This Wednesday I’m wandering down memory lane to a trip I took last year to a remote Inuit village in the Inuit territory of Nunavik, northern Quebec. The town I had the privilege of visiting is called Kangiqsualujjuaq (ᑲᖏᕐᓱᐊᓗᑦᔪᐊᖅ in Inuktitut.) I learned...
It might sound far fetched but listening can help save a life. So much pain people are living in can be relieved if people only felt heard. If someone you know is struggling, take the time to listen. Get comfortable sitting in the silence. Hold space for their pain so...
After my first husband died by suicide I had a hard time getting to sleep at night. I’m naturally a night owl, but those nights of insomnia weren’t by choice. I went on a trip with some family to Barbados, and night after night I would sit on the open...
The GORBA trail is maintained by the Guelph Off Roading Bicycling Association. Made for bikes, there were plenty of foot walkers too. As I walked along the GORBA trail I reflected on what a neighbour recently said to me about exercising (which some would argue...
