How Seniors Are Being Scammed Everyday
Although we may not notice, a quiet crime is happening every day in our communities and with our older family members. Many years ago, while living in America, I travelled across the country conducting Senior Scam trainings and workshops helping families understand the risks facing older adults. It made me think a lot about my mother. Like many seniors, she was trusting, generous, and believed that most people generally meant well. At first, that trust made her vulnerable. Bu
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Jealousy: The Emotion No One Admits
Over the years, I have often wondered why jealousy has such power over people. Throughout my life I have never understood it or felt it in many of my relationships. I have watched relationships quietly unravel, friendships slowly drift apart, and trust disappeared, not always because someone lied, cheated, or betrayed another person, but because fear, insecurity, and suspicion quietly took over. What fascinates me most is that many people who struggle with jealousy rarely rec
May 186 min read
When Stupidity Becomes the Norm
There was a time when I believed most people were paying attention. Not to everything, but enough to ask questions, to pause before reacting, to think just a little deeper before forming an opinion. Lately, I’m not so sure. It's not that people have suddenly become less intelligent. That would be too easy and probably not true. What I’m seeing feels different, more subtle and more widespread, like a kind of quiet shift. Reacting has replaced thinking. Where noise has replaced
May 64 min read
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is one of the most difficult realities to talk about and one of the most misunderstood. From the outside, people often ask the same questions: Why does it happen? Why do people stay? Why doesn’t someone just leave? But the truth is, it rarely begins the way people imagine. It doesn’t start with violence. It starts quietly with control, with words, with small shifts that are easy to dismiss. And over time, those small moments build into something much harder
Apr 234 min read
Travel: Risks, Power, & Uncertainties
There was a time when travel felt simple. You packed your bags, made your way to the airport, and focused on the destination ahead. Delays were frustrating, security lines were inconvenient, and lost luggage could ruin your mood, but those were manageable problems. They were part of the journey. Lately, though, something feels different. It’s harder to explain, but easy to feel. A tension in the air. A heightened awareness of who is watching, who is in control, and how quickl
Apr 84 min read
Body Language: The Truth We Don't Always Speak
The older I get, the more I realise that words are only part of the conversation. People can say they are fine, confident, comfortable, or at peace—but their body often tells a different story. A tightened jaw, a forced smile, eyes that won’t quite meet yours, arms folded not in comfort but in defence. Before a word is fully spoken, something else has already been communicated. Some of the most important things people communicate are never spoken out loud. They show up in the
Mar 245 min read
Simply Enough
Photo by Jon Rendell, Photographer There comes a point in life when accumulation stops feeling like achievement. I used to measure success in milestones. I would work diligently on achieving great job titles, search for the best clients, cities to live in, obtain constant applause, and survival. Now I measure it all very differently. Now I ask myself, what is simply enough? Not what impresses. Not what proves. Not what performs. Just enough. There is a difference between what
Mar 145 min read
