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Therapist, Yoga, Mother of three, and co-host of the top-ranked podcast: Zen Parenting, Cathy Cassani Adams supports parents in navigating through the inevitable confusion, power struggles, and often unforeseen meltdowns that come with the job. Cathy’s new book, ‘Zen Parenting: Caring for Ourselves and Our Children in an Unpredictable World’ was inspired by the issues that came up for her family and her listeners during the pandemic. Q & A with Cathy Cassani Adams Why ...
Heading to the gym? Don’t make these 5 gym mistakes
Are you making a big change or promising yourself to be healthier next year? Start off on the right foot by avoiding these common gym mistakes. Wear the right gear (including a good mask!) I’ve injured myself so many times by wearing the wrong shoes on the treadmill. The wrong gear can ...
7 School Valentine’s Gifts That Aren’t Super Bad for the Environment
I know, I know. “Stop being such a grinch, James” (or whatever the Valentine’s Day equivalent of a Grinch is). Valentine’s Day at school is just a bit of fun, right? Well, aside from me having to buy 21 little Valentine’s Day cards I have to sit down and convince ...
47% of Canadian parents feeling uncertain for the 2022 school season
With the ambiguity and concerns presented by the highly transmissible COVID-19 Omicron variant, which is spreading rapidly across Canada and causing Public Health measures to continuously change, almost half (47%) of Canadian ...
Thank Goodness Kids Go Back to School on Jan 10th
I honestly don’t know how my wife did it for so long. What a hero! I know it’s risky, but personally, I know it’s better for my daughter’s (and my) mental health for her to be back in school. Here in BC, omicron has continued the lockdown/restrictions and it means ...
Financial Planning for Parents – a little advice from NerdWallet
I got the opportunity to ask NerdWallet’s Canadian financial expert, Nora Dunn, a few questions about tips on how Canadian families can prepare Canadian for the new year. How can parents start investing with not much money? While investing for the future is an easy thing to ...
How to Set Up a Resolution-Busting Home Gym
I know we’re finishing off our Toblerones and leftover turkey sandwiches (so good), but eventually, we (I) will have to shift into the same old new year’s resolution mindset. I know I say this every year, but since the past year has been an absolute mess, I’m putting myself ...
Office Life is Dead. What Work in 2022 Will Look Like
Thanks to the transforming and evolving pandemic that keeps coming back in waves to change what we had become accustomed to, our jobs will never look the same. Office based Monday to Friday jobs are a thing of the past. There never was a good reason to make everyone sit in the same windowless ...
Teaching Gratitude and Reflection Over the Holidays
We try every year to push the lesson that ‘it’s better to give than receive’ and force them to say please and thank you, but lecturing isn’t the way we’re going to see results. Slowing down in a situation and taking in what’s going on and how we feel in the ...