Alive Counselling

06/04/2026

Some favorite kid resources to end the school year 🤍

06/04/2026

So this year we did a new thing and just finished our 1st year of homeschooling! Our heart was for a more intentional and slower rhythm. There was a learning curve, some challenging moments, but tons of quality time and love of learning I’ll never trade (and a great friend/ support teacher!). And today we just wrapped up our co op of CC with HCOS!

We get the privilege of supporting HCOS and Flex students and families, I’ve gotten to speak at their conferences on parenting at different ages and stages and what they need for connection and development, and celebrating my kiddos in the HCOS program today!

06/01/2026

Instead of "you are so clumsy"

Try: "Everyone makes mistakes. It is how we learn."

You are not letting them off the hook.

You are teaching them that mistakes are part of being human, not proof that something is wrong with them.

Instead of "why did you do that?"

Try: "Let's figure out what happened together."

You are not skipping the conversation.

You are walking into it beside them, instead of standing over them.

That difference is everything.

Words can shame or words can shape.

You get to choose, in real time, every single day.
Not perfectly.
Not always.

But often enough that your child learns the difference between being corrected and being shamed.

That difference is what they carry into every relationship they will ever have.

This is the work.

Catching the sharp word before it leaves your mouth.

Replacing the old script with a new one.

Speaking to your child the way you wish someone had spoken to you.

Strong spine. Soft heart.

That is peaceful parenting.

06/01/2026

05/30/2026

We're all sold out for our Kelowna Breakfast on Saturday, looking forward to a great morning!

05/26/2026

I look at this picture every year on Memorial Day and the older I get, the more deeply I feel it.

- The freedom to publicly preach Christ
- The children I'll laugh with today
- The vacation I will enjoy with Jana later this summer
- The life we've been blessed to build together
.. all enabled by young men and women who did not get to enjoy them, so that you and I could.

And they were YOUNG. Ronald Reagan put this in striking perspective:

“It is, in a way, an odd thing to honor those who died in defense of our country, in defense of us, in wars far away. The imagination plays a trick. We see these soldiers in our mind as old and wise. We see them as something like the Founding Fathers, grave and gray haired. But most of them were boys when they died, and they gave up two lives—the one they were living and the one they would have lived. When they died, they gave up their chance to be husbands and fathers and grandfathers. They gave up their chance to be revered old men. They gave up everything for our country, for us. And all we can do is remember.”

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to every family who sacrificed a loved one so that we could enjoy our loved ones today.

"Greater love has no man than this; that someone lay down his life for his friends."
– John 15:3

05/26/2026

05/23/2026

05/22/2026

Thank you again Kelowna! So proud of our incredible team at Alive Counselling 🩵

05/21/2026

Memorial Cup time!!
Thank you for including our team into this special moment!!
“Get • We’ve been lucky to meet a lot of incredible people through this community over the years + Barb Egan is one of those dear humans. 🖤⁠
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As a former professional hockey player, a coach + local clinical counsellor, she has seen every side of the game.
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We chatted with her about the grit behind the glory, the behind-the-scenes pressure on the players, + what the game teaches us all. From the littles on the side cheering + dreaming, to the parents running everywhere, the dedicated coaches, and driven players, A LOT goes into a moment like this.

The 2026 Memorial Cup — We are honoured to represent this moment with the official apparel collection 🏒”