Mind, Body, Soul

Mind, Body, and Soul is sponsored content from Fresh Ground Financial.

Mind, Body, and Soul is sponsored content from Fresh Ground Financial.

Your retirement is not going to plan itself. I know that's obvious, but it doesn't make it any less true. 
Whether you plan to stop working at the age of 45 or 80, move to the ocean, or live where you are; if you're going to fund it, you need to plan for it.  

Here are 3 keys to being prepared for the 'retirement' you want.

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According to a local mental health expert, playing isn't just fun, it's a remedy for a well-lived life. 

"Imagine a patch of beautiful soft spring green grass, and there is a sign on it. What do you think the sign says? Let’s imagine that it says, 'Please keep ON the grass. Lie down. Roll around in it. Forget all your responsibilities. Have ice cream.' What a beautiful invitation to play," says Terry Warburton, Clinical Director of Recovery of Hope Counselling in Winnipeg. 

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Research is proving that play is just as beneficial to children's overall health as times of learning are. 

"We have just come through a full school year of our children receiving their education during a global pandemic. There has been classroom and online learning, mask-wearing and distancing protocols - things students have never had to do before," says Terry Warburton, Clinical Director of Recovery of Hope Counselling in Winnipeg. 

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When it comes to the child to teenage transition, one mental health expert is finding similarities in the temperaments of specific pets. 

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John C. Maxwell said:

"You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine."

Mind, Body, and Soul is sponsored content from Fresh Ground Financial.

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For years there has been concern about the screen time for children and teens, but surprisingly little attention given to the screen time of parents.

"It’s not just distracted driving that is a serious problem. There are significant dangers to what is called distracted parenting. Do you know that when the iPhone first came out in 2007 that the number of children’s accidents went up significantly, and this continues to be the case?" says Terry Warburton, the Clinical Director of Recovery of Hope Counselling in Winnipeg. 

Mind, Body, and Soul is sponsored content from Fresh Ground Financial.

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"When we’re talking about unconditional love with lots of grace and warmth, generosity in providing what kids need emotionally, then we cannot give too much of that," says Clinical Director Terry Warburton. 

Psychologist Dr. Deborah MacNamara, who works at Recovery of Hope Counselling in Winnipeg, has put together an infographic about some myths about attachment.