welcome to my blog!

The fact that you stumbled across this website tells me that you care about your overall wellbeing and are ready to take matters back into your own hands (insert cheering here). I am so glad that you are ready to make yourself a priority, because YOU ARE WORTH IT. Read on to learn a bit more about little old me and how this blog can help you along your journey.

About moi

Hi, I’m Shanen! I use she/her pronouns. I’m a generally anxious human being and recovering perfectionist with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology. I also love to teach and write. My goal is to draw from these experiences and perspectives to bring you practical tips on how you can begin to embrace your emotions and show up as your best, most authentic self!

If I could wave my magic wand and make stress and anxiety disappear from all our lives forever, trust me, I would! Sadly, I seem to have a faulty wand. But the good news is, we do have control over how we respond to stress and anxiety. Taking back this control will be the key to getting closer to our best life.

My hope is that this blog inspires you to envision that life and empowers you with tools and strategies that help you get there. Drawing from my own experiences and my knowledge of counselling psychology, I will be sharing tips for managing stress, anxiety and emotions in general. I invite you to take what speaks to you and leave what doesn’t as we embark on this journey of embracing our emotions and showing up as our best, most authentic selves!

“Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.”

-Margaret Lee Runbeck-