I have conversations with my dog. Others in my family talk with our dog, too. My daughter says our dog is the heart of the family… sort of a (family) community connector! I’m not sure what talking to your dog says about one’s state-of-mind. Maybe having a “conversation” with your dog is something done by [...]
Midwives and Mediators: Facilitating new beginnings
March 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Midwives and mediators have much in common. I’m convinced. Last week I read Ami McKay‘s excellent, and popular, novel, The Birth House. Set in small town Nova Scotia in the early 20th century, the story initially orients around an elder midwife, and her young protege. Using traditional herbs and remedies, they help local women through [...]
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life: Video Book Review
January 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Compassion is an attitude. It’s principled and consistent concern for another. It’s about putting yourself in someone else’s shoes, feeling their pain, as though it where your own, and entering generously into their point of view. It’s not about pity or feeling sorry for someone else. To be compassionate is to live the golden rule; [...]
First things first: The “Fairway” to mediating divorce
January 5, 2011 By 3 Comments
Nothing like following through on an idea, that’s what Karen Stewart did after an ugly divorce. Her personal experiences led her to starting Fairway Divorce Solutions, an alternative common sense approach to dealing with family divorce. An approach where the order of resolution matters, a lot!Others seem to agree, as Fairway Solutions is now being [...]
You are not alone
November 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Before my parents passed away, I was a family caregiver, from a distance. Mom and Dad lived half a country away, in southern Ontario. They lived apart, although in the same city. I would visit multiple times a year (as would my siblings, who also lived at a distance), usually a week or two at [...]
