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La Jolie Robe helps with Ukraine efforts

March 11, 2022
As the war against Ukraine wages, most of us are watching in horror from the sidelines, feeling completely paralyzed and helpless. We are looking for ...
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Montreal’s PixMob scores big with brightest tech yet at Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show

February 14, 2022
Although no NFL franchise has ever been victorious three Super Bowls in a row, team PixMob scored its third consecutive Super Bowl win at the Super Bo...
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LCC’s Junior School Focuses on Student Wellness

November 09, 2021
When it comes to the overall wellbeing and success of Junior School students at LCC, a holistic approach addresses the academic, social, and emotional...
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Fall programming at the SYLVAN ADAMS YM-YWHA: They’ve got it all!

September 21, 2021
With a new season and back to school comes a fresh slate of fun, active programs at the SYLVAN ADAMS YM-YWHA. Whether your child loves sports or swimm...
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SYLVAN ADAMS YM-YWHA’s Ivri Anochi program doesn’t just teach values – they practice what they teach

September 13, 2021
Ivri Anochi translates to “I’m a Jew and I’m proud,” and this is exactly what the SYLVAN ADAMS YM-YWHA’s Ivri Anochi pro...
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2020 had been a year of many challenges... here's what I've learned

December 31, 2020
The year 2020 is slowly coming to an end (oufff FINALLY!, or is it REALLY over??). It has been a year of many challenges for most of us with our un...
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Montreal’s own Carolyn Fe debuts role on Nickelodeon’s New Blue’s Clues & You!

December 07, 2020
Montreal actor, singer/songwriter, and playwright Carolyn Fe debuted her role as the Filipina grandmother in Nickelodeon's New Blue's Clu...
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Entertainment: Canada Reads 2020 preview

January 23, 2020
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Well, at least for literary addicts such as myself. It’s time for the CBC’s annual battle ...
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Wise Women Canada: A Mama’s Memoir: The Mindf#$% Of Motherhood

November 14, 2019
Motherhood is a mindf#$%. Pretty bold statement, I know, so please allow this mama to share her journey with you. I am 7 months postpartum, and whi...
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Entertainment: Check out Disney's Jungle Cruise poster and trailer!

October 18, 2019
Join the adventure of a lifetime and watch the action-packed new trailer for Disney’s Jungle Cruise here. According to a press release...
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Wise Women Canada: On Consent And Standing Up To The Bullies

July 31, 2019
A couple of weeks ago, my daughter went shopping with a friend one evening. While they were eating in the mall’s food court, they were approache...
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Nutrition Month advice with Jennifer Abdulezer, P.Dt

March 05, 2019
Jennifer Abdulezer P.Dt. is a nutritionist who specializes in overall healthy eating, weight management, as well as management and treatment of chroni...
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Wise Women Canada: Mom genes

January 21, 2019
As a grade 7 high school student, I was asked to write an English essay about my “hopes, dreams, and aspirations for the future”. Most tee...
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Joyful Packages is a truly heartfelt gift

December 17, 2018
Joy Rodgers, one of our amazing bloggers and a cancer survivor, came up with a unique, compassionate business idea for those who are going through can...
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Wise Women Canada: My Type 1 Truth

December 04, 2018
As I pass the 20 year mark on my diabetic journey, I have come to a place of reflection on the reality of what I have been through. Before I begin wit...
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Movers & Shakers: LìOLà Pizzeria

December 03, 2018
LìOLà Pizzeria takes pizza-making very seriously. LìOLà co-founder Anna Giampà Fiorilli, and her husband, serial en...
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A chat with owner Fred Golt of Golteez Toys

November 21, 2018
For almost two decades, Golteez Toys has been the go-to neighbourhood toy store for unique, one-of-a-kind toys, cool finds, and beautiful gifts for ki...
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Forgetting To Remember

September 24, 2018
Last Wednesday marked Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. It’s a day of atonement on which Jews pray, engage in a 25 hour fast, ...
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Wise Women Canada: We only see from the outside

September 18, 2018
An incredibly talented and successful designer who was a household name. A gifted story teller, chef and tv personality. This week the world lost two ...
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School Spotlight: West Island Music Academy's Derek and Joel Ovadia

September 05, 2018
Derek and Joel Ovadia are the reason that West Island Music Academy is so successful – the music- and business-savvy brothers have completely re...
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Wise Women Canada: What the future holds

August 20, 2018
Someone once told me that you really only notice how quickly time passes once you have children. Today, on the day that my first born is graduating hi...
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Wise Women Canada: Own it!

