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25 Years Gone

Using your kid’s birth day as a passage in time — The first Lilith Fair happened 25 years ago. I wanted so bad to be there but figured I’d be late in a pregnancy or have a newborn, and my focus would be on other things. I hadn’t considered a third option. Turns out I was able to make the August…

Pregnancy Loss

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Pregnancy Loss

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Apr 5, 2020

Material masks may help — with a few caveats

Dr. Anne-Marie Zadjelik, an award-winning HIV/AIDS activist and family physician is currently on the frontlines of the COVID19 pandemic. Following each shift, she provides the community of Guelph with nightly updates, where she shares her straight-forward and uplifting perspectives. April 5, 2020 An additional post today to clarify the mask…

Covid 19

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Covid 19

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Apr 5, 2020

There’s room for gratitude or panic — not both

Dr. Anne-Marie Zadjelik, an award-winning HIV/AIDS activist and family physician is currently on the frontlines of the COVID19 pandemic. Following each shift, she provides the community of Guelph with nightly updates, where she shares her straight-forward and uplifting perspectives. April 1, 2020 I woke up realizing that I had been…

Gratitude

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Gratitude

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Apr 5, 2020

The role of data in fighting Covid19

Dr. Anne-Marie Zadjelik, an award-winning HIV/AIDS activist and family physician is currently on the frontlines of the COVID19 pandemic. Following each shift, she provides the community of Guelph with nightly updates, where she shares her straight-forward and uplifting perspectives. April 2, 2020 The administrative half of my office is now…

Covid 19

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Covid 19

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Apr 5, 2020

Keep going — physical distancing is working

Dr. Anne-Marie Zadjelik, an award-winning HIV/AIDS activist and family physician is currently on the frontlines of the COVID19 pandemic. Following each shift, she provides the community of Guelph with nightly updates, where she shares her straight-forward and uplifting perspectives. April 3, 2020 Well… today may not seem like the day…

Encouragement

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Keep going — physical distancing is working

Encouragement

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Mar 25, 2020

Self-defeating Habits of Otherwise Brilliant People

How Drama Venting Sucks Us in and Blocks Connection Connectedness. It comes from sharing one or more positive emotions, mirroring behaviors and a mutual interest in each other’s well-being. When present, these feelings create a sense of intimacy. They are a foundation for civility and a critical element in the…

Conflict

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Self-defeating Habits of Otherwise Brilliant People

Conflict

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Mar 20, 2020

These are the people in your neighbourhood

Preventing Conflict in a time of COVID19 Only a week ago, the panic began to set in. I learned long ago, that when you don’t know what to do, you do something. Anything. And so I jumped on board with some friends (and strangers) to create a Facebook CareMongering group…

Covid 19

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These are the people in your neighbourhood

Covid 19

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