You don’t need to snack: A colleague of mine asked me a question the other day. Given that winter is approaching and he anticipated gaining some weight over the colder months, he wanted my advice for losing ten pounds. I gave him a few suggestions and then he asked another question: “What do I […]
The fourth wave is tough on younger kids—and their parents: As the fourth wave of the pandemic descends this autumn on parts of Canada and the United States, parents of young children are left not knowing how to deal with their increasingly frustrated younger kids. What are they supposed to tell their six-year-olds and […]
A show that’s all about love has become all about the money: These days, it looks like most everyone who goes on a reality TV show is looking for more clout, which will then transfer to online sponsorships and dollars. The good news is that most of these reality show contestants are still choosing to […]
Politics can drive us crazy: In the New Year, shortly after the Capitol Insurrection in the United States, I wrote an article about how political polarization is terrible for our mental health. I had also written just prior to that about how the politics of division are driving people crazy. These days, with the fourth […]
Note: This previous article was updated in August 2021 Black Lives Matter Despite the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Black Lives Matter protests are ongoing. And that’s a good thing. It reminds me of the #Time’sUp and #MeToo movement, when things reached a tipping point and there was no turning back. No-one could pretend […]
Human interactions at their most fascinating: Watching the Bachelor franchise is always fun, because it provides an endless stream of fascinating human interactions. Last night, Katie’s Bachelorette journey came to a close with an engagement to Blake. I wasn’t sure what to think of this ending because the circumstances leading up to it were so […]
Abuse isn’t only physical: Everyone wants good relationship, whether in their personal life or at work, but sometimes it’s hard to realize that you’ve gotten yourself into a bad one. If your partner is physically assaulting you, it’s clear that you’re in an abusive romantic relationship; if your boss is constantly screaming at you, it’s […]
Socializing is a skill: With the mass distribution of vaccines against COVID, the world is slowly re-opening. Many of us have spent the last sixteen months relatively isolated. Those who live in a family unit have only been in contact with the same few people all this time. Those who live alone have had minimal […]
Time for a wellness tune-up: Summer is here and it’s the perfect time for a health and wellness tune-up. We’ve been cooped up indoors for so long that we could all benefit from a check-in. It will help us to clarify what we need in order to feel better, moving forward. Whether you’ve decided on […]
We’re on an emotional roller-coaster: I was so excited to get my second vaccine, this month. Finally, I thought, life can start opening up again. And then I started hearing about how the Delta-plus variant has been infecting fully-vaccinated people and my happiness dissolved. It turns out that this new “variant of a variant” is […]
