I'm beyond excited to share that I am now offering monthly Rest & Restore workshops. Carving out space for yourself to attend these workshops will give you space to calm your mind and body with a combination of Yin yoga, intention setting and journaling exercises. What is Yin Yoga? Yin yoga incorporates still, gentile postures and focuses on the connective tissue in the body instead of muscles. Yin and Yang is a concept that comes from ancient Taoist philosophy that focuses

Let’s talk for a minute about the ENERGY of self-care. Self-care seems like this thing that should come to us easily and effortlessly. The truth is that for many of us, it doesn’t work that way most of the time. A huge learning for me over the past few years is that truly looking after ourselves takes energy, time, commitment and effort. It takes SHOWING up for yourself . Even when you don’t feel like it. (and being extra kind to yourself on the days when you just can’t get t

Does making time for yourself feel impossible with all of life's demands? With so much focus right now on stress management and preventing burnout most of us WANT to focus on our wellness, but why does that feel SO hard? You’re not alone! Here 5 reasons why making time for yourself feels hard right now with a quick solution for counteracting each of them! 1. You Feel Guilty If you feel guilty or selfish for making time to do the things that YOU love because you have others t

Do you feel like your life is just GO GO GO? I’ve been thinking a lot lately about REST. We mostly think about rest as sleep (which is super important and most of us don’t get enough of!) but there are other types of physical rest as well. Let's explore a few of them: 1. Sleep Do you sleep well? Sleep is such an important part of a healthy mind and body. Feel like you aren't being productive if you spend more time sleeping? Think again. Sleep is critical to brain function

What can you do when you feel really overwhelmed or when your brain feels like it’s spinning through a million thoughts a second? Here’s a really simple trick that I love to use and has gotten great feedback from the self care community as well. If you aren't already hanging out over there, please join us ! When I start to feel overwhelmed, I’ll often do a “brain dump” . Here's how it works: 1. Grab a piece of paper or a notebook (nothing fancy) and start writing down everyt

I loved this conversation with DeeAnne Feltham-Scott and Cathy Barrett Brinson from WorkplaceNL about mental health, stress management and burnout prevention. Be sure to listen and let me know what you think! Mental health is a concern for working Canadians. 70% report that work impacts their mental health, and 78% report that poor mental health is the primary reason for missing work. Join us as we discuss the various ways we can prevent stress and burnout with Alison Butler

With more things coming at us at work than maybe ever before, one of the things many of us struggle with is the constant distraction of our technology or the feeling that we always need to be "on". This is something that I often work on with workplace teams and 1-1 clients as it can really help with productivity, feeling like you have more time in your day, time management and so much more. Here are 3 easy tips to reduce screen time and eliminate distractions that I have imp

"I attended virtual mental health first aid training with Alison last year and I was really happy I took the course! The content was interesting, practical and well laid out over a 2 day period. Alison was great at keeping us all engaged … I think that it’s important to be as equipped as possible to support loved ones, coworkers, employees, etc. in the event of a mental health emergency! I’ve thought back to the course in real life situations more than once." - Nicole Kielly

I had such a fantastic conversation with Gill Whelan of Whelan Wellness on the "For The Well Of It" Podcast recently. In this episode we chat about: The beginning of my mental health journey and my diagnosis How I felt about my diagnosis Medication The importance of working on your own wellbeing and more! ​ Listen to the podcast episode Hi, I'm Alison and welcome to the blog. If you’re constantly “on” and running on low,   Resilient   is my free weekly email inbox break you

Who should take Mental Health First Aid? I always say that this training is for "people who work with people". The more we are able to talk about mental health the better. This is what I encourage you to use when considering training! If you answer "yes" to any of the following questions, then this training is for you! Are you a leader or manager? Yes Are you a business owner with employees? Yes Do you have a service-based business where you work with clients/customers/patien