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  • Blog,  Mental Health,  Mindfulness

    Like sunlight piercing cloud

    August 27, 2012 /
    Sunlight piercing cloud

    I’m not a big believer in horoscopes. Like many people, when they’re positive I look forward to the good times, if not, well – it’s all a load of rubbish, isn’t it?

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    Ties That Bind – What makes us ‘belong’?

    November 6, 2013
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    Mindfulness in Depression Relapse Prevention – Facing Difficulties

    August 22, 2012
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    Corruption in Canada

    December 4, 2011
  • Blog,  Mental Health

    Understanding Suicide

    August 23, 2012 /
    woman jumping from window

    Written in the days following the death of film director Tony Scott, this is the most "human" piece on suicide I've come across...

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    Ungrateful Bitch (Part 2)

    March 6, 2012

    Autism and Friendship – Flying Into The Windowpane

    October 24, 2017
    B is for... bi-lingual

    A-Z of Canada: B is for Bi-Lingual

    January 24, 2012
  • Blog,  Mental Health,  Mindfulness

    Mindfulness in Depression Relapse Prevention – Facing Difficulties

    August 22, 2012 /
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    I'm amazed and thrilled at the progress I'm making when it comes to learning to understand and live with my condition. Instead of trying to free myself from difficulties (which, let’s face it, is just setting yourself up for disappointment) I’m learning to deal with, and see them, differently. It truly is revelatory and I feel like SHOUTING IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS!!!! But I’ll content myself with trying to explain it in a way that I hope you’ll understand...

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    November 20, 2011
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    How do you know your interracial marriage will work?

    October 16, 2015
    less is more

    Declutter Your Life – Emigrate!

    April 5, 2012
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    History – a moveable feast, or so it would seem…

    August 16, 2012 /
    Simcoe Point House, Ajax, Ontario; 1911

    Canadians have this curious tendency to move things to a new location when the fancy takes them. I’m not talking about furniture or fridge magnets here - that would be perfectly normal! No, I mean historical artifacts – buildings to be specific.

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    October 2, 2011
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    Stigma is still biggest hurdle to treating depression

    February 28, 2012

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    August 12, 2011
  • Blog,  Bridging Cultures,  Islam

    Once Upon a Time in the Hijaz

    August 7, 2012 /
    The Qur'an

    We’re now over halfway through the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. In countless homes across the globe, for more than two weeks, muslims have risen in the darkness before daybreak to eat a meal which must sustain them until sunset...

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    March 18, 2013
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    May 6, 2012
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    October 10, 2012
  • Blog,  Mental Health,  Mindfulness

    Mindfulness in Depression Relapse Prevention – Exploring the landscape of depression

    August 2, 2012 /
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    Over the past few weeks I’ve developed a foundation of mindfulness. I’m ready to extend this skill to the thoughts and feelings I experience when depression is lurking. I’ve built up my mindfulness muscle – now it’s time to flex it and see what it can do.

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    January 28, 2015
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    How I managed to stop self-injuring and get on with my life

    March 1, 2012
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    Making A Meal Of Ramadan

    June 22, 2015

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Top Posts & Pages

  • Bangles, Betrothal & ‘A Good Pakistani Girl’
    Bangles, Betrothal & ‘A Good Pakistani Girl’
  • O Canada, O What do I do?
    O Canada, O What do I do?
  • How People With Autism Fake It
    How People With Autism Fake It
  • Marrying into a different culture – The clash of East and West
    Marrying into a different culture – The clash of East and West
  • Desperation in the City of Dreaming Spires
    Desperation in the City of Dreaming Spires
  • Meeting the In-Laws - bridging the cultural divide
    Meeting the In-Laws - bridging the cultural divide
  • Ungrateful Bitch (Part 3)
    Ungrateful Bitch (Part 3)
  • How BPD made me a better expat
    How BPD made me a better expat

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