My daughter at her nursing graduation with her brother. Workplace conditions for health care professionals have come sharply into focus...

A selection of Time Card Art from the Clocking in for Unpaid Labour Exhibit   Historically there have been protest songs .   Provocative...

Moms Julie Chou and Francine Boyer "Those who love people with disabilities...we need to speak." -Julie Chou The documentary Ben's Animals...

People I care for (and manage). I was fortunate enough to interview patient partner Terry Wilde recently for an article that I'm writing...

My last essay, Moms Need Other Moms , introduced the concept of ACT, which is Acceptance and Commitment Training . I completed my ACT...

Me recently at brunch with my mom friends. xo.   This is the first of a series about what the system calls peer support and I call...

Susannah Fox has written a new book called Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care . Her book overlaps...

Ella and Isaac holding their baby brother Aaron This essay was originally published in 2005 in the Globe and Mail. I gave birth to my...

I’ve been an advocate in health care for a long time. I first realized the care was being eroded from health care when I was a student...