This is not a brand new story. It was actually Wednesday, March 18th that Michel "Giant" Andrew completed a 300-km, five-walk solitary walk through the wilderness to raise awareness of the high rate of diabetes in his Innu community. I saw this story last weekend on CBC National. You can read more about Michel here. […]
Write from the headlines: L’Aquila earthquake miracle survivors
It may seem in poor taste to choose such a tragic situation, but I believe that if our hearts are in the right place, this can be a big help to folks, too. When we're confronted with tragic headlines, fear and hopelessness are common reactions. If you can take a tragic headline, and bring some […]
Write from the headlines: Checklists work for surgeons, too!
My parents got me into reading The Wellness Letter years ago, long before I became the Self-Care Coach. From Wellness Letter online: "Rather than simply reporting quick health stories of the day, the WELLNESS LETTER puts the news in perspective and evaluates it. It constantly reviews the latest research to give you the edge in […]
Write from the headlines: Are big box stores on way out?
This morning I heard Mike Eppel from 680 news discussing how those big home improvement stores are falling out of favour and may have reached their saturation point. This Toronto Star article quotes Rona’s CFO, Claude Guévin, saying that “Young people … want to get in and out fast and they value good service.” How […]