solutions for living - SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING https://www.solutionsforliving.ca Hope. Empower. Succeed Wed, 20 May 2020 16:58:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 Coping with COVID — Finding the New Normal https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2020/05/coping-with-covid-finding-the-new-normal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coping-with-covid-finding-the-new-normal Mon, 25 May 2020 11:30:44 +0000 https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/?p=17783 In the following video, the team at FunctionAbility discusses the emotions of COVID and provides helpful strategies to help people cope through uncertain times. For more helpful information check out our Coping with COVID video series on our YouTube channel. About the Experts: Brenda Power Ahmad, BSc(OT), BSc(Hons Psych), OT Reg.(Ont.), – Brenda obtained a […]

The post Coping with COVID — Finding the New Normal first appeared on SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING.

]]> My Animals Support Me, But Are Not Support Animals https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2020/02/my-animals-support-me-but-are-not-support-animals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-animals-support-me-but-are-not-support-animals Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:30:55 +0000 https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/?p=17306 Julie Entwistle, C.Dir. (c), MBA, BHSc (OT), BSc (Health / Gerontology) Every day I benefit from the love of my animals.  In fact, being an animal owner is not only part of my lifestyle, but has absolutely become part of who I am.  My animals provide me with love, comfort, they calm me and make […]

The post My Animals Support Me, But Are Not Support Animals first appeared on SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING.

]]> Tips to Survive the Winter Blues and Put a Stop to SAD https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2020/01/tips-to-survive-the-winter-blues-and-put-a-stop-to-sad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tips-to-survive-the-winter-blues-and-put-a-stop-to-sad Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:30:37 +0000 https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/?p=17252 Julie Entwistle, C.Dir. (c), MBA, BHSc (OT), BSc (Health / Gerontology) Research suggests that up to 15% of people in Ontario experience the “winter blues”. These leave you feeling tired, groggy, and maybe even sad or irritable.  While this causes discomfort, it is not incapacitating.  However, a more serious form of the winter blues, known as Seasonal […]

The post Tips to Survive the Winter Blues and Put a Stop to SAD first appeared on SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING.

]]> Music: An Experience for All Thanks to this New Technology https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2020/01/music-an-experience-for-all-thanks-to-this-new-technology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=music-an-experience-for-all-thanks-to-this-new-technology Fri, 17 Jan 2020 12:30:35 +0000 https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/?p=17248 Music is powerful.  Music awakens emotions and feelings within our bodies.  But, if you cannot hear, how can you feel this powerful experience?  A new and innovative technology, The Sound Shirt, has transformed what most experience with the sense of sound into one that uses the sense of touch for those who are deaf.  Learn […]

The post Music: An Experience for All Thanks to this New Technology first appeared on SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING.

]]> Disability and Weight Management: Helping You Tip the Scales in the Right Direction https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2020/01/disability-and-weight-management-helping-you-tip-the-scales-in-the-right-direction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disability-and-weight-management-helping-you-tip-the-scales-in-the-right-direction Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:30:50 +0000 https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/?p=17233 Julie Entwistle, C.Dir. (c), MBA, BHSc (OT), BSc (Health / Gerontology) I find that while many of my clients initially lose weight following trauma (hospital food diet); eventually the net impact of a disability is often weight gain.  This is often the result of many factors – most interacting to make the solution difficult to […]

The post Disability and Weight Management: Helping You Tip the Scales in the Right Direction first appeared on SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING.

]]> O-Tip of the Week: Getting to Know Your Devices https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2020/01/o-tip-of-the-week-getting-to-know-your-devices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=o-tip-of-the-week-getting-to-know-your-devices Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:30:23 +0000 https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/?p=17221 Our O-Tip of the week series we will be providing valuable “OT-Approved Life Hacks” to provide you with simple and helpful solutions for living.  For the month of January, our O-Tip series will help you to get acquainted with your devices and the awesome accessibility features you may not be aware of. Did you know […]

The post O-Tip of the Week: Getting to Know Your Devices first appeared on SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING.

]]> Change is Constant – Why Resist It? https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2020/01/change-is-constant-why-resist-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=change-is-constant-why-resist-it Mon, 06 Jan 2020 12:30:04 +0000 https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/?p=17213 Julie Entwistle, C.Dir. (c), MBA, BHSc (OT), BSc (Health / Gerontology) A few years ago I volunteered at a chronic pain program by assisting with an after-program book study.  This involved a group of program graduates getting together weekly to read and discuss the book A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle.  I was amazed at […]

The post Change is Constant – Why Resist It? first appeared on SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING.

]]> Foster Independence with Memory Mantras https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2019/09/foster-independence-with-memory-mantras/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=foster-independence-with-memory-mantras Mon, 09 Sep 2019 11:30:10 +0000 https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/?p=16845 Julie Entwistle, MBA, BHSc (OT), BSc (Health / Gerontology) Being an Occupational Therapist can also be a curse when it comes to parenting.  As an OT, the goals are always functional independence.  As a parent, I am no different.  I remember a video I watched in OT school.  This was of a boy (young adult) […]

The post Foster Independence with Memory Mantras first appeared on SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING.

]]> Is Hitting Snooze Bad for your Health? https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2019/09/is-hitting-snooze-bad-for-your-health/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-hitting-snooze-bad-for-your-health Fri, 06 Sep 2019 11:30:11 +0000 https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/?p=16840 We have all been there.  The alarm goes off and you would give anything for just 10 more minutes… thank goodness for the snooze button.  Some people go as far as to set their alarms up to 30 minutes early just to have the satisfaction of pressing snooze multiple times.  However, as great as hitting […]

The post Is Hitting Snooze Bad for your Health? first appeared on SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING.

]]> Summer Vacation has Come to an End: Time to “Just Get ER Done” https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2019/09/summer-vacation-has-come-to-an-end-time-to-just-get-er-done/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer-vacation-has-come-to-an-end-time-to-just-get-er-done Tue, 03 Sep 2019 11:30:57 +0000 https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/?p=16827 Julie Entwistle, MBA, BHSc (OT), BSc (Health / Gerontology) Often I am asked by others how I balance the many aspects of my busy life.  My answer is that I just “get er done”.  In fact “get er done” is a mantra I use regularly to motivate me to knock things off my list. For example, […]

The post Summer Vacation has Come to an End: Time to “Just Get ER Done” first appeared on SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING.

]]>