Archive for March 2020

​In the current climate of uncertainty and confusion, it seems that many of us are operating in a state of chaos. For some, the realities of COVID-19 are extreme health risks; for others, the risks are economic; for many, it is both. In addition, we need to be mindful of the challenges associated with social…

​I’m sure we can all agree that the current situation with the coronavirus is entirely unprecedented. Things that just a few weeks ago seemed bizarre in the extreme have become our new “current” normal. The speed of change and the extent of disruption is anxiety-provoking for many, especially because what we thought we knew yesterday…

​It is no secret that the baby boomers are a generation of influence. There are a lot of them, and they are credited with creating historical shifts in the narratives around economics, politics, popular culture, education and consumer behaviour. Sociological and economic theories have been developed to identify the shifts associated with this generation’s progress…

“Mummy, are you even listening to me?”My 4-year-old’s jarring rebuke cut through my distracted reverie. Ouch. “Yes darling, of course I’m listening. Keep telling me about that thing you were just talking about.”​Busted. The truth was, I was listening, but in that distracted, “half an ear” kind of way, that enables you to say, “Wow,…