Journalists love celebrity deaths... it gives an excuse to sound off about topics that aren't often okayed by editors as column fodder. Lately, everyone has been talking about Phillip Seymour Hoffman and that means, everyone has been talking, or not talking, about addiction. I don't know anything about Hoffman, heroin or addiction, to be honest. … Continue reading Addiction, Philip Seymour Hoffman and who to call for help
Author: Lisa Richardson
Sexual Health Survey, Responses Due Feb 15
A research project is underway through Quest University in partnership with the Howe Sound Women's Centre Society to study the sexual health of residents in the Sea to Sky Corridor, particularly focusing on sexual health, sexual education, occurrence and conditions of sexual assault, and service use. This is your chance to participate in some important … Continue reading Sexual Health Survey, Responses Due Feb 15
Free ZUMBA fitness party dance class, Sat Feb 15
Show off your moves or learn a few new ones. Warm up. (Even the music is red hot.)
Inspiration: Only Breath
This poem by Rumi struck me as kind of appropriate, after following Mo Douglas' adventures as an activist in Sochi. Only Breath Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion or cultural system. I am not from the East or the West, not out of the ocean or … Continue reading Inspiration: Only Breath
Shout-Out: Pride of Pemberton, Mo Douglas
She braved the threat of suicide bombers, third-world accommodations, and real-world bigotry from a government that has recently been throwing people in jail for their opinions. Pemberton's Mo Douglas returns from Sochi this week after a mission to make a difference - to meet with the IOC and agitate for change - ie to … Continue reading Shout-Out: Pride of Pemberton, Mo Douglas
Register Now for Seminar on Helping Prevent Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies, April 1
I jokingly posted a link to this article in the (not that esteemed) newspaper in the UK, Daily Telegraph, with the headline "Children of mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy 'better behaved". But after I posted it, I felt a bit queasy - FASD is not a laughing matter. This seminar being offered free for … Continue reading Register Now for Seminar on Helping Prevent Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies, April 1
Seasonal Observations: Mountain Goats
A fresh dispatch from John Tschopp: Pemberton Wildlife Association member Trevor Ross placed his trail camera into the cliffs of Mt. Pauline. These are some of the outstanding pictures of the Mountain Goats, that spend the winter in these vertical bluffs I turned to wikipedia to learn a little more and discovered: they're not … Continue reading Seasonal Observations: Mountain Goats
The Vitality Project with Georgette Metcalfe
In January, I read a quote by Kris Carr that seemed to capture Wellness really well... I love this word: vitality. It leapt off the page and danced around the room and then forced me to dog-ear the page of the book where the quote appeared, which I never do. (I'm a book-reverer.) But I'm … Continue reading The Vitality Project with Georgette Metcalfe
Event: Empty Bowls Food Bank Fundraiser, Feb 21
The Whistler Pottery Club's ceramic artists have been busily creating bowls for a new food bank fundraiser. "Empty Bowls" is an event where people purchase a handmade bowl and fill it with delicious soup made by some of the resort's top chefs. This is the first year the pottery club has organized it, though … Continue reading Event: Empty Bowls Food Bank Fundraiser, Feb 21
Wellness: What You Should Eat Instead of What You’re Craving
When I was pregnant, my midwives suggested that if I was craving sugar, it was a sign my body actually wanted protein. (They also said that if I ate too much sugar, I'd have an unnecessarily big baby, and that was pretty much all the incentive I needed to lay off the Cocoa Puffs and … Continue reading Wellness: What You Should Eat Instead of What You’re Craving
