Six weeks ago I started a Learn to Run clinic at The Running Room. I really didn't want to. But: I was going with a friend, so I stuck it out, even when every fibre of my being cried out, "why? Why are you doing this to me?" The first week was NOT fun but, as I told myself when it was over, I was … [Read more...]
Off My Rocker
When I first visited England a few years ago, I saw these really weird shoes in a trendy shoe store. Supposedly, they helped shape up your leg muscles and improved posture. And they kind of reminded me of that fabulous 1970s trend, the Earth Shoe: I can clearly remember seeing that ad in … [Read more...]
Signs, Symptoms and Risks of Drug Use in Teens—and How to Get Help
It sounds so dramatic—opioid crisis. The reality is that deaths due to drugs being laced with extremely dangerous substances are on the rise. The biggest culprit is fentanyl, a drug you can’t see or smell, and that, even just trace amounts, can cause death. Teens dabbling with drugs is nothing … [Read more...]
How Easily (thank god) We Forget
So, I just returned from a girls' weekend away at a scrapbooking retreat at the newly constructed Stoney Nakoda Resort in Alberta's Kananaskis Country. I was so looking forward to it! And I truly enjoyed myself: I spent from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon in the company of two good friends … [Read more...]
Uncertainty
Lately I've been thinking a lot about how much we, as humans, know about our bodies. It's amazing, really. I mean, think about it: we have decoded the human freakin' genome, people. It doesn't get more detailed than that. And then again, we know so little about how it all works together. At the … [Read more...]
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