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    Blog,  Mental Health,  Mindfulness

    Mindfulness in Depression Relapse Prevention – Autopilot & Raisins

    May 30, 2012

    The first session introduced the concept of Mindfulness, and it's arch-enemy, Auto-pilot. It also ensured I'd never underestimate a raisin again...

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    Do hunters have a place in today’s world?

    December 7, 2011
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    Declutter Your Life – Emigrate!

    April 5, 2012
    Window on our world

    Fish’n’Chips

    August 16, 2013
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    Bridging Cultures,  Interracial marriage

    Daily Bread – our relationship with roti

    May 23, 2012

    When I married into a Pakistani family a wealth of new experiences opened up to me, but by far the most integral and enduring were those concerned with food...

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    A Matter of Faith

    February 13, 2012
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    What price a woman’s heart?

    January 3, 2013
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    How to stay unique in a world that demands conformity

    March 29, 2013
  • Autobiographical Posts,  Blog,  Mental Health,  Writing

    Why I Write

    May 18, 2012

    I’ve emerged from the ashes of what I once was, reborn and ready to walk the path I started out on all those years ago, before I was mugged and left for dead by that heartless assassin Circumstance.

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    Borderline Personality Disorder – getting a diagnosis

    December 13, 2012

    Wanting To Go Back

    March 17, 2017
    I always wanted to be a cowboy

    In My Other Life I’m A Cowboy

    April 30, 2013
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    Blog,  Mental Health,  Mindfulness

    Research into the prevention of depression relapse

    May 17, 2012

    Some of you will remember a trip I made to CAMH a while back, to explore the possibility of helping with some research into the prevention of depression relapse. Aptly enough, it being Mental Health Month, I've begun my participation in the Mindful Mood Balance Study...

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    The Qur'an

    Once Upon a Time in the Hijaz

    August 7, 2012

    Paris – The Friendliest Place On Earth

    December 4, 2013
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    A Second Chance

    February 5, 2013
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    Blog,  Expat Life

    ExpatBlog – A Helping Hand For Canadian Expats

    May 15, 2012

    Expat resource websites are a lifeline for those new to the expatriate game and a "tried and tested" aid to those who've been global nomads for longer than they can remember.

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    Kids in crisis – the repercussions of abuse

    March 20, 2012

    A Sunday stroll and a history lesson

    November 21, 2011
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    Do something that makes a difference today…

    February 7, 2012
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    Blog,  Expat Life

    “I have a house…”

    May 9, 2012

    Far from here, a world away in time and distance, a house patiently waits for me, forever in freeze-frame, like the old grandfather clock in the nursery rhyme that "stopped short, never to go again, when the old man died."

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    Canada’s Weather – What it’s REALLY like…

    October 19, 2011
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    Adult Autism: Is That A Thing?

    October 28, 2015
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    RIP Google Reader

    June 26, 2013
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    Blog,  Expat Life

    Car Insurance In Canada – 5 Tips For Expats

    May 7, 2012

    In this month's column over at Expat Focus I'm covering the tears, tantrums, f-bombs and frustrations involved in finding affordable car insurance in Canada...

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    Square peg in a round hole? Get used to it… you’re an expat.

    September 16, 2011
    Paris, Ontario

    Playing In Paris

    October 2, 2013

    The Good, The Bad & The Hungry

    July 20, 2012
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    Blog,  Expat Life

    Torn

    May 6, 2012

    When you move to a new country the heady exhilaration of discovery is addictive. Your senses are sharper, you're fully alive - you're a nomadic ninja, travelling the world, living on your wits!

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    For Whom The Bell Tolls (or A Funny Thing Happened In Paris)

    September 30, 2013
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    Like sunlight piercing cloud

    August 27, 2012
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    Skater Girl

    November 22, 2011
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    Blog,  Expat Life

    Canadian Paparazzi have a lot to learn

    May 3, 2012

    Today's story of Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale getting sprung taking pics of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's property highlights the skills gap between the British paparazzi and their Canadian counterparts...

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    The Spirit of Giving

    December 22, 2011

    “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism”

    February 10, 2017

    Dog Days Of Summer

    September 9, 2011
  • Maple Leaf on wooden boards
    Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    15 Clues you’re in Canada

    May 2, 2012

    You know you're in Canada when... - Your snowblower has more miles on the clock than your car

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    Kids in crisis – the repercussions of abuse

    March 20, 2012

    What happens to the kids if you die overseas?

    May 7, 2013

    Banking in Canada? Don’t bank on it…

    November 4, 2011

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