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Getting in touch:
613-305-3999
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I check my voice mail, texts, and email regularly, but have variable office hours. You can usually expect a reply from me within 24 hours.

My fee is $100 per hour-long session.

The Professional Stuff

Registered Psychotherapist, College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, 2015-present
Certified Canadian Counsellor, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, 2000-present
Master of Educational Counselling, University of Ottawa, 2000
Yanumoja Yoga Instructor, Ottawa, 1999
Bachelor of Education, Queen's University, 1996
Bachelor of Arts, Queen's University, 1995

Monday, 15 September 2014

Head and Heart

I was listening to a podcast recently about Jean Vanier and his life, and he said the following thing which I loved:

"When the head and the heart come together, something special arises, and that is wisdom."

I, like many of us, have struggled about whether to listen more to my head or my heart. Often I feel torn between the two - one too emotional, one too rational - neither one satisfying me completely. Finding the middle ground has been a challenge. But when I heard this quote, I realized that I don't need to choose one or the other. Blending the two can lead to a wonderful, third option: wisdom.

Where in your life are you guided more by heart, or by head? What would it be like to come more to the middle, more towards wisdom? How would it feel to ask yourself, "what would be wise in this situation?" By engaging with these questions, we may be able to value both head and heart equally, and find the beautiful blend of the two in increased wisdom in our lives.

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