In counselling not only noticing positive moments but also spending focused time on what it’s like to feel them, experience them physically and pausing to really experience that positiveness – those are all powerful in healing.

When you spend time focused on, or privileging the positive, you can begin to create new neural pathways in your brain. These new pathways are supportive strength factors. They help you to experience yourself, others, relationships and experiences in positive, newfound ways.

It feels as though it's almost impossible these days to get kids off their phones and out of the house to enjoy the outdoors. The rise of social media, the convenience of indoor play gyms as well as overscheduled days make it seem impossible even for adults to be getting outside, let alone our kids. 

During our first ever Hiking Therapy Workshop in September, Whitney Regan had the privilege of setting out on a challenging hike with a group of women. The invitation was to allow the hike to serve as a catalyst for identifying their own limiting beliefs. She reflects on that time in this blog.