Category Archives: YMCA
Give the gift of health: YMCA
For anyone who has been following my blog you already know I am a big supporter of the YMCA and the Stork Family YMCA in Waterloo has been a big supporter of me. I have learned over the past year … Continue reading
Basketball at the Y with my toddler
I took a day off from work yesterday to be on Sahil Dhingra’s show, Reconnectfully Yours. We took a significant step towards building awareness about stigma & suicide through a raw and real dialogue. I thought this was the highlight … Continue reading
TODAY is Waterloo West Neighbourhood Fest at the Stork Family YMCA!
Congratulations to the Stork Family YMCA who has been a part of the Waterloo community for the past year! I am definitely one of the many families who has benefited from their dedication to building stronger communities, and I continue … Continue reading
Learning to live with a missing limb – Andrew Haley
Paralympic gold medalist Andrew Haley spoke at the YMCA a few weeks ago. I was immediately intrigued to hear what he had to say for two reasons. 1) He was a gold medal champion who had survived cancer, the amputation … Continue reading
What would you do to give your kids 5 more years of life?
“For the first time in history, this generation is expected to die 5 years younger than their parents.” ~ Designed to Move What would you do with 5 more years? What would you give to help your kids live 5 … Continue reading
Andrew Haley – inspirational speaker at the YMCA (Tuesday Sept. 25th)
I have heard the grief experience compared to what it is like for one to learn how to live with a missing limb. It can be like knowing what it’s like to be physically whole, having an arm or leg … Continue reading
The irreplaceable community
How important is community, and how does community begin? If I look back, moving to a new town, not knowing anyone here outside of work, how did I come to be so tightly connected to the individuals who live here? … Continue reading
Going on a Life Change Adventure
Life Change Adventure. What a curious name for an organization. Does it take an adventure to change a life? Perhaps changing lives is the great adventure… A while back I wrote an article titled, “Has helping others helped me?“ In … Continue reading
Courtyard calm at the YMCA
Life has been going at break-neck speed again. Moments of respite are that much more important to me these days, because they seem few and far between. My daughter Alexis, and I, seem to rush from morning to night. This … Continue reading
Happy thought #46: The Y community
It’s no secret that I love the YMCA. Their openness to partner with me through my grief journey, to provide memberships for my daughter and I in exchange for my weekly Y articles, the life-giving staff, and the beneficial programs, … Continue reading