andreabanks-demuthApr 12, 2023Sleep on it!The clocks in Ottawa changed this weekend. It happens twice a year in Canada to make it seem we have more daylight hours in summer. You...
Randy WeekesMay 8, 2020Resilience in the time of COVID-19Let me begin by thanking CANADEM deployees and all other international workers who are working on the front lines or remotely, in your...
Randy WeekesMay 5, 2020The Stress of Nice New PlacesIt wasn’t a war zone. It wasn’t a hardship post. The power stayed on, the food was delicious. Beyond unpredictable drivers and the...
Randy WeekesMay 4, 2020Practicing Safe StressI lay in a hospital bed, just months after I started my first international job. I had swollen joints, blurred eyes, high fevers and no...
Randy WeekesMay 3, 2020The Incredible Shrinking HippocampusIt didn’t feel good. Worry was a feeling in my chest and it woke me up at night. Fear made my heart pound, my ears ring and my voice go...
Randy WeekesMay 2, 2020The road to burnout is paved with good intentionsWe joined the “Let’s make the world a better place” club to help other people. We didn’t join to get hurt. And many of us, at some point...