Design Your Dream Life
Eight years ago Carmel Ecker found herself struggling emotionally to fit into a life she never imagined would be hers. Newly divorced with a one year old child, she felt constantly exhausted and completely stuck. She knew she had to find a different way to live. That’s when she discovered the world of personal development. […]
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Poet by nature and songwriter at heart, Colleen Songs, also known as Colleen Kelba in some circles, is a Canadian singer, writer and inspirational speaker who’s message encourages others to use their gifts and talents as tools to live a happy and healthy life. Colleen’s memoir, “INHALE” was written while recovering from a car accident […]
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Tammy Plunkett’s first love is writing – she lives and breathes the words on the page. When she left her career as a registered nurse to stay home and raise her four children, she realized that there was only so much Sesame Street she could handle, so she decided to follow her passion and began […]
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In 1977, John Reilly became the youngest person ever appointed as an Alberta Provincial Court Judge. After twenty years on the bench, he began to notice a disproportionate number of indigenous accused appearing in his court and resolved to learn the reasons for this overrepresentation. Through his research he discovered information about residential schools, treaties, […]
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When Laurence and Andrea embarked on their dream vacation, cruising the Mediterranean aboard the Costa Concordia, they never imagined the profound impact this trip would have on their lives. On January 13, 2012, Andrea and her husband had returned to the ship after an amazing day spent exploring Rome, and had just sat down to […]
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When you go through something as serious as surviving breast cancer, it is often said that your perspective on life changes and you realize what is truly important to you. But what happens in between the treatment and a return to so-called ‘regular life’ as a cancer survivor? Having gone through treatment for breast cancer, […]
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When Diane said, “I do” she thought her marriage would last forever. Unprepared to deal with the emotional toll the divorce took on her and her two young children, she began to battle depression. When she walked into that counsellor’s office she never expected to be given a “joy challenge”, but the lessons she learned […]
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After spending 30 Years of his life as an administrator in the school system in Canada, Larry was gifted the opportunity to work with the most vulnerable and behavioural students in the Catholic school system. Working with these children was a gift from God that changed the way Larry understood education, leadership and life. He […]
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When Kristy Wolfe’s son was born 8 weeks early, she spent 54 days in the NICU with camera in hand. Her intention was to document the journey for herself, her family, and her loved ones. When she offered to take pictures for some of the other patients, hospital regulations led her to seek other avenues […]
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Growing up in small-town Saskatchewan in the 80s, Kiersten Mohr searched for ways to fit into the box society had ticked for her. After a life-time of accommodating stereotypes, internalizing societal beliefs, and indulging self‑defeating inner dialogue, she came to a tipping point and knew things could not go on the way they were. What […]
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