Reflections on mental health, work, and living a meaningful life

Most of the people I work with care deeply about their work. They are conscientious, thoughtful, and invested. When they take on a project, they want it to go well. They want to do it properly. They want to meet expectations and avoid letting people down. When work becomes especially demanding with tight deadlines, competing priorities, unclear or impossible expectations - that care can start to take a toll. They think about it late at night. They replay decisions. They feel

During the winter months you may find that you’re hitting snooze more often, cancelling plans you normally enjoy, craving carbs, and finding that everything feels emptier than it did a couple of months ago. You might be experiencing Seasonal Affective Disorder. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a form of depression that follows a seasonal pattern. For most people, it shows up in the fall or early winter and eases in the spring. Living in Canada, where daylight drops dra

What is burnout? Burnout develops when ongoing pressure slowly drains our emotional and physical reserves. Most of us can manage occasional stress, but when demands remain high for too long, our energy, motivation, and sense of purpose begin to erode. We can start to feel resentful and overwhelmed, and tasks that were once manageable become difficult to initiate or complete - almost like slogging through quicksand. Over time, people may struggle to concentrate, feel detached

You’ve likely noticed your mood lift after a walk in nature. Most people I talk to list going for a walk as one of the first items on their self-care lists. There might be more to the magic of walks than just a change in scenery. Scientists have been studying what happens to our brains and bodies when we spend time in forests - and the results are surprisingly powerful. This simple practice, originating in Japan and known as shinrin-yoku or forest bathing, has become one of

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