I was leaving a marketing job when I started Renew and Heart Hackers. Once I’d made the decision that I was going to build the tools that I wished I had when I went through a life-changing breakup, I decided to focus on that… and only that… building and teaching. But I also need to […]
How to Deal with a Breakup While Suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder
I grew up in Vancouver–a city known for its dreary winter weather, but it wasn’t until recently that I made the connection between my sad moods in the winter and Seasonal Affective Disorder. As the seasons change, bringing shorter days and colder nights, many of us can find ourselves feeling a little down. It’s more […]
Do You Have Mutuality In Your Relationships?
During the pandemic, I moved from NYC to my hometown of Vancouver, Canada. I was eager to reconnect with my old community of friends once restrictions lifted. I’d coordinate dinners, host people in my home, and was the one who’d initiate plans. For a while, I shrugged, Oh, they’re busy. They have kids so it’s too hard for […]
The 5 Most Asked Questions About Dating That Can Help You Find Love
There are a few questions I get asked repeatedly when it comes to dating and timing. I thought it’d be helpful to share some of these questions and answers. When am I ready to start dating again (after a breakup/divorce)? If you’re waiting for the moment where you wake up and suddenly feel 100% ready […]
5 Signs You’re Being Love Bombed By Your Partner
It was straight out of a fairy tale. Flowers. Fancy dinners. Proclamations of how special our connection was. I was on cloud nine. Sold. I’m in. All in. Until the messages were less frequent. Then the effort to make plans started to wane. I found myself crawling out of my skin, waiting with bated breath […]
I Tried Ketamine Therapy, This is What Happened
I unlocked the secret codes of life, connected to my partner’s soul, and jumped dimensions alongside a teenage mutant ninja turtle, all in 57 minutes. It sounds like a scene from an incoherent sci-fi movie, but no, it was what I experienced during my first time trying ketamine therapy. And it might have just shifted […]
The Not-To-Do List that will Change your Dating Life
Think about this for a moment: What if, when it comes to dating, what you don’t do matters more than anything else? Let’s say you want to get into shape and adopt a healthier lifestyle. To achieve this you not only need to workout regularly (To-do List), you also need to cut junk food off […]
The Rise of Happy, Single Women: A reason why men need to upgrade their relationship skills
In an interesting paradox, heterosexual single men have been lonelier than ever whereas heterosexual single women are happier than their male counterparts. Women aren’t settling anymore. Psychologist Greg Matos caused a social media uproar in last month when he published an article on the rise of single, lonely men and a big contributing factor is […]
The 5 Types of Cheaters and Why They Choose Infidelity
Can you Spot a Cheater? Apparently, there are 5 types of cheaters and very specific reasons why they stray. But first, let’s dig into a recent celebrity cheating scandal. A match made in Victoria’s Secret heaven? It seemed like Behati tamed the rockstar Adam Levine, who had once joked “I’ll never get married” during an interview on The Tonight Show. On the […]
Holiday Etiquette: 7 Tips on the Not to Do List
I remember so clearly a dinner party I hosted where a newer friend showed up two hours late with two uninvited guests in tow. To make matters worse, they didn’t bring anything to contribute to the party. Needless to say, I never invited her to another party. I doubt she was ill-intentioned, rather, she was […]