
Bridges’ Blog
Writing Your Grief
Here’s something you may not have thought about: Writing is a stimulating yet strenuous activity for the brain. When you write, all parts of your brain are actively engaged, and because the brain can adapt to change with neuroplasticity, it can be useful to process...
Self-Nurturing is the new Self-Care
Body positive woman doing mindfulness workout at home. Beautiful female in sports wear practicing meditation at home. We hear a lot about self-care, don’t we? There is value in taking time for us and caring for our bodies and well-being, but we’re going to look at...
Navigating the Effects of Trauma and Burnout Through Transformative Leadership Practices
Continuous one line drawing of a woman with confused messy feelings worried about bad mental health. Problems stress illness and depression concept in simple linear style. Doodle Vector illustration. Equipping leaders to respond to the traumatic state of our world so...
In Our Toolbox: The Safe and Sound Protocol
It’s an ongoing commitment to our various professional associations that we continually develop our professional skills and learn new modalities and tools that we can use with our clients, and even more, it’s the culture of our collective to always be learning and...
What’s in a Name?
As the pandemic took hold and C & C Resources for Life continued to support more and more clients, our founder, Mary Widmer took an opportunity to explore taking a step back from her current role, eventually retiring to a supervision and mentorship role. This...
Q&A with Spiritual Life Coach, Dr Joyce Peasgood
At C&C Resources for Life, we are a group of Kamloops counsellors, coaches and consultants proudly offering holistic support to our clients. We exist to empower those who seek out our counsel with the tools they need to build bridges to a strong tomorrow. One of...
Tips for Less Stressful Mornings
It’s January, and while the days are getting longer it’s still dark in Kamloops' corner of the world - which doesn’t make getting up and at ‘em any easier. One of the things that can negatively impact your entire day is having a stressful morning. Our team of Kamloops...
Attachment Therapy and EMDR
At C & C Resources for Life Inc., providing counselling services for the Kamloops area has shown that trauma has a significant impact on every part of us, including our physical health. My name is Jillian Sheppard, I'm a registered social worker who has just...
Spirituality and Grief
At C&C Resources for Life we believe that loss has a significant impact on every part of us, mentally, physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually. Giving space to the spiritual in our journey of grief can be one of the gifts that grief gives to us. My name...