People don’t know what they don’t know. Most people have never spent any time thinking about their last days or those of a loved one. When that time comes, it is a time that can be filled with love, peace and healing — doulas can help people and loved ones [...]
Every year since earning the title of volunteer coordinator, I get excited knowing I will have the opportunity to honour and celebrate the greatest group of people to work alongside. This year is no exception. National Volunteer Week right across Canada is April 24 – 30. This year’s theme is [...]
National Bereavement Day invites all Canadians to reflect on the importance of relationships past and present, to think about those who have passed from our lives, and to help advocate for supports at the provincial and national levels for grieving Canadians. What can you do to help yourself and others? [...]
No one can deny that as 2020 began to unfold, most of our worlds were radically changed. No need to review the details of the dramatic changes flowing from this pandemic; we are all very aware of how our lives have been affected. Previously, we have talked about the levels of [...]
We are experiencing grief right now—global grief. The words pandemic, coronavirus, COVID-19 and isolation are causing havoc on our world and changing life as we know it… TEMPORARILY! This is definitely a time of uncertainty and it is indeed frightening. That we cannot change. So what CAN we do?? 1. Acknowledge [...]
The daily coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic reminds us all to make some very important emergency plans to care for those at greater risk for complications from the virus and to create a household emergency plan and contact list. Now that we are doing our best to “flatten the curve” and [...]