by Laura Howe | Feb 4, 2020 | Resilience & Anger, Stress & Burnout
“Oh. Must be nice! [ insert sarcasm ] They can afford to go on vacation.” “Oh. They have time to shop. Alone! With no kids!! Must be nice!” Have you ever found yourself cynical or having difficulty being encouraging to others when they tell you about their positive...
by Laura Howe | Jan 20, 2020 | Stress & Burnout
You don’t have to be friends with everyone! There, I said it. #micdrop I know I’m starting off saying something that might not be the most polite thing to say. But it’s true. We have different relationships with different people and that’s okay. This is the time of...
by Laura Howe | Jan 14, 2020 | Anxiety & Depression
Picture yourself driving behind someone that is leading the way in an unfamiliar place. I bet you are praying for all green lights and no traffic and ‘please God, no left turns’. Anxiety and nervousness kick in. You’re not sure where you are going and you are fully...
by Laura Howe | Jan 7, 2020 | Anxiety & Depression, Stress & Burnout
“Pastor, do you have a minute?” Famous last words… Both of you know it’s not just one minute. Soon enough, you start working on the body language to indicate that the convo needs to come to a close. After all it’s Sunday and after service is not the time or...
by Laura Howe | Dec 2, 2019 | Anxiety & Depression
“I want to see someone else.” “I am requesting a new counsellor.” This was the 6th message firing me as a counsellor in only a few short months. Ugh… What was I doing wrong? I started out my career in the helping profession 15 years ago, wide-eyed and bushy-tailed...
