I’ve Got Your Back Again

  Advocacy Part 2 for an Age When Silence Costs Too Much I’ve Got Your Back Again There are moments when advocacy arrives quietly. No protest sign. No microphone. No dramatic movie soundtrack. Sometimes advocacy sounds like, “Can we slow down and explain that...

Playfulness

Why Playfulness Looks Even Better with Age We tend to admire composure in later life. Calm helps. Steadiness does too. A measured presence can be lovely. But what if the person making the cheeky comment at lunch, wearing the bright scarf, breaking into song in the...

Nourish to Flourish… Willpower Not Required

Nourish to Flourish… Willpower Not Required March is Nutrition Month in Canada, and the theme is Nourish to Flourish (Dietitians of Canada). So let’s say the quiet part out loud. If knowing what to eat fixed it, we’d all be thriving. Most people do not have a...

Why Training Matters

Feel The Difference — Why Training Matters You deserve to feel heard, not handled Have you ever walked away from a meeting thinking, “They were polite… but I don’t feel heard”? That moment is more than uncomfortable. It’s often the start of confusion,...

What Was, What Is, What Will Be

  The Questions That Are On Everyone’s Mind: What Was, What Is, What Will Be I had a conversation recently with a dear friend and colleague, and it stayed with me. We were talking about the new year, the kind of January that arrives with fresh calendars and...