How to Make Holiday Family Gatherings Feel Better You look forward to them – family gatherings – seeing people that you love, reconnecting with family. Yet, part of you might also feel a certain amount of dread or uncertainty as well. Most people don’t walk into family gatherings thinking “This is going to be stressful.” […]
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Relationship Gifts That Aren’t Candles or Socks (although I really love candles & socks) Every year, I have the same moment. Seriously, it happens to me every Christmas. It’s like Ground Hog Day I want to give something meaningful to the people I care about – something that actually supports the relationship, not just checks
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Working with Emotionally Abusive Colleagues as a High-Achieving Professional From the outside, your career looks solid. You’re capable, reliable, and respected.You deliver results.You manage complexity well. And yet, there is one working relationship that consistently drains you. The issue isn’t workload or competence.It’s the emotional dynamic. If you’re a high-functioning professional who must continue
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Silent Divorce – a growing trend You’ve heard of “quiet quitting” and “quiet firing” in the workplace. Have you heard about “silent divorce”? It sounds something like this……… “We just don’t feel very close anymore.” “We don’t fight – we just don’t talk much beyond logistics.”“We work well as a team, but it doesn’t feel
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A Gift for your Relationship – Communication Skills for Business Owners Running a business affects everything – including your relationship. Long hours, stress, work conversations at home, and not enough time to connect can leave both partners feeling tense, misunderstood, or disconnected. This skill building communication-focused program is designed especially for business owners and trades
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Why the Holidays Can Feel Heavy (Even When Life Looks Good) A Story Many People Quietly Relate To Daniel is the kind of professional people admire. He’s driven, respected, and known for showing up with steadiness and competence. Most of the year, work keeps him busy enough. But every December, something shifts. Lights go up.
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The Mental Load of Men in Leadership & High-Responsibility Roles Why capable men often feel overloaded — and why it isn’t a personal failure. Some men work in environments where responsibility is constant. You may be leading a team, running a business, managing operations, or overseeing complex projects in industries such as engineering, mining, oil
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The Mental Stress of Men in Mining, Trades & Industrial Jobs Why strong, capable men often carry far more than anyone realizes – and what helps. Mining, trades, and industrial work demand a level of responsibility and steadiness that most people never see. The long hours, rotating shifts, physical demands, production pressure, safety risks, and
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Why was Colonel Sanders at the Blue Jays Game? Last night many people saw a surprise appearance of a very recognizable person (or his ghost!) sitting behind the home plate! The surprise appearance of a guy dressed up as Colonel Sanders delighted sports fans in Canada, USA, and everywhere! Images of Colonel Sanders at the
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How to be yourself Somewhere along the way, you stopped asking what you wanted. As a child, you were taught to respect your parents, teachers, coaches – to be polite, to be good, to make people proud. And for many of us, that lesson quietly expanded: we learned that being liked kept us safe. That
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