The seasons are slowly beginning to shift. You may be experiencing longer days and shorter nights or just the opposite, depending on where you live. In either case, these natural seasonal transitions present an opportunity to nourish and support the digestion.  Borscht is a hearty beetroot soup, enjoyed as a staple all over Eastern […]

After a full day of being out in the world, experiences, words exchanged, and stories we have heard continue to play out in our heads. Even when you lay down to unwind and go to sleep, in the quietness of the night, your mind continues to process all the input of the day. Often, this […]

I don’t use complementary treatments to manage my migraine illness. It’s not that I refuse to try remedies beyond scientifically proven medication. After all, if there are different ways to knock down a migraine episode, why not take advantage of all the options possible?  You don’t know until you try, as they say. Some of […]

Are you communicating with your clients and other business contacts in a way that maximizes connection and understanding? I recently had two experiences that reminded me how important it is to do that. One was with a client whose written communication style is somehow incompatible with mine. We’ve learned the hard way that we can […]

Nearly half of the people receiving federal disability benefits have a psychiatric impairment that interferes with working. And they tend to be younger and more willing to work than other disability beneficiaries. This makes them good candidates for employment support programs that encourage working at least part-time and might even prevent them from applying for […]

Lightning rods and speed bumps — 2 fantastic facilitation techniques Count the seconds until the thunder This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in November 2019 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! I must confess something: I love ice breakers, energisers and anything different that jolts me out of the day-to-day. […]

7 Ways To Resolve ANY Conflict Pragito Dove 7 Ways To Resolve ANY Conflict Many of us dread conflict. We wish we could all just get along.  Life, however, has other ideas for us. Everyone is here to be there true selves, have their own opinions, likes, dislikes etc. How boring things would be if […]

 So, picture this, I’m on vacation with my family in Whistler BC and I wake up feeling like a sloth. The family had already hit the slopes for the day, leaving me all alone in our condo. So, I thought to myself, “Self, why not have a shower and start the day off fresh?” I […]

Last week, in the Seattle area, we had snow, unusual for Western Washington. Fortunately, the power didn’t go out so we got by with little trouble. While I was dealing with weather issues, here’s what my blogger friends were writing about: Exercise that isn’t agonizing We know we need to exercise to stay healthy and […]

One lesson learned working with patients in nursing homes was the concept that I am not my body. Regardless of what happens in our body, in our physical functioning, whatever decline or setback encountered, I always have the “I” or “me” in there to maintain my sense of worth. (Unless dementia comes into the picture, […]