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Grace Tallman
Apr 12, 20212 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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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Grace Tallman
Feb 28, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20192 min read
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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