Are you a chocolate lover like me? When I was in my early twenties, I went on a European travel adventure with my boyfriend and decided to sample chocolate in every country we visited. Then one of my jobs involved extensive international travel, so I continued the taste testing and can proudly tell you I […]
How Corporate Marketing Shaped the Climate Crisis I’ve been investigating the misinformation surrounding climate change and sustainability, and I’ve found that it often originates from the same source as many other falsehoods. The relentless pursuit of massive corporate profits. Let me tell you a story that will probably make you angry. You know the term […]
Have you ever found yourself in one of those conversations that stops you in your tracks? The kind where someone shares a perspective so different from yours that you’re left wondering how two people can look at the same world and see such completely different things? I had precisely that moment earlier this month during […]
There’s been a horrible sexual assault/sexual consent trial happening here in my country. Five young guys beginning their careers in the minor hockey leagues. Each with their own lawyer. Lots of alcohol and admissible and inadmissible detailed texts between the boys. One young woman. A police department trying to make up for a shoddy first […]
It’s 2025, and did you know that the global smoking rate has dropped to around 15%? (The last known statistic is from 2020, and it was 23.6% then. Clearly, 15% is my estimate, and as you can see, I try to put a positive spin on it.) On the other hand, climate change awareness has […]
I am thrilled this month to have two guests on the podcast talking about making sustainability changes in business. I am thrilled because they use a term we in business are well-versed in: Change Management. In the pristine world of business literature, change management appears as a sleek, orderly process with neat flowcharts and predictable […]
This week, I’m going a bit deeper. Into something I believe with all the fibres of my being. And while I don’t expect you to immediately jump to this side of the boat, I hope I leave you with a few different ideas to ponder. At its most fundamental level, stewardship means taking care of […]
Last week, a reader called my opinion piece out. He said, “ You overlooked one thing that must be done in order to break free. Each individual must admit to themselves that “I don’t know.” I don’t know about something I have not experienced. I don’t know because I can’t really imagine. I don’t know […]
Have you ever had one of those days where you stop, gobsmacked by something or someone? By something so simple that you say to yourself, OMG, why didn’t I think of that? Years ago, I did, and frankly, it changed my life. I can’t remember all the circumstances surrounding it. Still, I remember someone on […]
This week on the podcast, it’s just me. The idea was sparked by something I wrote on LinkedIn. Most of us know about it but remain blissfully unaware of its origins. Planned Obsolescence See most of us consumers complain a lot about this concept. Planned Obsolescence is the natural result of something fatally breaking down. […]