by Leanne Sawchuk | Jan 19, 2016 | Emotions, Life
What feelings and/or thoughts come up for you when you imagine being vulnerable? How do you define vulnerability? As I am writing this, I am recalling a moment which I am quite certain I will never forget. Someone, whom I value and look up to very much, looked...
by Leanne Sawchuk | Sep 18, 2015 | Emotions, Life
I will start this post with one my favourite poems by Portia Nelson which really speaks to the journey and transformation that one goes through in the course of inner healing. Autobiography in Five Short Chapters 1) I walk, down the street. There is a deep hole...
by Leanne Sawchuk | Aug 20, 2015 | Emotions, Life, Relationships
Society tells us that we need to be able to forgive so that we can let something go and move on. It sounds so simple, doesn’t it? Perhaps right now you are thinking about someone who has hurt you. Someone who has abandoned you. Someone who has betrayed...
by Leanne Sawchuk | Jul 4, 2015 | Emotions, Life
Perhaps you are already having mixed feelings after merely reading the title of this post. I mean, does the fear of happiness really exist? I can confidently respond with a ‘yes’. As a Psychotherapist, I work with my clients to peel away at the layers...
