Blog by Valerie
Years ago when I took a uni course on social psychology my main takeaway was that people who use positive psychology have better mental health than those
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Parenting with Indigenous Science
Blog by Valerie
There’s so much parenting advice, and so little I resonate with, so I thought I’d share my perspective.
Parenting is about building relationships through developmentally appropriate leadership
… Darkness
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“Darkness is the purest form of light” is a teaching I deeply honour from Tiwa Elder Joseph Rael – Beautiful Painted Arrow. He says this because out …
Trickery of heartfelt words
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Many of us are familiar with the four (or five) agreements concept of spiritual teachings Miguel Ruiz wrote about based on ancient Toltec wisdom. The first is: …
Clean & Dirty Pain
Blog by Valerie
I recently came across the concepts of clean and dirty pain. This is a well written deep dive if you want to read it before I share …
Material Wealth
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When I was growing up, I watched my father hoard food, books, even household cleaning items. I remember the pain I felt when he told me the …
Honouring lack
Blog by Valerie
It is autumn here, and at the recent equinox we did a ceremony of thanksgiving. I like to read the Thanksgiving Address of the Haudenosaunee peoples. I