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26/06/2025

“My dad was someone who I idolized,” actor Bradley Cooper explains in the opening frames of his new documentary, “Caregiving.” “I used to dress up like him when I was a kid … To go from that to giving him a bath is quite a traumatic thing.”

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22/06/2025

What wise words Matthew....

I've officially wrapped up my school year! I've learned a boat load about herbal medicine this year, learned to look at the human body in a different way as well as our relationship with the earth (and beyond).

But I want to tell you about what one of my brilliant instructors, Carmen Lynde said, almost casually, in one of her lectures:

"Rest is also productivity".

It sounds simple but it's something that we, as a modern world, haven't put enough value in. This seemingly simple yet profound statement conveys a cornerstone of our health and wellbeing.

It's no secret that our world has placed efficiency and productivity ahead of people as individuals and their wellbeing and welfare.

Perhaps this statement feels so profound because it highlights something that we so deeply need and maybe even yearn for, shining light on a forgotten hunger. It doesn't have to be this way.

With rest comes the potential for recovery and also regeneration of both ourselves and our planet.

The most beautiful side of it though? We have the ability to create the space for this not only on our lives but in the world. To learn to carve rest out as a need instead of a want.

How do we do this? One way is to make room within our own lives for it and then extend the grace of rest in our expectations of others whether they be family or coworkers or a cashier at the store.

We can find joy in becoming the example of what self-care looks like.

I hope that you're all having a beautiful day. This little duckling is about ready for a nap. ❤️🤗

16/05/2025

At Toronto Wildlife Centre, we are very ashamed of our city and the lethal actions taken against its wild residents. We have issued a statement in response to the decision to shoot the coyotes in the Liberty Village/Fort York area: www.torontowildlifecentre.com/liberty-village-coyotes-statement-may/

The Liberty Village coyotes were displaced from their home by construction at Ontario Place, terrorized and injured by off-leash dogs (despite a by-law prohibiting the dogs from being off-leash), and regularly fed by people; a practice well-known to change coyote behaviour.

We commend Toronto Animal Services staff and Coyote Watch Canada for the great work they did to try to resolve this situation, but ultimately it seems their efforts were in vain.

The higher-ups at our City chose to ignore expert advice, chose to not hold humans accountable for the actions that created and exacerbated this situation, chose to listen to a small, vocal group of residents who themselves know nothing about coyotes, and chose to put all the blame for this unfortunate situation squarely on the coyotes.

We live in a beautiful city with many protected green spaces and natural habitats. As a result, we share our city with hundreds of species of wild birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians – and we have to learn to peacefully coexist with them. But we have failed these coyotes. Let’s do better next time.

05/04/2025

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