August 13, 2018
Normally on Wednesdays I see my psychologist. Today I saw my psychiatrist. People often ask me what the difference is or get confused between the two....
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Wise Women Canada: You Are Important

August 06, 2018
f you asked my friends and family to describe me, the words confident and strong would no doubt be on the list. I’m not afraid to speak my mind ...
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Wise Women Canada: Responsible Posting AND Responsible Consuming

July 30, 2018
Most days, scrolling through social media is a relatively benign activity. We get to see the things our family and friends are up to, and maybe a dose...
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Wise Women Canada: From Despair To Hope: This Is What The News Should Be Reporting About Mental Illness

June 25, 2018
ast week, the tragic news of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain’s deaths flooded our newsfeeds and shocked us to our cores. In April it was the pas...
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Wise Women Canada: Toronto Mental Health Empowerment Day: Addressing Youth Mental Health

June 18, 2018
The time is now. This is my story, her story, his story?this is our story. Mental Health Empowerment Day is the brainchild of Leanne Matlow, Specia...
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Vincenzo Guzzo is the newest dragon on CBC's Dragons' Den

May 25, 2018
Photo: CBC CBC announced last month that Lane Merrifield and Vincenzo Guzzo will join the Dragons' Den lineup for season 13, premiering in...
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Entertainment: Howie Mandel living THE dream

May 21, 2018
Photo by Vivien Gaumand We can all agree that about six months ago, we didn’t know where the biggest comedy festival in the world would ...
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Wise Women Canada: This Is How You Can Help Us Get MINDSTRONG

May 07, 2018
The Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer, The CIBC Run for the Cure, The Weekend to End Breast Cancer; these are just a few of the very successful annual f...
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Natasha Gargiulo & Maddy K's conference, I Am, takes place on May 5th

April 30, 2018
Event Architect Maddy Kojakian and Virgin Radio’s Natasha Gargiulo are successful entrepreneurs, respected industry leaders, community builders,...
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Wise Women Canada: Lessons From My Teenage Life

April 09, 2018
Dear Teenage Self, I have been thinking about you a lot lately and I wanted to tell you how happy I am that you got to be you in all your teenaged ...
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Unconditional love

March 19, 2018
I am a 38-year old woman, married with two beautiful daughters, and a house in the suburbs. I am certain that we share some common interests and hobbi...
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How Three Guys And A Smartphone Are Revolutionizing The World Of Mental Health

February 26, 2018
Jonathan Levitt is a a veteran marketer, who has been at the top of his field for over two decades. He has spent over 25 years helping a diverse list ...
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Wise Women Canada: What Are We Trying To Prove? The Emotional Toll Of Social Media

January 31, 2018
I'm finding myself in a free fall, a downward spiral into the depths of self hate, self doubt and general malaise. I’m working at climbing o...
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Wise Women Canada: Love The One You’re With: The Journey To Self-Acceptance

January 15, 2018
Have you noticed what’s popping up on your social media newsfeeds lately? I’m not talking about your friends’ kid pictures or Donald...
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Wise Women Canada: The Next Chapter with Lisa and Liz: A Women's Wellness Workshop

January 04, 2018
On Friday January 26th, two of Montreal’s leading female influencers, Lisa Brookman and Liz Wiener, founders of Wise Women Canada, are bringing ...
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Best of 2017: The Blessing of Family Vacations

December 25, 2017
There is definitely something wrong when we find ourselves falling into the cantankerous trap; “but we don’t agree on venues and we don&...
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Wise Women Canada: How To Break The Miscarriage Stigma

December 19, 2017
I remember when I knew was pregnant for the first time. I had this strange pulling sensation in my uterus, my boobs were beyond PMS-sore and suddenly ...
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Wise Women Canada: The evolution of grief

November 02, 2017
Nine years ago last night, I was in my father’s hospital room with my mother, my sister and brother waiting for my dad to die. We’d been w...
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This is how to help a friend struggling with depression

October 09, 2017
Have you heard of Blue Monday? It’s a phenomenon coined by a Welsh university professor, Dr. Will Arnall, who came up with a mathematical form...
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Wise Women Canada: Living The Music: How Songs Become The Soundtrack Of Our Lives

July 24, 2017
Do you remember your real first concert? Possibly the one you had to go to accompanied by an adult. Mine was Elton John and my friend and I got to go ...
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My Mother’s Day self reflection

May 22, 2017
Since I was young, I fantasized about what it would mean to be a mom. Not just any mom, but an amazing mom. This dream was always so important to me a...
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Wise Women Canada: What I Learned From My Week On The Psychiatry Ward

