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Mother, Wife, Daughter, Grand-daughter, Sister, Friend, Dog Owner, & Adult living with Cystic Fibrosis.

Bachelor's Degree in Physical & Health Education, Health Promotion (Honours)

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Style & Beauty > Body Image Finding the happy medium with weight and body image: 1 of 7
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Body image is your perception of how your body looks in the mirror. A person with a healthy body image will see a true reflection of themselves in a positive light; while a person with an unhealthy body image will see a distorted version of themselves staring back. There are ma... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips How to maintain your figure after having a child: 1 of 6
As a child, I asked my mother why she had a big belly; her response was that she had a big belly because she had two kids. When I was a teenager my mother would profess that when she was my age - before she had two kids - her figure was as good as mine. As a young adult who had just completed a four year degree in Physical an... More..
Health & Fitness > Weight Issues Accepting your body the way it is: 5 of 28
After reading several articles on body image and "Accepting your body the way it is," I decided to make a list of what I like, and don't like, about my body. I listed the body parts that I like first and I was pleasantly surprised to see that I had a long list of what I thought to be positive physical attributes. I then start... More..
Health & Fitness > Addiction Drug and alcohol addiction: Care for dual diagnosis: 4 of 11
According to the Foundations Recover Network, approximately 14 million Americans are known to suffer from dual-diagnosis, a term that is used to describe an individual who suffers from a mental health disorder and a substance abuse problem. Moreover, researchers at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, found that a large pe... More..
Relationships & Family > Couple Communication How to maintain a healthy connection and sex life with your mate when there's stress over the recession: 3 of 7
Relationships, by nature, are not always easy and they need to be nurtured continuously in order to grow. Couples today often get caught up in the mad rush that we call life and unwittingly neglect to tend to their relationship. Unfortunately, this occurs even at the best of times. Add compounding factors, such as stress over... More..
Health & Fitness > Fitness Basics Exercise & pregnancy: Fitness advice for mothers-to-be: 2 of 4
Congratulations, you're expecting! Your immediate reaction is tears of joy and relief, but as the news sinks in you are suddenly overwhelmed with a wide array of emotions including fear and anxiety. Suddenly feeling like you are the only woman who's ever been pregnant, panic takes over and irrational questions start pouring o... More..
Health & Fitness > Fitness Basics The importance of resistance training for women: 3 of 5
This year I had the pleasure of turning the big 3-0. I didn't give it much thought; after all, it was just another birthday. However, as the birthday cards poured in and the phone calls came through, the reality of this milestone birthday sank in - I am old. Suddenly overwhelmed with an alarming sense of dread over inevita... More..
Personal Finance > Smart Spending Dressing a toddler on a budget in Canada: 2 of 2
If only the rules of dressing an adult on a budget also applied to dressing a toddler. With all the fashionable clothing options for toddlers on the market, it would be easy to "buy classic, neutral pieces and add select trendy pieces for a pop of color" in order to stick to a budget. However, following budget-friendly fashio... More..