by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Oct 25, 2024 | Musings, We Think You Might Enjoy...
When bears use your yard as an access point to potential food sources, don’t try to keep them out: build a door. The unassuming Cook sisters were easily overlooked, but they were doing great work. After getting a second chance at life and with so much kindness to...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Sep 27, 2024 | Musings, We Think You Might Enjoy...
BC has them. Nova Scotia wants more of them. Parents can’t say enough about the benefits of enrolling their kids in forest school. The Great Elephant Migration started in Bangalore, India earlier this year and will be in Miami Beach by December. The traveling art...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Aug 30, 2024 | Musings, We Think You Might Enjoy...
Once every four years, athletes in niche sports take the world stage and leave us in awe. But is their success at the Olympics enough to sustain them? For the majority, the answer is no. Here’s what some of the high performers do to make it all work. The way we...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Jul 26, 2024 | Musings, We Think You Might Enjoy...
Take this as literally as the word suggests. In this case, brainwashing is about removing waste products from the brain, and in so doing, removing amyloid. In case you don’t recognize that word, it refers to the substance that forms sticky plaques in the brains of...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | Jun 27, 2024 | Musings, We Think You Might Enjoy...
It’s always heartwarming to see a community pull together in support of one of their own – especially when he’s a young boy with a rare disease. This Ottawa neighbourhood started a loonie circle to help raise funds for the young boy’s treatment. Kindness is the name...
by Rona Birenbaum BAS CFP®, CHFS | May 31, 2024 | Musings, We Think You Might Enjoy...
If you have a fear of needles, you’ll be glad to know that researchers in Zurich have developed a tool for drawing blood that causes less discomfort in patients and produces more reliable results. Better dust off that Toronto Public Library card. Having one will get...
