What is Happiness and Can You Buy It?

Dr. Tim Lau, geriatric psychiatrist at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health unit has been speaking all around the country on the topic of happiness…so much so that he now has the moniker ‘The Happiness Doctor’. He has looked in-depth at the whole idea of...

Caring for the Caregiver – You!

I just finished taping a great interview with Gary Gzick, one of our special guests for the Loving Mom™ Virtual Workshop beginning soon. We had a great chat and he shared some really good tips and ideas for taking care of yourself and ensuring you are a...

I’ll Love You Forever…

Lynne Harley is a Fit Minds™ Cognitive Coach in Saskatchewan and is also dealing with her own mother’s cognitive challenges. We were talking about the Loving Mom™ Workshop and she shared the following journal entry with me. Her story, while not unique, really...

I am so grateful…

Today as I was working with my brain I was waiting with my heart to hear how my mother-in-law’s operation had gone. As the morning progressed I thought about how grateful I was to have her in my life – the gift she has been to my children…and I was...

September 11 – Remember

Eleven years ago today I was starting into my second week as a Lower School principal at an all-girls independent school in Toronto. As the events of that morning unfolded, our entire school gathered in the gymnasium to pray – Christian prayers led by our...

Inspired by the Olympics

I confess – I love the Olympics. I love the competition, the beauty of finely tuned athleticism and the absolute joy of the athletes when they compete well. As a kid I remember spending two weeks glued to the television watching the 1976 games in Montreal....