Your Job Is You
Your job is not to take another’s inventory. Your job is to stay true to you. Your job is to stay authentic in all that you do. Your job is...
How to Use Early Intervention to Lower Long Term Absences in the Workplace
At some point in your life, you may find yourself in need of time off to take care of a serious illness or crisis in your life. While you can...
Why Good Mental Health Takes Work
Good mental health isn’t something you roll out of bed with one day. It’s not the kind of thing you can get from a therapist, or even buy at a...
One Word to Remember in 2020 – Basics
I’ve realized over the years, that it’s the basics and the simple things that we do, that have the largest impact on our quality of life and our mental, physical,...
21-day Alcohol-Free Challenge
Most of us enjoy drinking alcohol, and many of us drink it on a regular basis. We might drink a beer or two after work or sip a glass of...
Coping with December Blues
Judging by popular movies and television sitcoms, December should be a merry time of year, filled with festivities and family get-togethers. Even when that family is somewhat dysfunctional, quirks and...
12 days of self care gifts
Choosing a gift for a loved one can be kind of tricky. There are so many different gift ideas, and it can be impossible to choose just one! If you...
Reflecting on 2021
With our busy schedules, it can be difficult to sort out our thoughts. But if we don’t reflect on where we’ve been, we won’t know where we’re going. Take a...
Wounded Warriors Weekend Foundation – Jim Thomas
“No, but thank you for thinking about me,” was my initial response when invited to apply for the Wounded Warriors Weekend camp held in Northern Saskatchewan this summer. I said...
Wounded Warriors Weekend Foundation – Clarence Grear, Cpl (ret), CD
Wounded Warriors Weekend Foundation, Camp Independence The year was 2013 when I first heard about the Wounded Warriors’ Weekend Foundation retreat that was brought up by the Osiss co-ordinator of...