I was invited today to a virtual community event as a guest speaker where I talked about overcoming your fears. But why is it so important to dive deeper into our fears to overcome them? The numbers don’t lie: statistics… Read More »What do we fear
You see, fear constrains us. It limits our abilities to complete tasks and we constantly miss out on opportunities because of our fears. However, whenever I traveled, I felt fearless because I was never afraid to try new things. It… Read More »How to become a bestseller in your book of life
My book, ‘Hold on please, Emily,’ discusses several difficult topics that families typically hide away from until they are directly impacted due to the loss of a family member. I’m not saying that there will be a point in time… Read More »Youth response to difficult topics
Music is an incredible way to connect with youth and at my ‘Author Talk‘ I prepared an activity where I played the first minute of each song from the ‘Songs of Hope‘ novel soundtrack and the students a series of… Read More »Songs of Hope for youth
Back in March, I spoke briefly about superpowers using a quote from Spider-Man. That quote was when Uncle Ben tells Peter Parker that “with great power comes great responsibility.” At the time I heard this quote, it didn’t have much… Read More »What Spider-Man teaches us
What are the benefits of sharing these difficult topics with youth: To build the next generation that is more educated and grounded in whatever life throws at them. To help them become adept at handling these situations when faced in… Read More »Why tell the truth to youth
Today is my son’s first day of school and with school resuming this month, this also means the opportunity to resume my ‘Author Talks’ with youth. To celebrate the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, I will be posting a… Read More »Back to School
Today, I was invited to my first ‘Author Talk‘ for the York Region District School Board (YRDSB). It was exciting because this was for a younger class (grade 3/4 split class), so I spent the entire weekend reorganizing my material… Read More »Author Talk with Gr 3/4
Today, I was invited to my final ‘Author Talk’ for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) this school year. I had the pleasure to speak to Ms. McLaughlin’s grade 8 class. This session, I focused on change and how success… Read More »Author Talk on the power of change
Today, I was invited to give another motivational talk to a grade 8 class in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). This was a shorter session with Ms. Chin and Ms. Lozej’s class with a focus on how we can… Read More »Author Talk on leading in life