The Effects of Social Media on Teenagers
By: Asma Shums, Mortgage Broker
Social media can be both good and bad but its effects on teenagers are still not well known. Humans are...
What is a Columnist?
Columnist is someone who regularly prepares brief essays and commentaries for publication. Columnists may work for broadcast media in radio and television, but they...
Self-respect
By:Shabnam Khan – Family Counsellor
Self-respect is crucial to self-care because it protects you from settling for less when you deserve the best. This is...
Your Qualities & Strengths
Shabnam Khan – Family Counsellor
It can be easy to appreciate your strengths - your sense of humor, your generosity, or your analytical skills. And...
Role of Women in the Family and Society
Women are the pioneers of the nation. Indian culture attaches great importance to women, comprising half of the world’s population. According to a report...
Just 5 more minutes please
By: Asma Shums
I happen to read a story somewhere. It goes like this. There was a little boy playing in the park and requested...
When the birds leave the nest?
By: Asma Shums,
Every parent is going to go through a moment, when their kids are going to leave the home, grow up, and might...
Why are Muslim women living ‘in fear’ in this Canadian city?
Recent verbal and physical attacks on primarily Black Muslim women in Edmonton, Alberta draw urgent call for action.
Canada – Dunia Nur was out buying...
What is family caregiving?
By: Asma Shums,
As life expectancies increase, medical treatments advance, and increasing numbers of people live with chronic illness and disabilities, more and more of...
Waiting for motivation to strike? Try rethinking that!
By: Asma Shums,
All of us know that motivation is a key ingredient to accomplishing goals in our personal and professional lives. But if you...
Women Empowerment – 7 Ways to Empower Women
However, in a gender-biased society, how do we ensure gender parity all year long? In a world where women are often misjudged for the...
Victim of hateful verbal attack wants others to speak out when...
Shafira Vidyamaharani recorded a man making racist, threatening and hateful remarks to her on Friday June 13,
Vancouver police are investigating after a 22-year-old Vancouver...
Recharge your battery on your days off
By: Asma Shums,
Are you overwhelmed by work? There are ways to help you recharge and that’s by taking your day off.
What an incredibly busy...
Life Transition & Acceptance
By: Shabnam Khan, Family Counsellor
Sometimes you’re an observer of other people’s lives and you may think you’ll never experience what they’re living through, whether...
Positive Vibes!
By: Shabnam Khan -Family Counsellor
We go to sleep each night and wake up in the morning to a new day with new opportunities...
Importance of Self Respect
By: Shabnam Khan, Family Counsellor
Self-respect is crucial to self-care because it protects you from settling for less when you deserve the best. This is...
How to Deal With Negative Emotions and Stress?
By: Asma Shums,
This is a common problem for many people: just how are we supposed to deal with negative emotions that keep coming up...
Summer Vacation!
By: Asma Shams
It is the summer where children are also off school and there are many places one can go. How does one decide?...
STRESS – The Good & The Bad
By:Shabnam Khan – Family Counsellor
Stress is a natural and essential part of life. Our stress response is designed to protect and preserve our lives....
Confidence!
By: Shabnam Khan – Family Counsellor
Self-confidence is extremely important in almost every aspect of our lives, yet so many people struggle to find it....






















