Breaking up with someone is hard to do. No matter what your reasons may be, the end of any relationship signifies the start of a new chapter in your life. My parents would always stress to me that just because you found a partner that you could not become complacent. To be the right partner takes […]
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Before It’s Too Late: A Precautionary Tale on Concussions
On March 10, 2015, Patrick Willis retired from the National Football League. Willis, an 8x All-Pro had missed a significant portion of the 2014 season with ‘turf toe’. Despite the belief that he would return, his injury helped him realize that football was not worth the long-term pain that can plague a life post-retirement. Willis’ […]
Strength Through Adversity: The Importance Of Resilience
Adversity can present itself to us in several ways. We can find it in work, in relationships, and in moments of failure adversity may never seem more overwhelming. When we think about what makes us feel down, we must also look at what helps keep us going. When I think about my own life, examples […]
Volunteering to Make a Life Long Impact
What do you do in your life that helps create value? Every individual has different passions (be it something like music, writing or the Seahawks) and these passions can help shape your career choices. For some, myself included, my passions have motivated me to utilize different volunteer services in order to make a difference in […]
Respexuality: The Role of Respect and Communication in Sex
What does it mean to have a healthy sexual relationship? When I was first taught about sexuality, it was not by some crumpled magazine or my sister’s Cosmopolitan—instead, it was from my fourth grade Catholic teacher. Sex was simply something to not be done, except with the person you marry and the idea of sexual […]
The Ramifications of Binge Watching
What are you currently binge watching? Whether it’s old comedies or a new dramatic series, there’s no shortage of TV shows to binge watch. My 94 year old Grandma who just watched eight episodes of Downton Abbey, or my 3 1/2 year old niece whose binging through Dora The Explorer will also tell you there is no age limit to this […]
Finding Meaning in Feeling Lost
As a new year rolls in, it is pretty common that an individual will engage in self-reflection. Sometimes we take those reflections and turn them into the resolutions that we try and maintain throughout the following year. But with that self-realization may come days where you experience self-doubt. Doubt about your present, your past or your future. […]
Is Honesty Really the Best Policy?
In an article with The Huffington Post, Dina Kaplan disclosed she would not tell lies for two years. Inspired by Kaplan’s study, our writer looks deep into the concept of lying in society.
Living Again After a Breakup
Relationships are a lot of work. What might be even more work however, is learning to love yourself again and moving on after a relationship ends. Our writer shares tips to help you move on after a relationship ends and the strength that comes from that.
Movember: My Moustache Was The Only Thing That Grew on Me!
This month, our male writers took part in Movember—the annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer and other male cancers, and associated charities. By challenging our writers to grow their moustaches in support of raising awareness for men’s health issues, […]
What I Have Learned From Cancer
When I was undergoing my third year of university my entire world was altered. I was sitting in the Communications wing at Simon Fraser University and it was the 2nd month of the semester. The rain was falling outside as my phone rang and my Dad was on the other end. “They say it could have been […]
The Evolution of Love and the Phrase ‘I Love You’ Over Time
Butterflies encompassed my entire core the first time I uttered the phrase “I love you” to my partner. Holy smokes I thought, these are the words! I stammered and hummed and hawed my way through my speech, but ultimately looked at my dear partner and simply stated “I love you”. Boy, was that fun to […]
Experiencing Cinema Again: The Value of Re-Releasing Films in Theaters
Where were you for your first time? I am referring of course to the first time you got truly impacted by a movie in the theater. Mine happened when I was 7 years old and to this date it is one of the most terrifying experiences of my life. It was in May, 1997 and […]
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