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3 days ago
6 min

Meaningful Messages: Virtual Counselling Strategies in the Health and Social Service Sectors

Health care and social service professionals are increasing their focus on virtual care to reduce spreading the coronavirus.

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Meaningful Messages: Potential Health Expenses to Consider With Aging

Davina Tiwari

Sep 7
6 min

Meaningful Messages: Potential Health Expenses to Consider With Aging

While it’s impossible to know exactly what your future looks like, it’s important to still plan ahead for the unknown.

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Meaningful Messages: 10 Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Long Term Care in Ontario, Canada

Davina Tiwari

Sep 7
6 min

Meaningful Messages: 10 Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Long Term Care in Ontario, Canada

Here are some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to assist in the LTC application process in Ontario, Canada.

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Meaningful Messages: 10 Tips for Navigating Auto-Insurance Benefits

Davina Tiwari

Aug 23
5 min

Meaningful Messages: 10 Tips for Navigating Auto-Insurance Benefits

Being impacted by an auto accident in some way (in a car, as a cyclist, as a pedestrian, etc.) is understandably very stressful.

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Meaningful Messages: Starting a New Social Work Private Practice? Consider These Key Tips

Davina Tiwari

Aug 15
5 min

Meaningful Messages: Starting a New Social Work Private Practice? Consider These Key Tips

Image/Dayne Topkin/Unsplash ***Disclaimer: This blog is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical, legal, or health ad...

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Meaningful Messages: Tips for Telling People in Your Life About Your Disability or Chronic Illness

Davina Tiwari

Aug 9
3 min

Meaningful Messages: Tips for Telling People in Your Life About Your Disability or Chronic Illness

Here are some ideas that may help you figure out who may be helpful to inform about your disability or chronic illness.

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Meaningful Messages: 10 Coping Strategies to Help You Deal With Chronic Pain

Davina Tiwari

Aug 2
4 min

Meaningful Messages: 10 Coping Strategies to Help You Deal With Chronic Pain

While there is no miracle drug or solution that can take away your pain completely, there are strategies that may help in your daily life.

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Meaningful Messages: 10 Positive Communication Strategies You Can Use Every Day

Davina Tiwari

Jul 21
3 min

Meaningful Messages: 10 Positive Communication Strategies You Can Use Every Day

These tips and strategies can be helpful for daily conversations and interactions in your personal and professional lives.

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Meaningful Messages: How to Deal with Challenges in Your Workplace Relationships

Davina Tiwari

Jul 10
4 min

Meaningful Messages: How to Deal with Challenges in Your Workplace Relationships

While you may not be able to change your coworkers, you can explore coping strategies to deal with these relationship difficulties.

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Meaningful Messages: 5 Tips To Help You Solve That Problem That's Stuck On Your Mind

Davina Tiwari

Jul 6
3 min

Meaningful Messages: 5 Tips To Help You Solve That Problem That's Stuck On Your Mind

No matter what problem you are facing, you might feel overwhelmed and it can be hard to know where to even begin.

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Meaningful Messages: Thinking About Making a Career Move or Job Change? 6 Questions to Ask Yourself

Davina Tiwari

Jun 22
5 min

Meaningful Messages: Thinking About Making a Career Move or Job Change? 6 Questions to Ask Yourself

Sometimes it helps to ask yourself a few key questions to decide whether or not to make that first move.

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Meaningful Messages: 10 Tips for Working Together with Your Healthcare Team

Davina Tiwari

Jun 14
4 min

Meaningful Messages: 10 Tips for Working Together with Your Healthcare Team

New faces. New names. New environment. All of this novelty is enough to make anyone feel overwhelmed.

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Meaningful Messages: Managing Your Anxiety When Learning New Skills with a New Physical Disability

Davina Tiwari

Jun 8
2 min

Meaningful Messages: Managing Your Anxiety When Learning New Skills with a New Physical Disability

For some, heightened anxiety can be very common in this new life phase.

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Meaningful Messages: A Mindset to Help You Cope with a Difficult Interaction with a Patient

Davina Tiwari

Jun 1
5 min

Meaningful Messages: A Mindset to Help You Cope with a Difficult Interaction with a Patient

Having a challenging session with a patient is something that all health professionals experience at some point in their career.

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Meaningful Messages: 7 Signs of Compassion Fatigue and 7 Strategies to Deal With It

Davina Tiwari

May 26
6 min

Meaningful Messages: 7 Signs of Compassion Fatigue and 7 Strategies to Deal With It

There often comes a point in every healthcare professional's career where they experience some level of compassion fatigue.

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Meaningful Messages: 10 Ways to Stay Resilient with a Physical Disability

Davina Tiwari

May 22
5 min

Meaningful Messages: 10 Ways to Stay Resilient with a Physical Disability

For those interested in resiliency concepts, here are some strategies to look into to see what fits best with you.

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Meaningful Messages: Self Care for the Caregiver

Davina Tiwari

May 17
5 min

Meaningful Messages: Self Care for the Caregiver

When your loved one has a disability, you may be so focused on their mental health and wellbeing that you end up putting your own aside.

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Meaningful Messages: Rebuilding Your Self-Esteem After An Acquired Physical Disability

Davina Tiwari

May 14
7 min

Meaningful Messages: Rebuilding Your Self-Esteem After An Acquired Physical Disability

High self-esteem can be elusive for the general public, let alone a person with a new disability whose sense of self has been shaken.

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Meaningful Messages: Supporting a Loved One with a New Disability or Chronic Illness

Davina Tiwari

May 8
5 min

Meaningful Messages: Supporting a Loved One with a New Disability or Chronic Illness

When a person is diagnosed with a new disability or illness, their life, and the lives of their family members, are forever changed.

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Meaningful Messages: Working in healthcare during COVID-19? Tips for reducing burnout and overwhelm

Davina Tiwari

May 3
5 min

Meaningful Messages: Working in healthcare during COVID-19? Tips for reducing burnout and overwhelm

Healthcare professionals during the pandemic are in the most challenging and riskiest jobs in these times.

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