When we’re triggered, full of rage, upset, and completely overwhelmed— we’re our survival self. This primitive version of ourselves is not the truth of who we are. We’re conscious, compassionate, creative beings at our core.

for real..

A regulated nervous system doesn’t mean you’re a Buddhist monk. It means you can have big emotions, yell, or shut down then recover. A regulated nervous system is flexible, and resilient— not calm 24/7.

Secure relationships are healing. Being seen, heard, and accepted allows our body the safety it needs to leave survival mode. Building secure relationships is just as important to our health (if not more) than eating well and exercise.

seriously tho..

Your soulmate it whoever you put your energy into. It’s whoever you learn to compromise with. It’s whoever allows you to feel safe and accepted as you are. It’s who reminds you that you’re greater than your circumstance. Soulmates are the result of work.

Reminder for recovering “good girls:” 1. You can stand up for yourself and let someone know you won’t tolerate certain behaviors. 2. When someone is rude, you don’t need to laugh it off or pretend it’s ok. 3. “I don’t find that funny” lets people know that joke didn’t work for

What the Premier said was horrifying. The whole scrum was actually almost 20 minutes long and he said so many terrible things that are harmful to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and are disinformation/misinformation. Some of them were captured in this 2 minute clip:

On this international day of Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, I'm calling on the PC Caucus to demand the Premier stop the review of Policy 713. It's clear that this is his personal agenda, he's misrepresented the facts publically and is causing immeasurable damage. We

One parent could get my poetry banned from classrooms. And yet one country can't ban assault rifles from massacring them.

When kids are deprived of play, their mental health suffers. Over the past 50 years, the time kids spend playing outside and inside has plummeted. They're missing opportunities to bond, build self-control, be creative, and feel joy. Free play is a key to happiness and growth.

Three questions determine 99% of the happiness in your life: 1. What am I working on and why? 2. Who am I spending time with and why? 3. How well am I treating my body and why? Everything else is noise.

Love this!

Can we take a note from Ted Lasso? 🍎🍏🐟 Have a great week, yall💙 📸 via @sjunkins #teachers #k12 #teacherlife

“I’m tough on them because the world will be” is misguided conventional wisdom. Children need support, encouragement, and the natural consequences of their actions. Not: criticism, discouragement, and shaming guised as tough love. Over and over again I’ve seen this mindset

Teachers are neutral. They are a safe sounding board for kids who just need someone to listen to them and not judge them. That’s why kids come out to teachers. Is that simple. #protectTranskids #supportteachers macleans.ca/politics/saska…

This book! Loved it. An impossible story of hardship and resilience— Demon is a modern day David Copperfield braving the perils of foster care, addiction, and crushing loss. I simply could not put it down! Big thumbs up! Margin Notes #asdwreads