Last night I had the privilege of attending a talk by Dr.Gabor Maté. I must admit, I've had a wee bit of an academic crush on Dr.Maté for quite a while now. His calm yet insistent presentation of some frightening realities of the current state of adult-child relationships seemed to be well received by the … Continue reading Childhood under threat: Dr Gabor Mate speaks in Whistler
Last November I had the pleasure of attending Zoya Jiwa's Simply You presentation at the Winds of Change Wellness Gathering with my tweenager. It was an awesome afternoon where we explored our definitions of beauty, talked with strangers about our inner hopes and learnt how to appreciate the important people in our lives. The session … Continue reading On gratitude, parenthood and Zoya Jiwa
A Shout Out for the New Year: On December 8th, my son and his uncle took Pacific Coach Lines (PCL) from Vancouver to Whistler after a hockey game. My son Oliver is 9 years old and was pretty sleepy by the time they arrived in Whistler. He left his Vancouver #1 finger on the bus. … Continue reading Shout Out: Pacific Coach and a great start to 2014!
I like to sit next to the fire and read, do Sudoku and crossword puzzles. My family does a big jigsaw puzzle over the winter break which is made more challenging when the cat runs across the table. I love jigsaw puzzles, my daughter loves jigsaw puzzles, my son and husband enjoy the puzzle for … Continue reading Holiday Survival Guide: Wellness Tips #2
I love Halloween. I love to dress up. I love to make costumes, drip blood, zombify kids, and love to have great conversations out on the streets on Halloween night with people I haven’t seen in a while. I see the upside of Halloween as being the fun, the social, the treats, the fantasy, the … Continue reading A change to Halloween?
I remember being 18 and travelling overseas - a maple leaf sewn on my backpack, proud to be Canadian. I remember when that changed. It took one day eight years ago when I attended a workshop filled with statistics. Among those statistics were items like: 90% of the Aboriginal population perished within two generations of … Continue reading Opinion: Why Reconciliation?
A short factual film produced by The Legacy of Hope Foundation, the film is 27 minutes long and is a brief history of residential school experiences in Canada. The story is told by four people who attended residential schools and a grandson. The film stresses the systemic and purposeful agenda of the Canadian government and … Continue reading Film Review: Where Are The Children?
I'm a private person, my running companion actually described my husband and I as 'asocial' on our run on Monday. She's right. I like people, love talking with people, I ask a lot of questions but I'm not so into the group camping, group dinners, or group weekend stuff. I am fortunate enough to live … Continue reading Shout Out: The Feker Family
I have just had the privilege of attending a presentation on the Ministry of Education’s ERASE bullying strategy made possible to First Nations Independent schools and organizations by the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC). Great presentation, great knowledge passed on as to what is happening with our youth. Big message: we need to know … Continue reading Opinion: A Straight Line
I’ve had mixed feelings about hockey lately. I love playing and watching hockey. Great passes, positioning, breakouts, flashy saves are all parts of the game that I love. But I don’t like the glorification of the fights. And the judgments from so-called fans are what I could really do without. Along with the return of … Continue reading Does Hockey make Bullies of us All?
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