By Pat Irwin We bang the pots and pans every night to honour our frontline workers — the doctors, nurses, emergency responders and hospital staff who have emerged as the heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic. But there are other heroes who are also giving their all — and usually unnoticed — Personal Support Workers (PSWs). […]

By Dr. Vinay Saranga M.D. Life as a caregiver means finding yourself on an unplanned trajectory that is often disruptive and uncomfortable. During your day, you’ll be asked to make difficult decisions and be pushed to your limit when it comes to getting things done. Here are a few ideas that you can use to […]

By Elaine Dembe Positive psychology is the study of what makes life most worthwhile and the factors that contribute to happiness, wellbeing and flourishing. In their book Savoring, professors Bryant and Veroff describe positive psychology as the process of engaging fully in a pleasurable experience through consciousness and mindfulness and locking in every detail. By […]

Finding out about cancer often comes as a shock. Perhaps you’ve never been throughsomething like this with a friend or family member. What should you say? What should you do? How should you act? There are many ways to help: Listen first Not sure what to say? Sometimes the person may not want to talk. […]

By Allan Grill and Jerome Leis  The cold and flu season looks very different this year with the COVID-19 pandemic. When a person has a fever, sore throat, aches and chills, they need to consider when to self isolate, when to be tested for COVID-19, when to be assessed in person and when antibiotics should […]