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Claire Nielsen: Is coffee a friend or foe to our health?

Claire Nielsen: Is coffee a friend or foe to our health?

How coffee became essential, and why we should rethink our daily cup.
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Claire Nielsen: Addicted to victim mentality — why is it always about you?

Claire Nielsen: Addicted to victim mentality — why is it always about you?

From passive-aggressive comments to constant self-victimization, some individuals have a knack for making every situation revolve around them. This article explores strategies for dealing with such behavior while protecting your own mental health.
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Claire Nielsen: Why self-care is essential for every mother

Claire Nielsen: Why self-care is essential for every mother

'Supermom' may sound like praise, but it often masks exhaustion and invisibility, writes columnist Claire Nielsen.
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Breaking down dysfunctional relationships

Breaking down dysfunctional relationships

When we commit to a relationship, we usually have big dreams and the intention to be in a loving partnership, but sometimes things go awry – especially if one or both parties haven’t learned the skills required to make a relationship work
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Healing helps us find our purpose in life

Healing helps us find our purpose in life

To heal the haunting of guilt and shame, we need to forgive ourselves, but before we can forgive ourselves, we need to first understand why we made the negative choices in the first place.
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Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Every parent needs to decide what is too much, based on the age of their kids and what behaviour they notice in their children. 
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Opinion: Grieving the loss of our children

Opinion: Grieving the loss of our children

Listen with an open heart and be all ears, following every word and being totally there with them.  Give them space and time to talk without interrupting or telling your own story.
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Eat your oatmeal (but the right kind of oatmeal)

Eat your oatmeal (but the right kind of oatmeal)

When I talk about oatmeal, I am referring to the whole flake or even whole grain or steel cut oats. They require more cooking than instant oatmeal (which is void of the healthy parts of the oat).
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Don’t let childhood pain haunt your adult life

Don’t let childhood pain haunt your adult life

Many conflicting emotions and memories may flood the adult child, and a deep sense of loss may occur
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Negative calorie diet – fact or fad?

Negative calorie diet – fact or fad?

Even if one doesn’t lose weight, the following foods are very good for us and provide good sources of vitamins, fiber and minerals which are often lacking in the typical North American Diet.
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