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  The role of a coach can means a lot of things. They are someone who instructs, trains, or teaches other people a skill and how to actively use this skill in their life. This is something that everyone can use, and we kind of coach each other throughout our lives in a lot of ways already. Sometimes you might have your friends coaching you on navigating your relationships, your parents might try to coach you while you are starting to look for your first job, and your teachers will be coaching you on how to start applying to get into school. Sometimes in life though, people need a more serious and committed person in that role to really help them get or stay on track of what they want to accomplish. This is where a professional life coach comes in.    A life coach is trained to help people hone their skills, personality, and goals, and can give people the tools to really be successful in life. Maybe this means helping them get organized or changing certain patterns and ways of thinking.

  What is Dyslexia?   Dyslexia is a very common learning disability known as a developmental reading disorder, affecting at least  1 in 10 children  worldwide. It causes trouble reading accurately and fluently, and can also affect reading comprehension, spelling and writing. Children with dyslexia have a much harder time learning to read, as it takes away their ability to read quickly and automatically or find spoken words easily. It does not affect a child’s creativity or ingenuity, and it occurs in children with normal intelligence. Early intervention is, however, very important to catch this while children are still young in order to treat it effectively.    There are  4 types  of dyslexia.   Phonological dyslexia.   Also called dysphonetic or auditory dyslexia, people with this type have difficulty processing the sounds of individual letters and syllables and cannot match them with the written forms.   Surface dyslexia.   Also called dyseidetic or visual dyslexia, this type is mark

  Being a Coach is not easy, especially a Life Coach. You could have all the experiences and lessons that you can pass on to others, but it is not that simple. Although we have relatives with years of experience, we sometimes want an unbiased third party to hear from and provide feedback. For Life Coaches specifically, you need to be properly educated with the right knowledge and have a valid coach certification.  Of course, you will see people out there (especially on social media) that say they are “Life Coaches” on their profiles. Truth is, you might end up finding someone who is not even certified, and the problem with that is that they could give the opposite effect or just straight scam the naive. If you are interested in becoming an impactful Life Coach, you should consider knowing the skill of creating a “safe space” for your clients.  Amy Edmonson, a Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, explains in her TEDxTalk how a psychologically s

  Mental health is a universal subject that rarely gets the attention it deserves, with  1 in 8 people  living with a mental health disorder worldwide. Mental health conditions and substance use disorders are increasing everywhere, with a  13% rise  in the past 10 years globally, with anxiety and depression being the most common. This contributes to the rise in drug use and addiction as well, creating even more issues and necessary treatment.   The Drug Crisis in British Colombia   The illicit drug crisis in BC is still going strong, claiming more lives than motor-vehicle incidents, homicides or suicides, and fire or drowning-related deaths combined. According to the most recent  B.C. Coroners Service Report , since the start of 2022 in British Colombia alone there have been 722 deaths attributed to illicit drug toxicity. Of those deaths, 73% were aged 30 to 59, and 76% were male. Most of these occurred very close to home in Vancouver, Surrey and Victoria. This equates to an average of