
The World Is Our Family—It’s Time to Do Better
Divisiveness is the elephant in the room. Only this elephant isn’t silently lurking in the corner; it’s sprawled out, taking up more and...
jenniferarmitage
Feb 174 min read
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The Caregiving Balancing Act: A Journey into The Middle Place
“The Middle Place” is that sliver of time when you’re caring for your own family while also taking on responsibilities for aging parents.
jenniferarmitage
Jan 304 min read
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Thankful, Yet Real: A New Perspective on Gratitude
Thanksgiving usually prompts us to pause and reflect on what we’re thankful for. But this year, gratitude is hitting me a little...
jenniferarmitage
Oct 14, 20243 min read
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"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." - Michael Altshuler
The ancient Greeks had different words for the concept of time — “Chronos” and “Kairos”. “Chronos” is the forward-propelling time that we...
jenniferarmitage
Dec 31, 20221 min read
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How to hug a porcupine?
Before my kids were born I had thought out my parenting strategy. Being a “spirited” child, I had this idea that as a parent if I could...
jenniferarmitage
Aug 28, 20222 min read
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Canada Day thoughts
World events over these past few months have created a visceral reaction in many of us. I wonder how it's possible in our day and age...
jenniferarmitage
Jul 1, 20222 min read
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New Year... Same Me
Am I the only one who has felt completely bleak throughout this month? Is it COVID fatigue? Is it witnessing all of the divisiveness? or...
jenniferarmitage
Jan 29, 20223 min read
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Fatigue and Fear the two things that connect us all
What I have learned from COVID over these past 2 years is that fear and fatigue are the two things that we all have in common. To the...
jenniferarmitage
Dec 24, 20212 min read
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Time to update your First Aid kit
Every time I read an article that tells the story of another casualty of this drug epidemic, my heart breaks. I want to believe I’ve...
jenniferarmitage
Dec 16, 20213 min read
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Lost in Translation
In a world where it seems we text more than we talk - I have experienced times where a well meaning message was interpreted in a way that...
jenniferarmitage
Nov 27, 20213 min read
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Happily Married? Depends on the day
I have struggled with this term many times over my marriage. Generally it's when I'm angry. What the hell does happily married even mean-...
jenniferarmitage
Nov 9, 20213 min read
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Friend or Foe
My anxiety is both my greatest enemy and best friend. It’s a complicated relationship to say the least. The best analogy I have to...
jenniferarmitage
Oct 24, 20212 min read
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Are you a new mom? Things I learned from my on-the-job training.
So here it is. One phrase. The one distilled nugget of wisdom to come from my 19+ years...
jenniferarmitage
Oct 17, 20212 min read
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Parenting Tweens and Teenagers
If your kids have entered that wonderful stage of puberty/karma then you probably know how tricky this stage is...
jenniferarmitage
Oct 17, 20212 min read
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Where did “Coping to Success” come from?
Coping we all do. Success is the tricky part. It doesn’t have to be even success...
jenniferarmitage
Oct 17, 20212 min read
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