The Heart's Playground: A Psychologist's Musings on Spirituality, Creativity, and Healing

As a psychologist, writer, artist, Tibetan Buddhist and yogi, I offer my thoughts on spirituality, creativity, and healing through playing with art, story, and rhyme. Got a general question that needs answering? Maybe you're not the only one. Email me angemackay@yahoo.co.uk and I'll try to blog you an answer.

Monday, August 26, 2013

The Healing Power of Celtic Art: How Celtic Art Helped Me Heal My Body and Mind After Giving Birth

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So I just had my first baby this past May and the recovery from labour and delivery was not exactly what I had envisioned. I had imagined ...
Monday, January 7, 2013

Emotional Boundaries: How to Hold Your Ground in the Midst of Fear and Chaos

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So… as you might imagine, being a psychologist, at times, can be an intense job—people's stories pulling on my heart strings, as well as...
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

When the Hare becomes the Tortoise: Why Procrastination is Okay Sometimes

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So I never procrastinate…Okay, that's not quite true—anytime I use "never" or "always", I know its not quite true. I...
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Playing Your Way to a Healthy Lifestyle: How to Have Fun, Be Active, and Stick to Your Exercise Regime

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So when I broke my arm and sprained my ankle last year, my physical activity level naturally slowed down to match my physical capacity at th...
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

The River of Energy: How to Get Out of Anxiety's Fast Current or Depression's Deep Stagnation and Get Back into the Flow of your Life

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So, this metaphor is totally cliche, but it works, and that's why I use it. I feel a bit like Forrest Gump saying this, but here goes: ...
Monday, June 11, 2012

My Birthday Celebration/Death Contemplation: Contemplating Death in Order to Celebrate Life

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So my 36th birthday was just a few days ago.  I took the day off, with several things on my list of fun things to do to celebrate, includi...
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Procrastinating the Positive: Explorations on Why We Don't Do the Things We Love to Do

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So, I was looking at the date of my last blog post and I realized it has been five whole months since I have written. Five months! How did t...
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Angela Dawn MacKay, Holistic Psychologist, Writer, and Celtic Artist
I obtained my Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Acadia University and went on to complete my Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology at the University of Calgary. I am also a Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Practitioner. When I am not at the office seeing clients, you'll find me creating art for my new company, Knotted Words Celtic Art. I am involved in the formal study and practice of Ashtanga yoga and Tibetan Buddhist meditation. As well, I am an aspiring author/illustrator of children's books and am currently submitting manuscripts to publishers and agents.
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