Recently I was asked how our family deals with the heavy weight of advocacy work. I rabble-rouse in health care for a living and my...

I took a professional communications certificate program a few years ago. The instructors had us take a personality test during the...

It is Cinco de Mayo, so I stopped at the Mexican grocer by the lake with all the ducks. A lady in the shop was wearing her mask under her...

I’ve been musing on the many parallels between the government’s response to COVID and my own cancer experience. I was diagnosed and...

My son Aaron created this video to be included in a subscription package for the Gathering of Kindness in Australia. (Interested in a...

My professional has always been driven by my personal. I wear one hat and it is me. I'm fortunate to work in an area that I feel...

When my youngest was in grade one, he spent a lot of time in the principal's office. I remember the shame of being called to pick him...

I woke up to the outrage that comes with inequity when my youngest son was born with Down syndrome almost two decades ago. I’ve always...

There’s been so much trust broken since the pandemic began. Our family no longer trusts that school environments will keep my son safe,...

Here is a Q + A with author Sue Robins about her newest book, Ducks in a Row: Health Care Reimagined, which is now available on Amazon....

In the depths of our current health care disaster, the million-dollar question is how do we change the system? The answer? Unless you...

I am at my daughter’s house, looking after her while she cares for her new baby. I literally can’t leave the house, because of...

This essay is not about dissuading people from advocating, either from inside or outside the system. But I want to tell my truth about...

I was a very busy person when we first moved to Vancouver from Edmonton seven years ago. Our little family had to find someplace to live...

It is no secret that I’m a friend of Dr. Catherine Crock and her Gathering of Kindness and Hush Foundation organizations. I first met...

Compassionate Leadership is a new book by Michael A. West that was published in July 2021. The book is so timely and relevant that the...

"Every living thing is us." The great thing about art is that two people can look at the same painting, watch the same film, or read the...

Three researchers who were strangers got together at a Hacking Health event and the concept of Queering Cancer was born. The idea of...

Here are tips + hints about making video-conference meetings welcoming, friendly and safe for all participants. BEFORE THE MEETING Make...

I preach about the importance of telling our stories. But now I want to talk about NOT telling our stories. Sharing our stories publicly...