The Path of Regret bereavement christmas and grief coping with loss emotional healing grief journey inner work mindfulness Dec 18, 2025

Last December, I was still in the fog
still in the blur,
still in the trauma and in disbelief of the events surrounding my mom’s death
MAID was an experience that gave me the gift of witnessing death
at the same time I wasn’t prepared for what I was about to witness.

And now, as we approach the second Ch...

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Natural Terrain: Healing from Within, Leading with Compassion anxiety depression mental health mindfulness naturopathic medicine May 28, 2025

At Natural Terrain, we believe that healing is personal. For co-founder Dr. Christina Bjorndal, ND that belief comes from lived experience.  She knows what it’s like to struggle—to feel lost in the depths of depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder, searching for answers that never quite seem to fi...

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7 Powerful Reasons to attend the Mind Body Soul Retreat anxiety bipolar disorder cancer depression functional medicine mental health mindfulness natural health naturopathic medicine spirituality Sep 27, 2024

Fall Equinox is a time to attune to abundance on all levels while allowing your intuitive channels to be cleared, honoured, and activated. 
Join Dr. Chris and co-facilitators at the Mind, Body, Soul retreat October 18-20, 2024 in Canmore – there are a few spots remaining and we extended the Early bir...

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Beyond the Physical; The Emotional Journey of Cancer by Dr. Christina Bjorndal, ND cancer mental health mindfulness spirituality Jul 04, 2024

 

Q1; I think we must start with you and your experiences with mental illness and cancer. Can you share an, understandably abbreviated, version of your health journey?

Yes, my mental health issues started first – one could say at age 14 with the onset of menstruation came severe acne for which I w...

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