When the holiday season meets the second wave of Covid-19: Canadian Thanksgiving is just around the corner and American Thanksgiving isn’t that far off, either. It’s unfortunate that just as the holiday season is upon us, the pandemic has entered a second wave. Just as we were starting to relax and the restrictions were easing […]
Our new normal includes malaise: That unpleasant sensation, rumbling around in our psyche, that so many of us are feeling these days? It’s called malaise. The Oxford English Dictionary defines “malaise” as “a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify.” These days, many of us are walking around […]
Everyone is moving indoors: Summer is nearly over and the cooler autumn weather has begun to set in. Here in Ontario, many of us have started to move our activities indoors. But in this time of Covid-19, the shift indoors could also mean an increased risk of infection. If we follow the public health guidelines […]
As I read articles and watch the news these days, it’s clear that even as the new school year is beginning, parents and teachers are feeling ill-prepared. It’s a frightening situation and all the uncertainty swirling around is making it harder for parents and teachers to cope. In fact, a recent Canadian Mental Health Association […]
A life-changing pandemic: These are unprecedented times. No-one could have imagined a global pandemic on this scale. All around the world, people’s lives have been immeasurably changed – some to a catastrophic degree. People are losing their livelihoods and their lives. Families that have lost loved ones are in mourning. People have lost their jobs […]
It’s back-to-school season: It’s August, and school will be starting shortly. Parents everywhere are faced with a real dilemma: “Do I send my kids to school and risk them catching, and potentially spreading, Covid-19?” Or, “Do I keep my kids at home and risk being unable to earn a living?” Parents are stuck between a […]
The rising number of Covid-19 infections in young people: When we think about the rising numbers of Covid-19 infections across Canada and the United States, one thing that’s clear is that young people are making up the majority of new cases. And it’s not surprising why. Young people across the globe are acting out against […]
Kanye for President?? Kanye West has been in the news lately. He suddenly decided to run for president in 2020 and he held a rally in North Carolina during which he behaved very strangely, saying some extremely inappropriate things. Shortly after this, his wife, Kim Kardashian, wrote a letter, asking for empathy and compassion from […]
Why school is so important for kids: Children have been out of school for several months now and for the most part, they’ve been separated from their friends and their extended families. Doctors are now describing “skyrocketing rates of anxiety and depression” among school-aged children, and one reason is the lack of social interactions with […]
Masks mandated in Toronto indoor public spaces: Toronto has just mandated wearing a mask in all indoor public spaces, and yet, people are balking at this new rule. What is it that makes some citizens willing to follow these guidelines and others totally unwilling to do so? I think that there’s a psychology to mask […]
