Interpretation is everything. A situation is never stressful, hurtful, positive, or negative until we interpret it in that way. I remember sitting in my Stress and Coping course in university and hearing this statement by Hans Selye for the first time and it all coming together. “It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” So true!
Read MoreAlthough I have been working for about seven years in the fitness industry, I have only officially been running my own business for roughly one year. It is by no means my full time income as I am contracted at the studios I currently teach at but I am trying to best see how I fit into the Toronto fitness scene. Over the past few weeks I have felt really discouraged about where I see myself. It isn’t so much of me comparing myself to others as it is thinking of where I envisioned myself being and having a harder time achieving it than I anticipated.
Read MoreA few years ago I shared my story of my childhood, teen, and young adult years filled with anxiety. As hard as it was to experience it first hand, it was just as hard sharing my story with people who didn’t have to understand or try to empathize with me.
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