May 08, 2017
In retrospect, of course, I should have seen it coming. I hadn’t been feeling well for months; my appetite and sleep on a steady decline. A pers...
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Moving on

April 24, 2017
I am so excited for this week. Friday morning my daughter and I get on a bus with her dance team, and head to Toronto for a competition. Yes, I know w...
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Coming out of isolation – Raising a child with special needs

March 27, 2017
Looking back, it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when THE moment was.  Maybe I wasn’t paying attention and I missed it.  Maybe...
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Messages from the other side

March 06, 2017
Last week, at the end of a yoga class, the teacher announced that one of the class members was expecting a new grand-baby that day. She asked us to ...
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Something You Should Never Say

January 02, 2017
Last week, I went for a massage. I’d booked it in advance, at a spa I frequent often and with a male massage therapist I’ve seen many ti...
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Best of 2016: Unplug and Reboot

December 26, 2016
What does this really look like? Simply living. Each moment, one day at a time (even if it’s only for a few days). No personal trainer or y...
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You can’t live a positive life with a negative mind

December 12, 2016
Everybody wants to be happy;  to have a life filled with love, health and good fortune. We all know that having a positive attitude feels better ...
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The Sandwich Generation

December 05, 2016
Meet Maria Licoudis; RN and Care Manager at Home Care Assistance. Her story is all too familiar; too much to get done and not enough hours in a day....
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Inspired

November 14, 2016
Last weekend, Lisa and I had the opportunity to speak at, and participate in, the Maddy K Inspires Retreat in St. Sauveur, Québec. As big belie...
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Imagine

November 07, 2016
Imagine… you get a call one day offering you the chance to win a $100,000. It’s a new reality show that takes ordinary people and asks th...
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Fit Vs. Fiction

October 24, 2016
“Alone I lived inside my head, never wanting to leave my bed On the outside so strong and tough, but inside never good enough I sp...
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Back to school blessings

October 03, 2016
Now that the new school year is upon us, my Facebook newsfeed is full of first day of school pictures.  Many of them are with adorable kids hol...
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How to deal with infertility

September 12, 2016
"We Don’t See Things As They Are, We See Them As We Are.” Anais Nin Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of pregnant bellies. I ...
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Toxic friendships

August 29, 2016
Friendships……they are an integral part of our social and emotional existence. They can be supportive, nurturing, balanced and fulfilling...
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Motherless Daughters

August 15, 2016
Several years ago I was sitting in a psychologist’s office when my personal narrative was unexpectedly uprooted, violently rearranged, and perma...
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Beauty is only skin deep

July 11, 2016
This is not a blog about how heavy I am and how badly I want to lose weight. This is not a blog about how I wish my boobs were higher, my ass were s...
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Dear Teenage Self

June 20, 2016
Dear teenage self- Here’s some friendly advice from an older, wiser 44 year old you. Being popular is very, very overrated. Friends are ...
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The Wooden Stool

June 06, 2016
From the time my mother was 8 years old, my Bubbie (the Yiddish term for grandmother) Celia walked with crutches. It was very difficult for her to lea...
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TV Treasures from our Childhood

May 16, 2016
Growing up the 60s and 70s, my TV wonder years were warm and fuzzy. As a young child, the first TV shows I can recall are (Saturday morning) classic c...
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Eyes on Refugees: The balance between motherhood and living my truth as a human

May 02, 2016
I am a wife, mother of two young children, and a nurse at a large hospital in Boston, MA. Since the summer of 2015, when the Syrian crisis grabbed wor...
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The place where nothing grows

April 18, 2016
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about what it’s like to live with generalized anxiety. As one friend put it after my blog went live, “Now...
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Raising an Only-Child: Embracing the Perks

April 11, 2016
Sometimes, things don’t always work out the way you thought they would.  I never necessarily envisioned myself having a huge family, but ...
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A Letter to all Newly Single Parents

February 22, 2016
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a single parent? When I was married, I often wondered how single parents coped and managed on their own with no...
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My Book of Family Wisdom

February 22, 2016
Newly empty-nested, most days I have enough spare time to write. These days, my house is quiet, too quiet, void of noisy and chaotic distractions of (...
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What our twins have brought to our family

February 08, 2016
Twins have a connection. I am witnessing it every day. Yet, looking back on these past few months I am realizing that their bond started before they w...
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What Happens When Mama’s Unhappy

February 01, 2016
Dear Kate,  I am a single lady in my mid-thirties, no children but lots of experience working with kids in different capacities. My older sist...
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