Stress is the best…said no guy ever. Good thing we’ve got your back with tons of easy tips for kicking back, relaxing, and taking stress and anxiety to the cleaners at home and at work.
Funny is a moving target. As we grow older, our sense of humour changes. By the time we’re in our 40s and 50s, the jokes we loved in our 20s just don’t hit like they used to. Like, the one about the guy going to the doctor for some test results. The doctor comes in,...
I’ve heard “we’re all in this together” a LOT since the pandemic began. It always makes me think of the workers across Canada staring at their screens. After all, as a registered counsellor providing private video appointments at TELUS Health MyCare™, I’m one of them!...
What does bonding with your kids and getting active have in common? They’re two ways to celebrate Father’s day and boost your ’Dad’ game. June 20th is Father’s Day 2021, and June is also Men’s Health Month. Here are tips to connect with your kids, be a better dad,...
When the people we care about aren’t with us, we often feel like we love them even more. That’s where the saying “absence makes the heart grow fonder” comes from. So what happens when loved ones are with us 24/7 during a pandemic? Does the heart grow LESS fond? As one...
Mother’s Day is coming up. Did that just make your heart jump a little? Don’t worry; it can be as uncomplicated as taking a moment out of your day to plan an act of kindness for your Mom, Ma, Mummy, Madre, or Mum (whatever you call her). I know this year, just like...
Whether it’s lack of sleep, feeling stuck at home, or arguing with a partner, if you’re like most other human beings, you might be struggling with moods so bad lately that it could cause a mass departure of beavers from our great nation. What we all forget to consider...
I can’t help but laugh every time I see Clark Griswold’s epic meltdown in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Calling his boss a “cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing,...
Like grizzly bears, Canadian guys are known to hibernate in caves (man caves, that is). Unlike grizzlies, this downtime doesn’t last all winter long. But human hibernation can last longer than it should. Just ask Nathan Grundy. A couple of years back, the...
Changing one simple word in one simple question made all the difference for me. I was always kind and generous. I was always there for my wife and kids. Yet my life had gone from full and happy to crappy and chaotic. My wife of 18 years and I separated, with our kids...
This year it seems Santa has decided to punish us for global warming, leaving the toilet seat up, or some “who-knows-what” naughtiness. The big lump of coal in our stockings: Being unable to get together with friends and family during the holidays. Well, call us nasty...