by Tina Hnatiuk | Apr 11, 2023 | Managing Stress, Motherhood
“My son has anxiety and I want some tools to help him,” she said. Last night I had a chat with a previous Mindfulness student who reached out for help. She’s on a waitlist to see a counselor, in the meantime, she wanted to learn some Mindfulness tools and breathing...
by Tina Hnatiuk | Oct 3, 2022 | Managing Stress
My mom was sending me non-stop despairing texts for days about how she has to sell her revenue property and how upset she is about it. She’s had a tenant there for the past 7 years with a big dog that has ruined the hardwood, the house needs to be updated, and she...
by Tina Hnatiuk | Aug 9, 2022 | Living With Purpose, Managing Stress
Sometimes we are faced with impossible choices. The ones that bring us to our knees and make us wonder how we can ever find a “right” answer when it all feels hard and impossible. The sun was setting through the floor to ceiling windows blanketing my students in...
by Tina Hnatiuk | Jun 27, 2022 | Managing Stress, Self-Love Practices
“Feet,” Sarah said, “I think feet are the most beautiful part of the body.” I gaped at her. Feet? Dirty stinky feet? My 7 year old mind could not grasp this as I stared bewildered at my best friend Bissy’s older sister. Sarah was 12, and already kind of quirky and...
by Tina Hnatiuk | May 31, 2022 | Managing Stress, Self-Love Practices
I put the rag down I was dusting the dresser with to move my phone. This message popped up: “When loved ones in your life are making stupid choices…keep calm, getting stressed will only make you feel bad and change nothing.” Followed by crying emojis and saying they...
by Tina Hnatiuk | May 31, 2022 | Managing Stress, Motherhood, Self-Love Practices
Having time for self-maintenance (self-care) seems to be one of the most coveted and elusive goals of mamas. If this sounds familiar to you, it’s likely because of one of these 3 reasons: You struggle with boundaries and codependency so your time is overtaxed...
