This past weekend I gave the faculty address at the graduation ceremony for the The Canadian College of Performing Arts. I teach a class there called ‘Connections’ where students combine acting, movement and voice in music theatre songs in a workshop setting. I love working with these young artists on developing their process as music… Continue reading
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The word game you need to play.
I started an ambitious project this January. With the shiny glint of the New Year ahead, I jumped in with my first video for YouTube-I called it 52 Weeks of Contemplation. Each week I post a new video where I offer the fruit I’ve gathered from contemplating a particular word. In week one it was… Continue reading
52 Weeks of Change. Are you Ready?
This year I will be posting a weekly video with an idea or word for you to contemplate. It will be short. And it will be simple. But not necessarily easy. Contemplation is the process of hearing an idea or concept or word and allowing it space to roll around your mind. Instead of fixing… Continue reading
New Years Resolutions-The Secret to Making them Stick.
We’ve all made resolutions and we’ve all seen them fade away before the end of January. If you want to make change for 2017, but feel uninspired at how to make it happen, I’ve got the answer. If you want a resolution to stick, you have to choose it not from today. Instead of setting… Continue reading
My Metis Journey
My latest radio documentary is “Culture in a Card” and airs on The Doc Project on CBC Radio One December 13 and 16th and is also available on demand here as a podcast. It is a deeply personal story. From my blog on The Doc Project: My dad died four years ago. Dad grew up… Continue reading
Negative Self Talk
Slaying the Enemy Within This month in my column on North By Northwest on CBC Radio One in British Columbia I talked to Sheryl MacKay about negative self talk. You can read and listen to that interview here This topic comes up in pretty much every meeting I have with a client as… Continue reading
Change for the better
Hear me on CBC Radio One’s North By Northwest podcast from October 14th, 2016. I appear monthly as a Life Coach columnist. You’ll find me at 31:50 on the Sunday show. Sheryl McKay and I discuss how to change habits or feel free to just keep reading…… Habits serve an important function. If we… Continue reading
What’s your summertime value?
This August, my column on CBC Radio One’s North By Northwest explored what I’m calling “our summertime value”. Summer has it’s own pace. We have vacation, others our touristing around us, and even the odd heat wave conspires to slow us down. Summer reminds us to relax and play. I believe that there are values… Continue reading
The Brilliance of Doing Nothing
When I think about my favorite summer memories, it’s when I wasn’t actually doing anything. I remember one night when there was a comet show and I was lying on the seat of my 12-foot aluminum boat, floating on the French River. Just watching the sky for what felt like forever. Or the time… Continue reading
Graduation isn’t just for kids anymore
Yes, it is the season of graduation. Even one of my own children graduates from high school this year, so I am up close and personal with it all right now. It struck me that whether or not we are wearing a cap and a gown, or taking that long walk across the stage for… Continue reading