Post Traumatic Growth - Growing Stronger Through Trauma
Hardship or trauma is a fact of life, however, it does not have to be a life sentence. It is through problems and failures, weakness and...
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Grace Tallman
- Mar 29, 2021
- 3 min
The Power of Being A Good Listener
Have you ever been engaged in a conversation where the person you were speaking to was focusing their attention on different objects in...
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Grace Tallman
- Mar 25, 2021
- 2 min
Don't Believe Everything You Think!
Psychologists have come up with estimations of the number of thoughts the average human thinks in a day. The numbers vary wildly -...
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Grace Tallman
- Mar 19, 2021
- 2 min
You Always Have a Choice!
We have all experienced a time in life where we have felt "backed into a corner" and that we have nowhere to turn. This feeling of...
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Grace Tallman
- Mar 15, 2021
- 2 min
Releasing Things I Cannot Control
In her catchy little book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do, Amy Morin lists common tendencies that the average person is prone...
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Grace Tallman
- Mar 14, 2021
- 1 min
The Birds Still Sing
As those of you who know me are aware, I recently published a book called The Birds Still Sing: My Journey of Resilience Through...
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Grace Tallman
- Mar 5, 2021
- 1 min
Having Enough
"I make myself rich by making my wants few."-Henry David Thoreau. Our incessant craving for more pulls us away from being grateful for...
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Grace Tallman
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
The A.B.C.'s of Anxiety
Anxiety is a phenomenon that lies deeply embedded in our evolutionary history. It's original function was decidedly protective. Anxiety...
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Grace Tallman
- Mar 3, 2021
- 2 min
In Praise of an Ordinary Life
Our modern world of social media and the internet would have us believe that the only worthy people are those whose lives are exceptional...
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Grace Tallman
- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
Trauma: Is It A Life Sentence?
Deep down inside we all tend to believe that nothing bad will ever happen to us. We assume that the world will continue to exist as it is...
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- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
Move Your Body - Boost Your Brain
It is a well known fact that your body and brain are interconnected. What happens in your brain affects your body and what goes on with...
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Grace Tallman
- Feb 27, 2021
- 2 min
Is Perfectionism Paralyzing You?
If you have never read Brené Brown's books, my question to you is: what are you waiting for? Brené delves into topics that are off limits...
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Grace Tallman
- Feb 27, 2021
- 2 min
Stand Up To Your Inner Critic
Your mind is a busy place. Random thoughts keep chasing each other in constant circles. Most of this inner chatter is unconscious and...
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Grace Tallman
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
The ART of Dealing With Difficult Emotions
ALLOW. The first step in dealing with frustration, anger, sadness, grief or any other so-called negative emotion is to simply allow it to...
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Grace Tallman
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
You Can H.E.A.L. Your Life
One of my favourite positive psychology authors ( and I have many favourites!) is Rick Hanson. In his book Resilient, he shares hundreds...
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Grace Tallman
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
Failure is Not Final
Winston Churchill failed the sixth grade. He was defeated in every public office role he ran for. Then he became the British prime...
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Grace Tallman
- May 12, 2020
- 3 min
Grieving our Pandemic Losses
On March 11, our lives took a sharp U turn when the WHO declared the corona virus outbreak to be a global pandemic. Not quite a week...
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Grace Tallman
- Apr 29, 2020
- 1 min
COVID 19 - WE'VE GOT THIS!
POSITIVE THOUGHTS TO HELP YOU THROUGH THE PANDEMIC Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from the negative. Do something...
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Grace Tallman
- Sep 8, 2019
- 2 min
Suffering, Our Teacher
“Your enemy is your best teacher”. These are words from the wise, respected and revered teacher, the Dalai Lama. What on earth could he...
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