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4 Keys For Helping Someone With a Mental Illness

Someone you care about has a mental illness - what do you do? The temptation is to try to persuade the person to think or act differently, but that doesn’t work very well. You...

Strategies for Difficult Conversations

Have you ever had a difficult conversation? You know the ones I’m talking about – you’ve run through it in your head a thousand times over, but it still doesn’t go as planned, or...

3 Pillars & Principles of a Trauma-Informed Approach

You have probably heard a lot of buzz around being trauma informed as it’s a term that is becoming increasingly embraced. Many organizations are actively seeking out ways to ensure their programming and services...

3 Tips for Working with Teenagers

In my household this school year, both of my kids are entering pivotal times in their young lives. My son is in grade 12 and will be expected to make some big decisions about...

10 Keys to Building a Strong Family

A strong family is not just the sum of its parts. Like an orchestra, it has synergy when all work together. My three children all play a stringed instrument. They have spent countless hours practicing...