When you’re afraid to get in the boat, who soothes your fear? I Heather Plett
The boat launch was busy, so I sat on a park bench a short distance away instead of my favourite spot near the end of the dock. In the parking lot behind me, a small boy in a life jacket was flailing ...
8 Sep 20215min
Holding space with your whole brain I Heather Plett
Jill Bolte Taylor suffered a stroke that wiped out the capacity of her left brain. As a Harvard trained neuroanatomist, she had unique insight into what was happening in her brain and was fascinated t...
8 Sep 20216min
Embracing laughter I Heather Plett
Recently I learned about the Navajo ceremony that honours a baby’s first laugh. Whoever is the first person to make a baby laugh is expected to throw a dinner party on that baby’s behalf. In one accou...
1 Sep 20213min
Dancing with power I Heather Plett
I have an uneasy relationship with power. Even though I worked in senior leadership in government and non-profit, where I managed people and influenced politicians, I still go into resistance mode whe...
30 Aug 20213min
When the rapids come, adjust your posture I Heather Plett
When you go white-water rafting, if you’re a novice, your guide will spend some time teaching you how to sit in the boat, how to hold your paddle, how to adjust your centre of gravity, and where to pl...
25 Aug 20214min
Co-regulation – Is it possible in online spaces? I Heather Plett
A few weeks ago, I was in a FaceTime conversation with my friend Saleha, who’s just completed a master’s degree in counseling psychology. As we always do in our conversations, we were going deep into ...
19 Aug 20217min
You don’t know what you can’t see until you see it I Heather Plett
I got glasses recently. I’ve been lucky enough to make it to fifty-five without them (and still only need a weak prescription), but apparently my eyes are aging with my body. When I first put them on ...
18 Aug 20215min
Mothering myself (a new journal practice) I Heather Plett
I adopted a new journal practice this Spring, after reading the book Discovering Your Inner Mother. I wanted to nurture all of the parts of me that are connected to old stories, and I wanted to learn ...
11 Aug 20214min
