Advice to My Younger Self: Mindfulness, Buddhism And Healing

If you could go back in time and give your younger self advice, what would it be? View all responses There is so much I could say to my younger self—advice about mental health diagnoses and alcoholism to career choices. I still struggle with thoughts that make my day-to-day life, situations, and interactions with people…

Lost In 37 Jobs, Grounded In One: My Journey To Stability

What’s something you’ve done that your past self would be proud of? View all responses I think my past self would be proud that I have worked the same job since 2010. This is significant for me. Back in 2006, during a résumé-building workshop, I discovered—through a mind-mapping exercise—that, up to that point, I had…

Why YouTube Is My Favourite Online Course Platform

What’s the best online course you’ve ever taken? View all responses YouTube is the best online course platform there is! I can learn anything I need to know in any given situation from how to fix a leaky faucet to making seafood chowder in a Dutch oven. Best thing, it’s free! Well, not really ….

Baku, Azerbaijan – The Witches’ Chair

April 19, 2019 – Baku, Azerbaijan – Inquisition Medieval Instruments of Torture – The Witches’ Chair – a temporary exhibit hosted by the Palace of the Shirvanshahs.

If I Met Dwayne Johnson: Philanthropy And Nova Scotian Roots

Which celebrity would you love to meet, and what would you talk about? View all responses I would love to meet Dwayne Johnson, and not for the reason’s you think. His father, Rocky Johnson, was a Canadian professional wrestler from Amherst, Nova Scotia. This Nova Scotian gal would enjoy a conversation about Dwayne’s connection to…

Al Safliya Island, Qatar – The Beach

June 16th, 2016 – Al Safliya Island, Qatar – Kayaking from The Pearl to Al Safliya Island