HEALTHY Retirement!

This past Sunday on REALTalk With Sarah, I sat down with Retirement Coach, Daniel Roy, who helped us see that retiring WELL is more than just having the financial side of things figured out, it’s about the BIGGER picture! On this episode, we take a deep-dive into the 4 main pillars, as Daniel calls them:…

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Heal In Grief and BIG NEWS!

Last year, I had the opportunity to have grief expert, Anne DeButte on Season 1 of my talk show, REALTalk With Sarah, to share her best tips for healing through grief. Anne did a beautiful job of walking us through the various stages in a way that honoured our own journey as well as the…

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SHAME ON YOU, Weight Watchers.

Have you heard? Weight Watchers (now calling themselves “WW”) have hit a new low. They’ve rolled out a diet for children between the ages of 8 and 17. CHILDREN. I don’t know how it’s even legal to market a DIET to children, when their FRONTAL LOBE isn’t even fully developed until they are in their…

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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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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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Making Decisions.(FREE GIFT)

If you’ve been with me for any length of time, you’ll know I am a huge fan of making decisions. Four years ago today, I made one that has had a dramatic ripple effect throughout every facet of my life, and I have YOU to thank. Four years ago, I launched this blog and posted…

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How Do YOU Define Success?

I don’t believe it should be considered ”normal” to have to come home every day and “take the edge off”. What’s normal, to me, is choosing to create a life that doesn’t feel so hard and sharp, but rather a life that feels softer and gentler. I think it all comes down to the way…

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