We all have a dark aspect to our psyche that most of us would like to ignore or deny, but it exists nonetheless, and for many it is unconscious. This part of our minds is called the ‘shadow,’ a term first coined by the famous psychiatrist Carl Jung in the early 1900s. Whatever we deem […]

Is it time to stop being so serious? In the words of Milton Berle, the late American comedian and actor, “Laughter is an instant vacation.” It’s true! What’s more it’s free and we can do it virtually whenever we want without even having to take time off work! Laugher has been called “social glue” because […]

When my son flew the nest to go to school in BC last fall, my thoughts wandered back to all the things I used to love to do, long before I started a family. When I lived in London, road biking was something for which I had a real passion. I shudder now when I […]