As the holiday season approaches, a question keeps popping into my mind. Now that marijuana is legalized in Canada, will workplace holiday parties be including cannabis? Will people be stepping outside more often to light up during the festivities, or will some offices be serving up edibles as well as the usual mix of cocktails? […]
We can have very different attitudes toward ourselves. Some of us think that we’re the absolute best; some of us feel like we can never measure up. Some of us go easy on ourselves; some of us can be exceptionally hard on ourselves. I want to talk about the people who always feel the […]
The holidays are just around the corner and people everywhere are revving up for the festivities. Soon, many of us will be heading home to spend the holidays with our loved ones. But not everyone is looking forward to the season. Some people have mixed feelings about being home for the holidays. For many of […]
As Thanksgiving approaches, I find myself feeling especially grateful. I’m grateful for my health, for my endlessly fascinating and fulfilling work, for my wonderful friends and most especially for my family. More than ever this year, I appreciate the fact that I’ll be sitting around the table with my family members, enjoying a festive […]
Successful entrepreneurs are amazing individuals. They’re extremely hard-working and supremely dedicated to their endeavors. They’re constantly striving to meet and even surpass their goals and they’re always doing their best to maximize their performance. What they might not realize however, is that one particular bad habit could be sabotaging their success. We all have deadlines […]
Holiday season is around the corner and for many people there’s a lot to look forward to. For some, however, the holidays bring unwanted stress and this can be very much the case for people who’ll be alone over the holidays. Facing the holiday season on your own can be a highly unpleasant prospect. Whatever […]
Halloween is almost here. It’s got me thinking about the masks that we wear on this holiday as well as those we wear all year long. The thing about masks is that sometimes we wear them deliberately and sometimes we wear them unconsciously. Sometimes they obscure our true nature and sometimes, interestingly, they reveal […]
National Food Day is coming on October 24. According to the organizers, their goal is to help people “Eat Real,” which they define as “cutting back on sugar drinks, overly salted packaged foods and fatty, factory-farmed meats in favor of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and sustainably raised protein.” I can get behind this idea and […]
It’s World Mental Health Day on October 10th and as a mental health professional, I want to talk about a topic that deserves a lot more discussion: the topic of fat shaming. Many of us have gotten better about not making racist, sexist, ageist or homophobic remarks but we still think that it’s acceptable to […]
I wrote the article below a few months ago but I feel that I need to re-post it with a few additional comments. Judge Brett Kavanaugh, a Supreme Court nominee, is currently being questioned about his alleged history of sexual assaults on several women and no surprise, the same old comments are being trotted out. […]
