Health & lifestyle
These samples of my published magazine writing show the range of topics I’ve covered over the decades in Health and Lifestyle. Periodically, I add new material and more from my archives. Stay tuned.
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An honour to host and organize Canada’s first Mentors in Violence Prevention program
I was honoured to organize and host Canada’s first Mentors in Violence Prevention program in Sechelt, BC on May 5. Here’s a story that I wrote for the local media: A former B.C. Lions player, open discussions and hands-on scenarios recently helped about 40 local high school students learn what words and actions can…
UBC Law magazine: Lawyers in small communities think big
A book about John Steinbeck’s marine biologist friend inspired B.C. lawyer Myron Plett to move to Ucluelet and set up practice in this island town. Plett is one of four B.C. lawyers I profiled for the cover story “Thinking big in small communities” for the winter 2012 issue of UBC Law magazine. Pictured on the…
Forensic dentistry: a lot more than just murder cases
In the fall of 2008, I interviewed forensic dentist Dr. David Sweet, who runs B.O.L.D., the world’s leading forensic dentistry lab at the University of British Columbia. Sweet has pioneered many cutting-edge forensic techniques and appeared on the television show Cold Case Files. Click this link http://www.dentistry.ubc.ca/impressions/2008/fall/Impressions-Fall2008.pdf to see my Impressions magazine cover story, page 9. (Impressions won…
My online course Writing From Pain to Power begins Feb. 23
I am teaching an 8-week, online creative nonfiction class Writing From Pain to Power in the spring of 2022 through the University of King’s College in Halifax. My students are from across the country, writing about real-life traumas in their lives. Most are hoping to publish a memoir or essays. Using a trauma-informed approach, we…
Read editor’s interview with me in Persephone’s Daughters
It was a delight to discuss my memoir, the #MeToo Movement, toxic masculinity, forgiveness, and more with Meggie Royer, editor of the feminist publication Persephone’s Daughters. Meggie asked me if I felt comfortable using the term “toxic masculinity” and I said yes. Since then, I’ve learned that it can alienate some men. To me, it…
Body rolling: Find deep relief without massage
In the December 2003 issue of Canada’s Alive magazine, I introduced a new technique of applying balls of various sizes to pressure points. Using one’s weight against the balls goes deep into tissue, relaxes muscles, and helps to loosen tendons. It works! Click this link Have a ball (2) to read my feature.