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How to separate work from leisure during COVID-19

Put your hand up if the COVID-19 restrictions mean you’re now working from home!

If we were all in the same room, a staggering number of you would have your hands up right now.

Find strategies to separate work from leisure to maintain mental wellness.

mental wellness, therapy, stress reliefLauren WallisNovember 30, 2020COVID-19, mental health, mental wellness, stress, work from home, WFH, 2020, depression, anxiety, therapy, psychotherapy, counselling, counseling Comment

Feel the Freedom of Forgiveness

Are you holding onto situations, resentments, or lasting pain in your life?

psychotherapy, therapy, counselling, counselingLauren WallisNovember 22, 2019Lauren Wallis Psychotherapyforgiveness, freedom, emotions, trauma, pain, closure, boundaries, psychotherapy, counselling, counseling, interpersonal, relationships Comment

We are all going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones

I’ve thought about death for as long as I can remember. When I was 5 years old, I asked my Mom to confirm if I, in fact, am going to die someday. I found it difficult to fathom that I just wouldn’t exist.

psychotherapy, therapy, counselingLauren WallisAugust 6, 2019death, psychotherapy, counselling, Counseling, existentialism, existence, universe, netflix, the good place, kristen bell, ted danzen, richard dawkins Comments

Big changes happening

If I were sitting down to have coffee with you right now, I’d have so many things to say and lots of questions for you. Grab a cup of coffee or tea, and let’s dig in!

therapyLauren WallisAugust 5, 2019psychotherapy, counselling, counseling, therapy, changes, mental health, stress, spirituality, transitions Comment

Using Marie Kondo’s Method to Redesign Your Career

It’s not just a method about folding, it’s about identifying priorities and putting intentional effort into things that bring us joy. “The space in which we live should be for the person we are becoming now, not for the person we were in the past.”

counselling, career development, career, counselingLauren WallisMarch 11, 2019marie kondo, konmari, kondo, organize, create, freedom, career, counselling, counseling, coaching, careerchange, careercoach, change, sparkjoy, passion, magic, hp, jkrowling, intention, attachment, festival, work, job, entrepreneur, love, gift, book, reading Comment

Minimize the Chaos (Be Merry and Bright)

I’m sitting in a coffee shop right now, with a warm cozy scarf, lemon tea and the Charlie Brown Christmas album playing on my headphones. While this is a perfect setup, we all know that the holidays aren’t always as cozy and calm as this. In fact, they can often be hectic, exhausting, painful and lonely.

Lauren WallisDecember 18, 2018Lauren Wallis Career Counsellingwinter, minimize, christmas, intuition, decisions, career, counselling, counseling, intentional, holidays, organize Comments

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