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The Boys of Summer, the Power of Friendship, and Why the Blue Jays Won Anyway

A love letter to baseball, friendship, and finding joy again There’s something about baseball that feels a little bit like falling in love. The slow build, the anticipation, the heartbreak, the hope that maybe this season will be the one. For me, this Blue Jays season was all of that and more: a rollercoaster of…

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Grieving with Burgers, Long Walks, and Rituals from Around the World

Grief is a strange, winding road—sometimes, it’s an intense cry-fest in the car, and other times, it’s laughing at that one ridiculous inside joke you had with your loved one. Five years ago, I lost my little brother, Phillip, and it’s been a rollercoaster since. Phillip was a bright light—an award-winning TA, a talented tennis…

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Mental Health in the Workplace

May is Mental Health Awareness month, so I thought it would be fitting to talk about Mental health in the workplace – it’s a subject that’s often avoided or hushed up. But with 1 in 5 adults in Canada experiencing a mental illness each year, it’s time to start talking about it. That’s approximately 6.7…

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About the Equipped Program: Everyone Has Mental Health

In September 2022, the Canadian Mental Health Association – Calgary Region launched EQUIPPED. The EQUIPPED program came to be, thanks to an anonymous donation that was provided to CMHA Calgary in memory of my younger brother, Phillip Thomas. Phillip passed away on September 13, 2019, at the age of 25, following a mental health battle. If this…

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Why the Calgary Stampede is my favourite time of year.

As a born and raised Calgarian, at times I have perhaps taken this annual event for granted. Now that I have spent the last few years living in Toronto, I realize how much the Stampede has impacted the person I am today. I remember some of my fondest memories of my youth occurring during the…

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Black History Month: Films to Watch

In honour of Black History Month, I have shared a carefully curated list of films, series and clips to shed light on Black history and experience in Canada and throughout the rest of the world. There is something for everyone in this list from Chadwick Boseman’s final powerful performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom to…

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Wearmouth Thomas Memorial Open

Mental illness, especially suicide, has been devastating to youth all over the world and continues to wreak havoc on this segment of the population. Josie Wearmouth and Phillip Thomas were two young adult members from our tennis club who ended their lives prematurely because of this devastating disease. 

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World Mental Health Day: Honouring my Brother

On September 12th, 2019, my brother and I were discussing the fact that one of my exes was still using our family’s Netflix account and he decided to change the password to kick him off. It was a random conversation, nothing particularly profound. My visit to Calgary the previous weekend he casually asked me if…

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Why Brunch is my Absolute Favourite Meal

brunch/brən(t)SH/noun1. a late morning meal eaten instead of breakfast and lunch. As a child, I have the fondest memories of brunch filled with beautifully set tablescapes with extravagant spreads of pancakes, fresh fruit and eggs benedict whipped up by my mom. Sleepovers at my house were always a hit because my mom fed us like…

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