Donna’s Blog

April 1st, 2022 Everyone has their “triggers” that can in turn create stress, arguments, substance abuse and behaviours that under “normal” circumstances, we’d never do. Just look at how Chris Rock triggered Will Smith to assault him at this years Oscars. We’ve been...

March 12, 2022 Everyone knows we’re in for some rocky roads ahead, especially during our trips to the grocery store. The war in Ukraine has exacerbated this to a large degree. Consumer prices shot up 7.9% in February and it appears this trend will continue...

February 12, 2022 As we continue to experience a lot of pressures our lives – spiralling inflation, easing of pandemic restrictions (scary thought!), a divisive political climate, looming escalation of Russian aggression, raising kids, caring for elder parents and so...

Building better habits is hard, especially in the beginning of becoming less dependent on alcohol. Sprints don’t work. Massive changes hardly work. Aiming for one giant step doesn’t end well. Many people rely on habit building systems to start new healthy habits. A...

Adopting a journaling practice can help us admit and let go of previous mistakes while setting goals for a brighter future. Growing up, many of us had a diary – you know the ones with a little lock and key – where we wrote our deepest secrets and desires. We’d...