They say there’s no "I" in team, but I disagree. You see, a team is made up of individuals, each of whom is a unique, “never to be seen again,” “from a broken mold” person with their own life experiences, beliefs, and values. I believe that for a team to work together in the most productive and effortless way, each individual needs to feel productive—not just that work is something they have to do, but something they want to do.I’ve been helping people deal with mental health issues, relationships, low self-esteem, and physical health concerns for over ten years now. I do this because I’m selfish—there, I said it. Helping people live their best lives makes me feel good, and I like to feel good. Additionally, I do this because I struggled with mental health issues for a significant part of my adult life. I know what it’s like to pretend to be okay, to play my part, to blame myself when things go wrong, and to never feel accepted enough to truly belong.I trained as a counsellor in 2010 and worked in a mental health setting as a counsellor and counselling coordinator for several years before opening my own private practice. During this time, I began to focus my work on anxiety, as many of my clients presented with this issue, which further piqued my interest in stress in general. With this in mind, I trained as a holistic lifestyle coach, allowing me to address not just psychological and emotional stress, but also physical, nutritional, and spiritual aspects.I know that I’ve helped many of my clients understand and accept stress as an integral part of life, as well as recognize when stress becomes chronic, taking over and becoming the default state for navigating daily life. This can potentially lead to mental and physical illness as we literally burn ourselves out.I use various modalities to help people reduce stress in their lives, but I have a particular interest in nature and our relationship with it. Reconnecting people to nature in the many different ways I can offer has a dramatic positive effect on their overall wellbeing, and happy healthy people create happy healthy teams.