Skip to content

Search results for "claire nielsen"

Order
Filter by category

Breaking down dysfunctional relationships

Breaking down dysfunctional relationships

When we commit to a relationship, we usually have big dreams and the intention to be in a loving partnership, but sometimes things go awry – especially if one or both parties haven’t learned the skills required to make a relationship work
Healing helps us find our purpose in life

Healing helps us find our purpose in life

To heal the haunting of guilt and shame, we need to forgive ourselves, but before we can forgive ourselves, we need to first understand why we made the negative choices in the first place.
Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Reclaiming our kids from the screens

Every parent needs to decide what is too much, based on the age of their kids and what behaviour they notice in their children. 
Opinion: Grieving the loss of our children

Opinion: Grieving the loss of our children

Listen with an open heart and be all ears, following every word and being totally there with them.  Give them space and time to talk without interrupting or telling your own story.
Eat your oatmeal (but the right kind of oatmeal)

Eat your oatmeal (but the right kind of oatmeal)

When I talk about oatmeal, I am referring to the whole flake or even whole grain or steel cut oats. They require more cooking than instant oatmeal (which is void of the healthy parts of the oat).
Negative calorie diet – fact or fad?

Negative calorie diet – fact or fad?

Even if one doesn’t lose weight, the following foods are very good for us and provide good sources of vitamins, fiber and minerals which are often lacking in the typical North American Diet.
Building up strong relationships

Building up strong relationships

This week I will share some good practices for a healthy and functioning long-term relationship.
Vaping is not a healthy alternative

Vaping is not a healthy alternative

Even though vaping has been considered less hazardous to the body than smoking, it has its own serious health risks.
Your secretor status may be affecting your health

Your secretor status may be affecting your health

It's important to note that being a non-secretor is not necessarily a 'bad' thing; it's just one of many genetic variables that can influence your health.
'Desperation': Child care struggle worsens in rural U.S.

'Desperation': Child care struggle worsens in rural U.S.

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A shortage of child care in the U.S. has become so acute that it’s reaching far into rural communities, including one northwestern Oregon county where future embryos are in line for a spot at Amy Atkinson’s nursery and preschool.