Your Uplift - August 2025

Patricia's Resiliency eNewsletter ❤️🐞

August 22, 2025

Table of Contents

ONE. On a Personal Note

Hard Stuff

Office and Home Disruption

August has been a cool and wet month. In the first week there was so much rain that our basement flooded, making my office unusable. The same week we discovered disease in our cherished back garden trees, and our Misha-cat arrived home stinking from skunk spray.

Week three and we still have not heard from the adjuster or insurance company.

We continue to demonstrate patience, resourcefulness and adaptability.❤️🐞

Uplifting Stuff

Introspection

It had been a long time since I’d given myself the gift of simply being. So, it was a treat to spend four days at the SOAR 2025 Retreat: A Journey of Revelation, Restoration and Grace, organized by the Centres for Spiritual Living. It was held at the Banff Arts Centre, a beautiful place to watch a breath of inhale and exhale, and then another one.

I had the privilege of leading a Return to Center breakout session with the majestic mountains peaking in the windows.

Most of all I savoured the ability to merely sink into stillness, to feel a spaciousness within me. Still, quiet, calm. The experience reminded me there are still places on planet earth where all is well. 

I hope you, too, have times and places of peaceful reminders.

In the meantime, here’s to your continued resilience,
Patricia ❤️🐞

TWO: Patricia’s Helpful Blogs/Articles

At a professional development seminar, a young career woman asked me something like, “How can I stop myself from crying in front of my boss?”  I thought, “How sad.”  I recall crying in front of a number of safe managers and supporting others as a manager myself. If I want to cry, I want to!

My daughter, works in a wonderfully understanding environment. When her coworkers or managers see tears . . CLICK HERE

My client, with a tear in her eye, said, “I’m exhausted from feeling other people’s energy. You see, I am an empath and have high emotional sensitivity.” Empaths are people, who are highly attuned to the energies and emotions of those around them.

Not just empaths, but many people experience the world in deeply emotional ways. They often and easily pick up on the feelings and moods of those around them. For some, this sensitivity can feel like a gift, allowing for deeper empathy and connection. For others, it can be overwhelming and draining. Plus, others may tell. . .  CLICK HERE

THREE: Resiliency Research

Avoid Depression

The World Health Organization reports that depression, which is estimated to affect 1 in 20 adults globally poses a significant public health challenge.

To explore this issue, in 2023, researchers dove into the massive UK Biobank, analyzing data from nearly 290,000 individuals over 9 years of age, including 13,000 presenting with depression.

The research identified seven key lifestyle factors associated with reduced depression:

  1. Moderate alcohol consumption

  2. A healthy diet

  3. Regular physical activity

  4. Adequate sleep (7-9 hours per night)

  5. Non-smoking

  6. Limited sedentary behaviour

  7. Frequent social connections.

Adequate sleep made the most significant difference, lowering depression risk by 22%, while social connection was most protective against recurrent depressive disorder, decreasing risk by 18%.

FOUR: Resiliency Video Picks

  1. How to Heal from Shame, Guilt and Regret (23.51min)

    Learn to heal from shame, guilt, and regret with Emma McAdam's insights on accountability, self-compassion, and personal growth in this Therapy in a Nutshell video.

Patricia’s Videos

FIVE: OPPORTUNITY with Patricia

Stop Relationship Drama: How to Use the Karpman Triangle

"When we stop playing the drama game, we can start working together."
— Stephen Karpman (A Game Free Life)

The Karpman Drama Triangle is a simple way to understand how people sometimes get stuck in unhelpful roles when they have problems with each other. These roles are called Victim, Rescuer, and Persecutor.

When we know these roles, we can learn how to stop the drama and make better choices.Spot the Roles: Notice when someone is acting like a Victim (feels helpless), a Rescuer (tries to fix everything), or a Persecutor (bossy or blaming).

You will:

  1. Know Why It’s a Problem: These roles keep the fight or drama going instead of solving the real problem.

  2. Be Able to Step Out of the Triangle: Choose to be calm and take responsibility instead of blaming or fixing others.

  3. Help in a Healthy Way: Instead of rescuing, ask, “How can I support you?” so everyone stays strong.

  4. KNow What to Do to Get Out of the Triangle: Be honest (instead of Victim), caring (instead of Rescuer), and firm but kind (instead of Persecutor)

    Cost: Free 
    11 am MT, Saturday, September 27, 2025
    Free and Open to the Public. Part of the Microlearning Collective
    Register at: https://forms.gle/xj5vtN2HkqDFbq9N7
    For more information contact [email protected]

SIX: More Opportunities for Resilience

Presentations — In-Person or Online
Keynotes/Workshops: CLICK HERE.

Presentation Skills: For those who want one-on-one time to develop a speaking business or simply a specific message and how to effectively deliver it. CLICK HERE.

Therapeutic Counselling: Can be delivered online globally and in person in Canada. CLICK HERE.

Publications: Reduced prices are available for quantity orders. To learn more about Patricia’s books CLICK HERE.

Please let me know how I might be of service at 403-830-6919 or [email protected] 

Your Spunky Patricia ❤️🐞