Sarah Dalzell
Searching my soul for my truth. Sharing my story. #Positivementalhealth
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“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What, you too? I thought I was the only one!” - C.S. Lewis 🏔🤸🏼♀️ It’s pretty amazing having a friend that is just as crazy as I am @caitlynzietsman #positivementalhealth #mentalhealthaawareness #peakabove #wildernessbabes #wildernessbadass #outdoorwomen #wildwomen #wildernessculture #womensupportwomen #radgirlslife #exploresquamish #hiking #hikerslife #squamish #adventuresquamishThrough the brave and open sharing of my amazing cousin @stephedwood , I found out that today marks the start of #mentalillnessawarenessweek Sharing may not be for everyone, but for me, sharing and shared vulnerability, is what set me free to truly heal and move forward. I share to help end the stigma of living with mental illness. Trigger warning ahead . . . It seems like yesterday that my battle with bulimia began - one moment that shifted the trajectory of my life. Real talk here. Recovery is a painful and emotional process, and I am talking the highest degree of pain I ever recall experiencing. Moments grimacing in pain on the floor as I fought my illness, physical withdrawals, my breath so hindered by anxiety that all I could do was cry. A full body, full spirit, and full emotional pain. But, alongside these moments of pain, came GROWTH. Incredible, life changing, beautiful growth. It has been a process of building and rebuilding relationships. My relationship with food, with how I choose to live, with the people I choose to keep in my life, and most importantly, my relationship with myself. This illness is an illness I will have for life, I have come to terms with that. With that will come ups and downs, but I hold the power now. I have the tools, the wisdom, the support, and the self love to be the guiding voice. Rebuilding of self and rebuilding of life.💪🏻❤️ #mentalillness #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthweek #mentalhealthrecovery #bulimiarecovery #eatingdisorderrecovery #endthestigma #BCgirl #choosemountains #outdoorwoman #wildernessbabe #mentalhealthadvocate #mecnation“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure” – Oprah Winfrey Another adventure with @caitlynzietsman 📸 Gabe Rosen! #beautifulbc #choosemountains #outdoors #adventure #hiking #wildernessbabes #wildernessbadass #BCgirl #girlsgonewilde #mecnation #waterfall #britishcolumbiamagazine #britishcolumbiacanada #natgeoadventure“Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air” - Ralph Emerson Waldo Even though it may have began as a struggle - it was worth dragging my butt out of bed to spend the day outside with my people. My heart and soul feeling revitalized at a time of year when the days are short and the emotions are working to recentre.🥰🧗🏼♀️🧗🏻♂️🏔 @hotcarlolson @tanyahall00Words from a broken heart. As an educator, I am a firm believer in nurturing the growth of the whole child, supporting an understanding in how behaviours and decisions impact their own learning and the learning of others. I encourage self-reflection to promote self-awareness and collective success. It is time the BCPSEA and our NPD government to do some self reflecting... HOW will your push to increase class sizes support our students learning? Increasing class sizes go up to 32 students) HOW will your push to significantly reduce student support staff help our students learning? Reducing access to counsellors, learning support teachers, child care workers, school phycologists, teacher librarians. HOW will your push stripping language around class composition support our students learning? It is time for these concessions to be taken off the table, and for the needs of our students to be put first. @bcteachersfederation #bctf“Jobs fill your pocket, but adventures fill your soul.” – Jamie Lyn Beatty Disclaimer! Didn’t buy a van, that beauty belongs to Carl! Didn’t quit my job, just a weekend warrior… For now! 🚎👫 🏔🏕Let the adventures begin @hotcarlolson #vanlife #pnwexplored #vwvan #wildernessbadass #beautifulbritishcolumbia #simplelife #BCgirl“Women’s friendships are like a renewable source of power” 🏔🤸🏼♀️ 📸 Timer and run! @caitlynzietsman - cheers to powerful women! Our strength tried and tested!“Although I deeply love oceans, deserts, and other wild landscapes, it is only mountains that beckon me with that sort of painful magnetic pull to walk deeper and deeper into their beauty” - Victoria Erickson 🏔🧗🏼♀️🤸🏼♀️ @caitlynzietsman“...You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should...” - Max Ehrmann With my 2019 year starting off with a “bang” ... to the head, I couldn’t have imagined my summer galavants being what they were. I am in full appreciation of what the universe has provided - both in experiences and challenges. I have felt the earth under my hands and feet, the dirt in my hair, as I embraced my wild child taking on new summits. My body,m and Brain working it’s best to keep up with my spirit. My aptitude for patience slowly growing... very slowly. I walk forward with gratitude... for the experiences and the people, those who have stood beside me along the way, and those I have met ♥️ Special shout outs to @caitlynzietsman hiking partner extraordinaire, sending over 165kms together 🏔 And @_steve_neufeld_ 🧗🏻♂️ showing me the ropes and pushing me to climb in a way I’ve never climbed before.“Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it.” C. JoyBell C. Where I feel the most alive 🏔🤸🏼♀️😍 Finally managed to swap leads, what an awesome 6 pitch adventure. 📸 @_steve_neufeld_
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Chapter 17: Alignment.
Choice is an amazing concept. Recently I have began to embrace the full power and influence of choice, recognizing that my life, my energy, my world, is a reflection of how I choose to act or react, how I choose to … Continue reading
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Chapter 16: Fear
DISCLAIMER Don’t get me wrong, with any decision, taking a thoughtful approach and understanding the whole picture is a responsible and valuable process… But when choosing whether to do or not do something, if “FEAR OF…” is stopping you, it may … Continue reading
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Chapter 15: Finding Zen
Balance has been redefined. Balance which once was the ability to juggle, has become a recognition that the ALL intricacies of my soul must be honoured and nurtured. Throughout my journey, I have had moments where I felt off centre, … Continue reading
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Chapter 14: Seventy-Five.
Seventy-Five And although I try hard not to be driven by numbers anymore 75 is representative of much more than a quantity, it is representative of change. It is 75 days of choosing self love, choosing life, choosing happy. 5 months ago, … Continue reading
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Chapter 13: “I Love my legs because…”
For a majority of my life I have had a negative view of my body. Spending hours in fitting rooms tear soaked with shattered self confidence… trying outfit after outfit as my self esteem melted away…it was never the clothing, I blamed … Continue reading
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Chapter 12: Bringing Light to the Dark.
We do not stand alone. The power of sharing. The ripple effect. The strength of community. Over the past couple weeks I have seen and felt the efforts to shed light on the reality of mental health. More and more I … Continue reading
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Chapter 11: We are Creators
We are creators of our own reality. We have a choice. A choice to be passive recipients or active participants in the story of our lives. 1 Year ago almost to the day, I became an active participant in my … Continue reading
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