Calling All EARTHLINGS.

We are Earthlings. Not Canadians. Not Americans. Not Chinese, Indian or Australian. We are Earthlings. We ALL belong to ONE planet; ONE earth. To each other. We ALL belong HERE. No ONE person has any greater right to be here than any other person. When we fall under the spell–even for a moment–that we are…

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Pressing PAUSE.

Recently, I was interviewed by my dear friend Anita Brown and her amazing co-host, Jill Johns. Together, they run The Pause Button 2.0 podcast, where they help people upgrade their self-care. They have also just opened registration for their brand new online course called “The Upleveler“, designed to help you create important shifts in your…

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Let’s DECIDE.

If you know me, you’ll know I am a huge fan of making decisions. As I type that, I realize it could sound… arrogant. I don’t mean it to. I have made many, many, MANY very poor decisions over my lifetime. Way more than I could ever count. But as I’ve worked on myself over…

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Lyme Disease 101

I wanted to explore the topic of Lyme Disease with an expert who really gets it. I met with NYC holistic health coach, Rika Keck to unpack the issue. Rika specializes in challenging Lyme cases and has “seen it all”. Check out her website here if you are living with chronic Lyme disease or simply…

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WHAT We EAT Is HOW We FEEL.

If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you will already know my thoughts on the link between our food and our mood. Plenty of research abounds about the food-mood connection, the gut-brain connection, and the link between the food we eat and the state of our mental, emotional and physical health. We…

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Easy, Tasty DINNER In A SNAP!

A few weeks ago, I shared this recipe on my Facebook page. Roger and I had just returned home from traveling, and we hadn’t yet done a full grocery shop. He opened the fridge and said, “Should I go out and grab something? We have no food….” I told him to get out of the…

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How We Make Others FEEL.

Last weekend, Roger and I attended our annual family reunion in my hometown of Waterloo. It’s always a fun time of year, where we get to catch up my with cousins and their kids, my beloved aunt, and my immediate family who I don’t get to see very often. I also get a very special…

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What Can We DO?

There is a lot going on in the world. More issues to focus on than we have the bandwidth to possibly process. How do we choose? What do we do? How do we help? And how do we not feel like giving in under the weight of the issues and just retreat in defeat? I…

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She STOLE From Me.

Last week, one of our Exhibitors in The Healthy Brain and Body Show forwarded me an email. It was from another show organizer, asking if they would like to be a vendor in a new wellness expo coming to Ottawa. I am always happy to see new health shows entering the market, and so what…

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People Don’t Decide; Habits Decide.

I want to stay awake when it comes to the way I live my life. I tend to examine my habits as a way IN. I take inventory of them regularly, to ensure they are taking me places I actually want to go in my life. Take my posture, for example. I have struggled with…

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