Victoria Brewster, MSW Archive
As more and more of the population enters the 65+ demographic, more jobs will become available due to the older generation retiring, right? Who will fill these vacancies? The Baby-Boomer cohort, youngest is 46 and oldest is now 66 I believe. …
2013, a New Year… So, let’s start off the New Year bringing up the word Gratitude. We should focus on appreciation, saying thanks and finding things to be grateful for like: health, education, income, friends, family, employment, food, a roof …
AD or Alzheimer’s Disease, a form of Dementia, the one that society fears the most. It robs a person of their memory, their thoughts, their ability to function. It can be a very slow moving disease or it can move …
For the first time in history, the 50+ age demographic is growing faster than the under age 15 demographic. Over 50% of the population in the U.S. and Canada and other countries around the world will have citizens over age …
Learning disabilities, an area that needs more attention. After reading many books on neuroscience and particularly those that focus on issues related to deficits in the brains’ function, it seems that many children and adults that have been diagnosed as …
Clutter; a word that takes over some people’s lives in thinking, behavior and lifestyle. Some people do not know where to start. Some people hire professionals to come into their home and de-clutter it. What is the basis of this …
I just watched the movie ‘Brave’ again with my kids. Three generations bonding as a family, watching what I consider to be a wonderful movie full of meaning. “Mend the bond torn by pride” is one of the themes of …
There is so much one can comment on with the news, due to all the injustices in the world. Where does one start? What is your definition of injustice? As I look through my local paper, listen to friends, colleagues …
While reading the Montreal Gazette this morning I came across an article titled: “Bullying leaves its mark on mood gene, study finds.” Naturally, this grabbed my interest, especially considering the events of last Friday in both the U.S. and China. …
by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer in Canada Upon reading an article in a Good Housekeeping magazine from October of this year (2012), I came across an article titled: “The Happiness Boomerang: Give a Little of your Time …
