I do not have an influential teacher from my days in elementary, junior and high school; someone who inspired me to choose a career path, or help me find my way in any way where I was struggling. There were some memorable moments with a few teachers and administration. However, influential is not a descriptive…
Tag: Mindfulness
Etuaptmumk: A New Approach To Curriculum Change
Originally Published: February 12th, 2025 2026 If I could change one law I would change HRCE’s curriculum. Pay Public School Employees Rewarding Salaries I would increase salaries for all Nova Scotian public school employees. I work as an Education Program Assistant in a junior high school. If I lived alone and had to rent an…
Finding Inner Peace In A Chaotic Work Environment
At work, I listen to all the negative self-talk noise that fills my mind. I redirect it with mindfulness and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills. The workplace – in the public education system – is possibly the biggest mental health challenge for me. Too many people. Too many opinions. Too many moods. Along with too many…
Embracing Imperfection: Strategies For A Growth Mindset
Processing Envy This summer, I am working at a riding camp located at an equestrian riding school. The riding school is owned by a lovely family who truly loves horses. At the end of the camp day, family members can enjoy the company of their horses. At the end of my camp day, I can…
Living With Borderline Personality Disorder – Unstable & Fragile Identities
Identity Problems and BPD From Chapter 7, page 99 of Borderline Personality for Dummies: Those who suffer from BPD often have the feeling that they’ve lost their identity. Unlike those who’ve lost their financial or online identity, people with BPD have lost something dearer and more fundamental. They lack a sense of who they are…
Living With Borderline Personality Disorder – Anxious – Ambivalent (Preoccupied) Attachment Style & Fear Of Abandonment
Jennifer May, PhD – Great DBT Resource on YouTube As I prepare for more focused Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) sessions with my therapist, I found a fantastic DBT resource on YouTube – Jennifer May, PhD. She has a DBT video for every part of the intensive therapy, as well as many other helpful videos such…
Living With Borderline Personality Disorder & Histrionic Personality Disorder – Amber Heard VS Johnny Depp
Anger From The Amber Heard & Johnny Depp Mudslinging Trial I can’t even really type this without filling with anger. All I know is that, according to the news, Johnny Depp hired a psychiatrist to determine Amber Heard’s state of mind – her state of mind being she has Borderline Personality Disorder and Histrionic Personality…
Living With Borderline Personality Disorder – Starting EMDR – Creating New Pathways To Calm
EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing I’m not spending a lot of time explaining how Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) specifically works. My reasoning for this is that I can focus too much on intellectualizing a process rather than letting the process happen. For me, this can be an avoidance tactic rather than diving…