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About motherhood, self-maintenance (aka self-care), plus tools to cultivate a calm, connect with your Self, so that you can show up as the mom and woman you most want to be.

by Tina Hnatiuk | Jul 30, 2022 | Motherhood

Hey, Magnus’s turned away from me at bedtime when I felt his body shudder with sobs. “You’re sad, aren’t you luv?” I say to him. He turned to face me, his face crumpling as his eyes welled up. “Yes, I miss Colby so much,” he says through sobs. Yesterday we experienced...

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Do you struggle with starting or stopping?

by Tina Hnatiuk | Apr 12, 2022 | Happiness, Managing Stress, Self-Love Practices

I gave my husband a look, that said, “Hey, why are you doing that?” He was unloading the dishwasher. We’ve been adding a few more chores for Magnus recently. He has been feeding Walter (our chocolate lab) twice a day, clearing his own plates from the table, and last...

How self-acceptance is part of a spiritual life

by Tina Hnatiuk | Apr 6, 2022 | Happiness, Self-Love Practices

When Dharma teacher Jack Kornfield was asked, “what was the aim of a spiritual life?” He stopped and thought for a moment and then said, “Part of it is self acceptance…maybe all of it.” When I look back at my childhood, I see my family the four of us spinning in a...

Desire vs Capacity and why you can’t do it all

by Tina Hnatiuk | Apr 6, 2022 | Living With Purpose, Managing Stress, Self-Love Practices

Recently, I heard the amazing Tarana Burke speaking on a podcast, and she said something that I keep picking up and toying with because it was so powerful. She was speaking about the relationship with her mom and the “mother wound,” and said that learning how to...

Tools for hard times

by Tina Hnatiuk | Mar 9, 2022 | Living With Purpose, Managing Stress

This morning I set my Contigo down on the bench in the coat room. I leaned over to grab my phone before heading out the door to teach a yoga class and as I picked it up it flashed todays news headlines. I yelled at it, “You! Shut the f*ck up!” I already read my daily...

Is no self-care a lack of time or self-worth?

by Tina Hnatiuk | Feb 9, 2022 | Happiness, Managing Stress, Motherhood, Self-Love Practices

After my son was born, I was so entrenched in believing my needs came after everyone else's (like so many mamas) that basic necessities like showering or peeing when I needed to, became negotiable. It wasn't until I faced my own dark night of the soul struggling with...

The best advice I ever got (and why it works)

by Tina Hnatiuk | Feb 9, 2022 | Managing Stress

I called my bestie sobbing, "I don't know what to do!" I was overwhelmed and feeling hopeless and trapped. (This could have been any of the 1000 times I call her, I can't even tell you for what anymore.) She quietly listened and then said firmly and gently, "You don't...