Developing emotional resilience in the classroom does not begin with students—it begins with the educator. Teachers today are navigating enormous expectations. Between curriculum demands, emotional needs in the classroom, and the fast pace of modern life, educators are often supporting everyone around them while forgetting that their own emotional balance matters too. This is where self-awareness and self-leadership  become essential. When teachers learn to pause, observe the

When you lose your life partner, you don’t just lose their physical presence. You lose the shared rhythm of life. When I reach out to someone for connection, it is not casual. For me, it means I am at a deep low. Not suicidal. Not clinically depressed. But low enough that this strong, independent woman needs a hand. A few hours of deep, real, honest connection. The kind of connection that leaves me feeling lifted. Grounded. Alive again. It takes everything in me to make that

John took early retirement after 23 years in the same corporation, by then a highly respected oil executive. At 55, he had looked forward...

The recent spate of books and movies promoting the idea of God and spirituality or refuting the concept of a deity indicate one thing –...

Joggers out along the river paths at lunchtime, health food stores booming, the internet zooming, yoga studios bursting with students....

It is 2021. Summer is here. I am watching the ocean on Shediac Bay a few metres from my house as it laps gently against the rocks below....

Nowhere, in the weighty reports that have been funded and presented by federal and provincial governments and seldom, in all the words...

Quote from The 9 Steps to Emotional Fitness® Book. " This Swamp May Not Be Much, But It’s Mine" This is, perhaps, another way of saying...

A few months ago I traveled from Canada to a school reunion in England. As events go, maybe this does not rank as amazing. But amazing it...

When I first met Tom, more than ten years ago, he was a single man of 32, who sold vending machines for a living. He was successful at...

By Julia Lebedeva In this era of massive information, the latest technologies are transforming the way people work and live. Emotional...

What was your experience like going through this exercise? We would love to hear from you. What was your experience like going through...

In this world of ever-changing technological 'advances' where what seemed so new last year is already heading for the dust-heap, it's...

Fourteen years ago today, Nicole and I arrived at our new home in Shediac. We had driven from Calgary, taking our time and visiting...

Last week I 'dropped in' to an Emotional Fitness session being run by one of our instructors. Included in our sharing was a discussion...