by Nancy Gowan | Oct 31, 2017 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
The Occupational Therapist worked collaboratively with Freta, her manager and her union representative to develop a suitable return to work plan. The plan included a structured reintegration process, some retraining and use of memory tools and checklists October is...
by Kimberly Bondame | Oct 17, 2017 | Steps for Life, Volunteers
Volunteers and participants prepare to set out on the 2017 Steps for Life walk in Toronto Ontario Threads of Life staff feel we are very fortunate to work with such generous family members, passionate volunteers and committed partners. Kimberly Bondame joined...
by Jasmine Fisher | Oct 10, 2017 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
In honour of World Mental Health Day, October 10, Threads of Life is pleased to publish a reflection first printed in our Threads newsletter, Spring 2017. Mental health has been a long and complicated road for me since the death of my brother, Micheal, in January of...
by Sharon Freeman | Oct 3, 2017 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
Oh how much we have grown….not in the sense of size but personally. I first heard the term “post-traumatic growth” a couple of weeks ago at a Global Leadership Summit. I asked Shirley Hickman if she had heard this term before. Shirley replied: “I had not heard this...