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11/19/2018

Resilience Report

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We have two spaces left in our Cultivating Holiday Resilience Group! If you find yourself feel more alone, stressed and pressured to "have it all" over the holidays- this group is for you.

Our Cultivate Holiday Resilience group will help participants build resilience around the holiday season and will be informed by the research from Brené Brown on shame resilience.

Please email connect@peak-resilience.com if you have more questions or are interested in our sliding fee scale.

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Could it be this simple?

The first time someone told me to, “just breathe” I was 18 years old and sitting in my doctor’s office having my first panic attack.

Convinced that I was dying, and that trying to take a deep breath wasn’t real medical advice, I was deeply annoyed with my doctor, and requested some “real” intervention.

Today I know better- there is strong empirical evidence that diaphragmatic breathing, or taking slow, deep, belly breaths not only calms us down, but can also have some other significant benefits for our health and well-being.

Learn more.

Gift Giving and Mental Health

Living in Vancouver during the holiday season can be great. It's beautiful here. There's so much to do. Aaaaannndd... it's insanely expensive. And busy. And most people live in small-ish spaces.

This is where the idea of minimalism (or being more intentional with your buying choices) can help. Here's some background on how minimalism can benefit mental health.

So how can minimalism benefit your mental health in the process of gift giving? 

Read the 5 Steps to Making Your Holidays More Meaningful.


RESILIENT SOUNDTRACK

 

This month's Resilient Soundtrack is "Emotion" by Astrid S. She is a singer-songwriter from a tiny town in Norway and says

"Life in the mountaintops was pretty, conservative and secluded, in both the emotional and literal senses of the word. ‘Emotions weren’t regularly shown,’ she says. ‘It was considered quite weird to talk about how you were feeling or if something was weighing on your mind."

Songs can be so cathartic- to allow yourself to feel emotions in a powerful way so you can move forward. Ever wonder what the story is behind the song? Well Astrid outlines her process of writing Emotion in this video.


Did you forget that I've got a thing called emotion?
You live and you let 'til you start to bleed
How would I know? 
'Cause you left my wound wide open
Just for how long will you let it bleed? Oh

The town we are from, the small-minded talk
We'd sing the songs with the lyrics all wrong
Invested in love but now you feel broke
'Cause shit didn't turn out the way that you hoped
I get that you're hurt 'cause we don't spend time
As much as we used to but don't we all learn from mistakes?
Mm

Did you forget that I've got a thing called emotion?
You live and you let 'til you start to bleed
How would I know? 
'Cause you left my wound wide open
Just for how long will you let it bleed?

Did you know the lies you would feed
In the end I'd start to believe in?
Did you forget I've got a thing called emotion?

Why can't we talk it over?
I just, I just don't get it
Why can't we talk it over? (Ooh)

Did you forget that I've got a thing called emotion?
You live and you let 'til you start to bleed
How would I know? 
'Cause you left my wound wide open
Just for how long will you let it bleed?

Did you know the lies you would feed
In the end I'd start to believe in?
Did you forget I've got a thing called emotion? (Emotion)



Astrid S Official Site.
 

ABOUT THE REPORT


We hope to counteract day-to-day negativity and fear by gracing your inbox with uplifting content every week. The Resilience Report is a breath of fresh air highlighting stories of resilience, strength and hope. Life can be hard, and sometimes we need reminders that we can heal, grow and live our best lives.

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MEET THE PEAK RESILIENCE COUNSELLORS

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