Guest Posts
Change Your Story, Change Your Life
Change Your Story, Change Your Life by Jen Lawrence As human beings, we are built for story. It’s why TV shows are popular, politicians get elected, and retailers don’t just sell you a tablecloth, but the accompanying promise of dining happily with your family at Thanksgiving. Story helps us define our identities and connects us with others. Long before the Internet existed, we…
Read MoreThe Famine in Africa: Our Responsibility as Canadians, and as Moms
The Famine in Africa: Our Responsibility as Canadians, and as Moms by Lindsay Gladding It was during a trip to Afghanistan where I met Aysha. I had walked past room after room in a maternity hospital filled with 10-20 women each all in various stages of labour and delivery. Aysha, a 15-year-old woman, had just…
Read MoreThe Master Craftsman
The Master Craftsman by Heather Smyth Anyone who knows me well knows that I love to knit. My Grandma Norman taught me to knit when I was a teenager and I don’t think I’ve left the house without my knitting since. One of the things that I love about knitting is that it all starts out…
Read MorePart 2: Mistaken Identity – Hope & Healing for Our Hearts
Part 2 Mistaken Identity: Hope and Healing for our Hearts by Dr. Merry If you’re just joining us today, be sure to check out Part 1 of this 2-part series . You don’t want to miss the introduction that sets the stage for today’s blog post. ——– Remember our heroine, Elsa, from the movie Frozen?…
Read MorePart 1: Mistaken Identity – Hope & Healing for Our Hearts
Part 1 Mistaken Identity: Hope and Healing for Our Hearts by Dr. Merry Any of you seen the Disney movie, Frozen? I was watching it again a few months ago, and it struck me that the characters struggled in many of the same ways that we do too. (Sorry, as a psychologist, one of the…
Read MoreQ & A with Ann Mainse – Marriage and Relationships
Q & A with Ann Mainse See Hear Love: Ann, you have some surprising stats about marriage – let us in on these? ANN: We all know that statistics aren’t very encouraging when it comes to predicting a successful marriage. In Canada a couple has a 40% chance of getting a divorce before they reach…
Read MoreThere Are Two Ways To Do Everything
A couple years ago my partner and I had our first real fight. It was my fault. I lied to her about something. It doesn’t really matter what I lied about; what matters is I chose to lie. And the more I reflect upon it the more it became clear that I didn’t…
Read MoreThe World At Our Doorstep
The World At Our Doorstep by Dr. Tim Tang Well, it’s wedding season. For most people this happens once in their lives. It’s a big occasion. Some people dream and plan about it for years (sometimes before they even meet their spouse!) and yet for others, they seem to just “fall” onto the date. After…
Read MoreGod’s Value System
God’s Value System I grew up in a great church community, but one of the things that was communicated to me over and over as I was growing up was that God had a BIG amazing plan for my life. For those of you who also grew up in the church, I’m sure you heard…
Read MoreAn Advocate’s Dream
An Advocate’s Dream My name is Jam Gamble and I’ve been a proud advocate for 17 years and an even prouder educator for 6 years. My career primarily revolves around promoting disability awareness. At first, I wasn’t as outspoken and passionate about promoting Autism awareness but as a grew in the field, I learned that…
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