Pandemic December – By Kerri Ritchie & Caroline Gerin-Lajoie A new perspective and approach may be required to get through this year’s pandemic-heavy holiday season. This year’s holiday season will no doubt be different. The holidays are already a time of increased mental health risks because of anxiety, depression, seasonal affective disorder, alcohol/substance use and … Read More
Waiting Wisely. Wisely Waiting. Sounds simple but might be much harder to do. See, to me, life is forever a waiting game. At some point or the other, we have to wait for a result or wait to see how things play out. Waiting Without Worry This can be nerve-wracking, leaving us anxious for a … Read More
Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat, Please to put a penny in an old man’s hat; If you haven’t got a penny a ha’penny will do, If you haven’t got a ha’penny, God bless you. Just about all of us have sung that and this year it is unclear whether we will be … Read More
Turning the pages of a not so happy time of your life is one of the hardest things to do. If that is happening as we approach a celebratory period, the struggle is even greater. Not Another Blue Christmas Four years ago my life was in a different place. Almost exactly on this day, here … Read More
Spe·cial needs. noun (In the context of children at school) particular educational requirements resulting from learning difficulties, physical disability, or emotional and behavioural difficulties. “the absorption of children with special needs into mainstream schools.” What Exactly Is A Special Needs Child The definition above is taken straight from the Dictionary. Soon after Daughters of Sheba … Read More
