF when they are single and needs you to be the wing person in order...

Jan 25 · 42 sec read >

Relationship Reality Check

When I was a little girl, I fantasized that one day, I’d find my prince charming who was handsome...

Jan 7 · 2 min read >

Learning How to Fight

One of the largest hurdles and growing pains a couple will experience is learning how to communicate during times...

Dec 9 · 3 min read >

Etiquette in a Digital World

In our digital world of tweets, pokes and pings, it’s easy to forget about the basics of etiquette. After...

Nov 24 · 2 min read >

Ingredients For a Healthy Relationship

Love and romantic relationships can be a very hard thing to understand at times. It’s complex, irrational, and emotional,...

Nov 11 · 3 min read >

Getting Started in Your Career

So you’ve graduated and your last four years of classes, exams and essays seem exciting next to trying to...

Nov 10 · 3 min read >

First Comes Love, Then Comes…

Marriage? At least, that’s the correct order of things that we’ve been taught. Date, live together, get married, have...

Oct 14 · 2 min read >

Know What You Don’t Want

People say that as you grow older, you learn to identify what you want in a partner. However, I’m...

Sep 1 · 2 min read >