YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL: Be kind to yourself and come to terms with your body
My best friend and I are swimming in my pool. She’s in my second-grade class and happens to live next door. I pull myself out of the water and up onto the edge ...
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AFRAID OF THE DARK: Why we’re still stuck in the grip of mental illness
Do you remember being curled up under the covers of your childhood bed, eyeballs darting back and forth, praying that the monsters wouldn't drag you into their ...
A NEW TABOO: Ageism is the emerging racism, sexism or homophobia—or all three
I take my 90-plus-year-old mother shopping for lingerie at a department store. The store has moved things around, and there’s too much walking, and not enough c...
LOSING TEACHERS, FINDING FRIENDS: A turn on the spiritual path
After I had my son a year and a half ago, I drowned myself in spiritual teachings.Coming from a culture and society in which depression among mothers is par...
THE CYCLES OF LIFE: Every cycle has its gifts to share
As a farmer, I am very aware of the cycles of life. Every spring, I await the emergence of my blueberry buds. I welcome the honeybees who pollinate them, and ov...
THE AUTISM SPECTRUM: What I’ve learned from working with children with autism
I am a behaviour therapist for children who have autism. This is how I introduce my job title when people ask me what I do for a living, and the description usually elicits one of two responses:
GOING WITHIN: Free the heart from the burden of proof
There's an old Chinese curse that states, "May you live in interesting times." It was said to one’s enemies when hoping their lives would be full of social and ...
MILLENNIALS: The age of the identity crisis
In today’s world, filled with popular misconceptions and stereotypes regarding the young population, it's a constant struggle for those of the Millennial genera...
FULL CIRCLE: Alcohol abuse separated my Dad and me
"Do you have any regrets?""I have none," answered my Dad to the chaplain who was visiting him at home while he was being cared for by the Hospice nurse. My ...
