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...

I marked up my copy of the book Damaged: Child Trauma, Adult Illness, and the Need for a Health Care Revolution so badly that I had no...

As someone who co-owns a health communication company, I’ve watched in horror the public health communications during COVID. It has been...

I often cite a version of the Serenity Prayer, about what is in my control and what is not. It is my challenge to let go of what is not...

It has been exhausting to pretend that everything is perfectly okay during this pandemic. I can’t do it anymore. I need to start telling...