Admittedly, when people are trying to find solutions to address relatively simple problems, they might find something helpful and practical in Chat GPT. However, what is being increasingly
Embracing Eco Self-Care
Isabelle St-Jean
As we are mostly beyond the pandemic, some people have settled into a new normal of being less active, more sedentary and isolated. In my coaching and counselling
Redefining “Strong” as Gateway to Resilience
Isabelle
When noticing comments in the news, articles and social media, stating the need for us to “be strong”, it reminds me that there is a lot of misperceptions
New Social Life “Normal”?
Isabelle St-Jean
While leading a webinar on re-engaging rather than retiring recently, I talked about the needed soft skills for, and the occupational hazards of, this major work-life transition. Looking
Pandemic’s Impact on Our Window of Tolerance.
Isabelle
At Alpine Counselling Clinic in Vancouver, through my full counselling/coaching practice, I have been even more acutely aware of the ripple effect of the pandemic on many people’s
Finding Beauty and Sacredness through 2021
Isabelle
The ornate, beautiful, and magical gateway in this image is meant to inspire you to think of how you will lead yourself through the gateway of your own
What Opportunity Will You Approach as You Re-engage?
Isabelle
As I captured the moment of this bee approaching a giant thistle flower, I noticed the largest of the two flowers had a bee nestled in, filling up
Covid-19 Impacting Your Retirement Plans? Read On…
Isabelle
By Isabelle St-Jean, RSW, PCC, RTC Since March, as you know, Covid-19 has impacted all areas of our world, from economies, workplaces, job markets, health care system, the
Deliberate Positive Psycho-Social Contagion
Isabelle
While the focus of our global community has been on the risks of infecting one another with the dreaded Covid-19 virus, even as we enter phase 2 recovery
“All in this together”: Overcoming Collective Adversity
Isabelle
“We’re all in this together” as we hear while facing the Covid-19 pandemic. And as the wise Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh often said, “no mud no lotus”;
