Meet the Author
Hi, I'm Sarah, a Registered Psychotherapist offering somatic and talk therapy at my Roncesvalles and Junction offices in Toronto's west end, and online across Canada. This is where I share what I'm noticing in my work, with practical Tend to It Tuesday posts and reflective Friday Field Notes. Take what's useful, and leave the rest. Learn more about me
For education only, not a substitute for therapy or medical advice.
Staying in Summer While It’s Still Here
Somewhere around the second week of August, a collective shift begins. Back-to-school displays appear, social media fills with September planning, and summer starts to feel like it is already over, even while you are still standing in the warm evening light on Roncesvalles.
This post is a gentle interruption of that pattern….
The August Slowdown: Using the Quietest Month to Build Self-Awareness
There is a common misconception that reflection and integration happen automatically when we rest. They do not. The nervous system needs a certain quality of quiet, not emptiness, but spaciousness, to do its deepest consolidating work…