I love to facilitate learning. As a mom, as a teacher, as a doctor, I spend a lot of my life helping people find answers to their questions. I too continually seek to know more, both so I can help others, and to become a richer, fuller human being. Curiosity and compassion are two attributes that I work every day to nurture in myself and others.
I have felt very privileged to work in a career about which I am truly passionate. My training as a naturopathic doctor has firmly informed my approach to parenting, eating, spirituality, being in relationship with others, caring for my health, and generally moving through the world. It's always a work in progress. I have taken tremendous pride in my work educating the next generation of naturopathic doctors, and have always aimed to infuse the sometimes rigid biomedical content with the naturopathic philosophy that makes our approach to health so unique.
My paid work has been centered at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, where I have taught in both the academic and clinical departments. Both roles enriched the other, as my clinical experience provided texture and context to my teaching, while my teaching, research and writing ensured I stayed abreast of the latest in the field. I have valued the diversity in my work - it meant I could approach each aspect with fresh energy and enthusiasm.
I volunteered for nearly a decade as a healthcare provider at the Evergreen drop-in center for street-involved youth. My time with the folks there was rewarding and enriching, and mostly consisted of extending compassion and creating space. I have been consistently engaged in my various communities delivering health promotion workshops to adults and youth, and advocating for social and ecological justice through various means.
I have a strong interest in pediatric wellbeing - we know that behaviours established in childhood strongly affect the health of the person for the rest of their life (check out an interview I gave on that subject here). Much of my teaching and research interest lie in the realm of pediatric care. I strongly feel that the promotion of health through addressing social, environmental, and behavioural determinants in childhood is the epitome of prevention. I wrote a text book for healthcare providers and a book for caregivers about all of that.
Life is an ongoing opportunity to learn and grow ... neither of which are truly possible without stumbles along the way. I am constantly seeking ways to "suck the marrow out of life". Paddling, conversing, racing, reading, creating art, strumming, travelling, looking for opportunities to give ... seeking adventure and purpose keeps me fired up.
In the current moment, in which a brain injury makes it extremely challenging to engage in any/all of the ways in which I have been used to manifesting my passions and strengths, I am learning to find worth through other lenses. I still love to learn and facilitate the learning of others. I continue to seek to promote health for all who share the planet, aiming to leave the world a little better because I am in it.
My life is full, and I'm grateful.
I have felt very privileged to work in a career about which I am truly passionate. My training as a naturopathic doctor has firmly informed my approach to parenting, eating, spirituality, being in relationship with others, caring for my health, and generally moving through the world. It's always a work in progress. I have taken tremendous pride in my work educating the next generation of naturopathic doctors, and have always aimed to infuse the sometimes rigid biomedical content with the naturopathic philosophy that makes our approach to health so unique.
My paid work has been centered at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, where I have taught in both the academic and clinical departments. Both roles enriched the other, as my clinical experience provided texture and context to my teaching, while my teaching, research and writing ensured I stayed abreast of the latest in the field. I have valued the diversity in my work - it meant I could approach each aspect with fresh energy and enthusiasm.
I volunteered for nearly a decade as a healthcare provider at the Evergreen drop-in center for street-involved youth. My time with the folks there was rewarding and enriching, and mostly consisted of extending compassion and creating space. I have been consistently engaged in my various communities delivering health promotion workshops to adults and youth, and advocating for social and ecological justice through various means.
I have a strong interest in pediatric wellbeing - we know that behaviours established in childhood strongly affect the health of the person for the rest of their life (check out an interview I gave on that subject here). Much of my teaching and research interest lie in the realm of pediatric care. I strongly feel that the promotion of health through addressing social, environmental, and behavioural determinants in childhood is the epitome of prevention. I wrote a text book for healthcare providers and a book for caregivers about all of that.
Life is an ongoing opportunity to learn and grow ... neither of which are truly possible without stumbles along the way. I am constantly seeking ways to "suck the marrow out of life". Paddling, conversing, racing, reading, creating art, strumming, travelling, looking for opportunities to give ... seeking adventure and purpose keeps me fired up.
In the current moment, in which a brain injury makes it extremely challenging to engage in any/all of the ways in which I have been used to manifesting my passions and strengths, I am learning to find worth through other lenses. I still love to learn and facilitate the learning of others. I continue to seek to promote health for all who share the planet, aiming to leave the world a little better because I am in it.
My life is full, and I'm grateful.
The land on which I live, work and play is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Toronto is in the 'Dish With One Spoon Territory’. The Dish With One Spoon is a treaty between the Anishinaabe, Mississaugas and Haudenosaunee that bound them to share the territory and protect the land. Subsequent Indigenous Nations and peoples, Europeans and all newcomers have been invited into this treaty in the spirit of peace, friendship and respect. I also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by the Toronto Purchase, Treaty 13, signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaty signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands.
