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    Setting Boundaries Takes Practice

    “Sure, Mom, I’ll help.” As soon as she spoke the words, Mary thought, “I do not have the time or energy f ...

    “Sure, Mom, I’ll help.” As soon as she spoke the words, Mary thought, “I do not have the time or energy for this! Why did I agree to help?” Sometimes we say “yes” automatically because we are people-p ...

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    Murray McLauchlan: From a Kid From the City to You

    “Would you like to do a piece on Murray McLauchlan?” the editor asked. I couldn’t say ‘sure’ fast enough. ...

    “Would you like to do a piece on Murray McLauchlan?” the editor asked. I couldn’t say ‘sure’ fast enough. I was all set, then my father went and had a heart attack. The nerve of him. The interview, th ...

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    Janet Austin: For Queen and Country

    Tucked away behind the rhododendrons, hostas and hellebores two-and-a-half kilometres west of the Legisla ...

    Tucked away behind the rhododendrons, hostas and hellebores two-and-a-half kilometres west of the Legislative Assembly, Victoria’s Government House is a local landmark. The surrounding gardens featuri ...

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    Compassion For Self

    Last November, I spent four days on Bowen Island with 60 other people learning about and sharing compassi ...

    Last November, I spent four days on Bowen Island with 60 other people learning about and sharing compassion. Compassion for self, for others, for nature. I have already written about nature, so I thou ...

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    How to Help Those Who Help Others

    Most of us, at some point, will take part in the marathon of caregiving. It’s not usually something we an ...

    Most of us, at some point, will take part in the marathon of caregiving. It’s not usually something we anticipate, sign up for or train for, but it has become the new normal as our aging population en ...

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    Strategies to Build Resiliency

    Marilyn is 55 years old, works part-time in retail and has two teens at home. She currently cares for her ...

    Marilyn is 55 years old, works part-time in retail and has two teens at home. She currently cares for her partner who has chronic pain and a brain injury from a motor vehicle accident. She feels like ...

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    Learning From Nature

    During the last days of November, I spent a week on Bowen Island studying Compassion. Compassion for ours ...

    During the last days of November, I spent a week on Bowen Island studying Compassion. Compassion for ourselves (a tough one); and compassion for others, those close and far away. We also studied compa ...

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    Finding a New Normal

    A friend in his mid-50s cared for his wife for over 10 years before she died from complications related t ...

    A friend in his mid-50s cared for his wife for over 10 years before she died from complications related to her chronic and often unpredictable disease. He juggled being a business owner, a husband and ...

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    Passionate Purpose

    Adrianne Dartnall is 64, looks 50, laughs like a 20-year old, and works like a person who is driven by an ...

    Adrianne Dartnall is 64, looks 50, laughs like a 20-year old, and works like a person who is driven by an inspirational mission. She and her partner, Rick Lennert, are equally at home speaking to 400 ...

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