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Luella’s pened thoughts on topics relating to emotional fullfillment and personal achievement. New posts weekly.

I know relationships are supposed to be hard work, but…
Are they supposed to be this hard? I may not get that exact question asked of me, but I certainly know it is prevalent amongst my clients. And now as we step into the holiday season, relationships tend to become more strained. Personally, I see the older generation of...
The Motivation for Change
There are very few things I am certain about in life, but this next statement is one I can make with a great level of certainty: no one finds it easy to make a change. Why? Change removes a sense of automaticity in behaviour, which equates to energy conservation,...
How to Stop Stressing Over Things You Can’t Control
This topic comes on the heels of last week’s blog post relating to the hormone cortisol. If we minimize stress, we are going to minimalize cortisol. And, if we are able to modulate cortisol, it will have a Goldilocks effect on us – not too much, not too little, just...
Emotional Health
I’m back! Whether you like it or not, here I am again in your Inbox. Actually – not true, you can unsubscribe at any time! There is one thing you can guarantee from me in the coming months however…in my blog posts you will never read ‘in these unprecedented times’....
Why We Need to Pay More Attention to our Mental Health
I would like to start this off by apologizing that I haven’t posted for a couple of weeks. I decided to take a break from writing so I could spend more time studying for an exam occurring mid-November. However, I couldn’t help but to sit down and write this morning. I...
The Power of Hypnotherapy
This is a topic I rarely bring up in my office. Let me explain to you what it is exactly and who is the best candidate for it. I think you will find it interesting, so please read on. I first came across the notion of becoming trained in hypnotherapy in 2017, when I...
To Say I Love You in a Romantic Relationship
…. can mean very different things at different stages of a relationship and when you say it in a heterosexual relationship can be quite different according to gender. Studies have shown men tend to say it earlier than women in a relationship, which could date back to...
How to Make Anxiety Your Ally
As Winnipeg schools start welcoming students back into their classrooms, along with Universities and Colleges opening their doors to online and in-classroom learning, many of us are feeling a bit more edgy this week. If you are anything like me, you are both excited...
Make Peace with the Past
Are you one of those people that is stuck in the memory of a past event, or series of events that you can’t let go of? A dismissive, detached, or anxious parental upbringing perhaps? A ‘failed’ marriage? The loss of a close family member? A long-term relationship...