Have you ever put off getting back into the dating scene because you are not at your perfect weight? Do you feel like men treat you differently based on your dress size? I came across this short video of Neicy Nash in a casual and authentic discussion with women of all sizes and I…
I recently received a message from a very sweet woman asking about how to reconnect with her joy. With her permission I am posting her question and my answer in the hopes it will help others. Dear Colette, I am recently divorced after 22 years of marriage and although I feel like I have…
Colette Baron-Reid, New Age superstar turned diet guru, comes to Toronto By: Leanne Delap Living Columnist, Published on Thu Feb 28 2013 Toronto Star A whoosh of hands rose up in unison in the lower-level reading pit at the Bay-Bloor Indigo on Monday night. New Age superstar Colette Baron-Reid has the mic and 50…
Last week I shared an easy way to purge the doom and gloom that can get captured in our journal writing in Key to Journaling Insights:Dump the Garbage. Today I’d like to share how you can unplug from the energetic garbage that can surround you. For many people who feel too much, isolation can become…
In many of my appearances and my books I talk about the power of journaling. From the release of emotions to getting clear about what we want and don’t want, journaling can be a fabulous tool for self-discovery. However, I sometimes hear people tell me they struggle with journaling because they believe it just…
In a previous post, I talked about how important it is to love our bodies and show self-compassion for the body we have now, without a comparison of the past or dreams of the future. I’ll admit there are times that are easier than others – when we are wearing our best makes-me-look-skinny outfit…
In a previous blog I talked about the familiar-but-often-unnoticeable use of body doubles for actors on the big and small screen. So what would happen if we saw a “flawed” and imperfect naked body on screen? Would we look away? Would we feel a sense of connection to another human being who isn’t perfect…
Remember the first, second and twentieth time you watched Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman? There she was with her perfect body in the opening scene as she rolls over in bed in her slum-lord apartment ready to start the evening of driving around in a Lotus Esprit with Richard Gere. Did you know she…
The wind is howling, it’s too cold to go outside and the sky is dark. This would not be so bad if it was a lazy Sunday afternoon and you were looking forward to staying in and watching movies with your favorite companions. But what if it lasted a few days? A few weeks? A…
Ahh, it is etched into our minds. That date on the calendar or the number on the scale that will be the final destination of our journey to happiness. That’s when we can finally do all the things we’ve been putting off like getting out and socializing, dating again, wearing pretty clothes, going to…
