by sandra | Dec 6, 2016 | How We Help
Living on the ‘wet coast’ you can expect some rain come Autumn, and November is known as our stormy season. But when I heard a report that it rained 28 out of the 31 days in October, that the typical amount of rain for the month of November was already surpassed...
by Lorna Catrambone | Nov 15, 2016 | How We Help
A dog goes into a bar and orders a martini. The bartender says, “You don’t see a dog in here drinking a martini very often.” The dog says, “At these prices, I’m not surprised.” All kidding aside, it has been proven time and time again that humour is good for us. The...
by Sarah Wheelan | Oct 4, 2016 | How We Help
October 10th is World Mental Health Day, and we’re thinking about workplace mental health, as it relates to individuals and families affected by a workplace tragedy. Our family members returning to work after a traumatic workplace fatality. Our family members...
by Susan Haldane | Jul 26, 2016 | How We Help
Maybe the word “friend” is one we throw around a bit too loosely these days. We designate “BFF”s (best friend forever); we have “frenemies”; we “friend” and “unfriend” people on Facebook. But for all that, we know what it means to have, and to be, a real friend. The...
by Tami Helgeson | Jul 5, 2016 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
A while back I was asked to put down on paper what I had spoken about at one of our Advanced Volunteer Family Guide training sessions. This has been hard for me as I usually just say things from the heart and find it difficult to remember the details of the...
by Susan Haldane | Jun 28, 2016 | How We Help
A life should be unblemished happiness, right? And if you’re not happy, then you’re not trying hard enough. “Society tells us that happiness is just within reach, if we read the right books and eat the right food,” says Registered Counselling Therapist Erin...
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