Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here from Love Your Life to Death.

From April 7th-8th, Yom HaShoah commemorates the six million
Jewish people who perished in the Holocaust and the heroism of
the survivors and rescuers. Today, I honour a survivor who has spent
over 25 years creating change by striving to eradicate the word "hate"
and who shares her message of love, gratitude, tolerance and
celebrating our differences. My friend, Eva Olsson.

I am sharing a 3-part short documentary created by 
Beyond the Bars, which explores the Holocaust and Eva's journey,
something we must never forget. I encourage you to watch, share
and light a candle to honour every life that was lost.
​
To be the Evidence that their lives mattered and made a difference. 

Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here with Love Your Life to Death.

I just love this very powerful video by Damian Anthony, and encourage all of you to watch, take a moment and reflect on how you treat people. Is there something you could do differently? Would you do it all over again the same way? How have you Just Showed Up for someone in the past?

I would love to hear your thoughts below!


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​Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here with Love Your Life to Death.

Spring has finally arrived in Muskoka!
I recorded this short video on my "Wednesday Walk" to share my excitement that the snow is FINALLY melting and I can watch all the new beginnings that Spring brings.

Even Sadie (our rescue whoodle) is jumping for joy!
It is my favourite time of the year!

I would love for you to share what Spring means to you in the
comment section below. If you would prefer to post a picture...
please "tag" us on your social media so we can enjoy it too!



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Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here from Love Your Life to Death
​
My youngest two children recently turned 16.
As an advocate for organ donation for many years, I wanted to share a short video of Jadyn and Tanner explaining why organ donation is important to them!

Because they are teenagers...
I also included the many outtakes it took to record this 2 minute clip #RegularMom #TeenageLife

Are YOU registered yet??
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​#GetReadyForGrief  #IJustShowedUp

Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here with Love Your Life to Death.
​
2021 is here and as promised, I mentioned I would continue sharing my
10 Tips on Navigating Global Grief.

This week I am sharing Tip Number 4.
I would encourage you ​to watch this short video, share with your friends and family and of course... feel free to leave your comments below!

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Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here with Love Your Life to Death.

Earlier this week, we explored the myth of the 5 Stages of Grief,
and today I am privileged to share Maria Kliavkoff.

Maria is the Founder of www.healthymourning.com, and shares how we convert our grief to mourning. Maria has a great deal of personal and professional experience. She started a hospice and studied with Dr. Alan Wolfelt at the Center for Loss and Life Transition. www.centerforloss.com.

​ I encourage you to watch the show and explore Maria's website and her wealth of resources. "Thank you, Maria, for all that you do to help us understand how to convert our grief to mourning and reclaim our lives and even joy!




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​#GetReadyForGrief  #IJustShowedUp

Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here with Love Your Life to Death.
In my nursing career and in my life, I have had many mentors that
have influenced me. Some I have met and some of I learned about.

One of those mentors was Dr. Elisabeth Kubler Ross, who wrote the
book On Death and Dying and was one of the pioneers in the hospice
and palliative care movements and starting conversations with people who were dying. She really was a trail blazer. She had created the 5 stages of grief and the entire world took those 5 stages and ran with them!

Most people thought this was the only thing she had done. (That is all I had  ever learned in nursing school) But there was SO much more. To this day, many people believe that there are 5 stages and others argue that there is not. What she really was saying is that grief is complex, that it is not linear and there is much more to all of her work.

I have had the privilege of connecting with her son... Ken Ross.

He is a wonderful, amazing human being who founded the
Elisabeth Kubler Ross Foundation to share with the world about everything his mother taught. Did you know she wrote over 24 books?
I had no idea! She started hospice's around the world and so much more. 

I am sharing two links to my #RealLifeTalks television show because
I had the pleasure of having two great conversations with Ken, about
his life and his mothers legacy. You can also learn so much more at their website here

I would encourage you to watch the shows, share the shows on your favourite social media and leave your comments below.

Apparently I have a lot more to learn about Dr Elisabeth Kubler Ross
(and a few more books to read too!)

Enjoy the shows!


Ken Ross Show Part One

Ken Ross Show Part Two
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​#GetReadyForGrief  #IJustShowedUp

Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here from Love Your Life to Death. I am just so excited, humbled and touched that on this past February 16th (2021) it was my Birthday. I turned 56 (woot woot) and in the midst of a Pandemic, and I thought... What can I do to make this special?

Watch this short video to see what I did!!!

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Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here with Love Your Life to Death.
On Feb 16th,I turn 56 years old! (Woot Woot)

For my Birthday this year, I am celebrating and supporting
my hero, Patch Adams. Please watch this short video, and if you
would like, visit my Facebook page and help support the great work
Patch Adams continues to do. If you are not on Facebook and
would like to make a donation you can donate below.
Thank you so much!!

Donate to
Patch Adams
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​#GetReadyForGrief  #IJustShowedUp

Girls and women all over the world watched Kamala Harris sworn in
as the first female Vice President of the United States recently.

That milestone moment is conveyed in a simple, yet poignant film
​from #GirlUp, the gender equality youth initiative of the United Nations Foundation, created in partnership with Refinery29 and Ogilvy.

As we hear the soundtrack of the swearing-in, the camerawork captures the shining eyes of little girls, and their mothers, from a diverse range of backgrounds, as well as groups of working women. It concludes with the simple message: "When one girl rises, all girls rise."

No matter who you are, where you live, or matter your political views-
this is a moment in history to celebrate!
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​#GetReadyForGrief  #IJustShowedUp

Hi everyone! Geordie here from Love Your Life to Death.
Just wanting to wish everyone a great week!
Please watch this short video and see what we have been up to.

Feel free to share your thoughts,
​pictures and videos with us too!

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​#GetReadyForGrief  #IJustShowedUp

Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here from Love Your Life to Death.
In this vlog I shared the amazing guests that Just Showed Up in 2020
and shared their inspiring stories. Then I took a trip down memory lane,
back to 2017 when I had my first radio interview at HBR, then
months later became a host of my very own show. It has been an
amazing journey and I am so grateful to have been welcomed into
the awesome HBR Family. 

And now it's time to say goodbye as I continue to share my message
with the world and pursue other endevours. Thank you, HBR, guests
and listeners, for Just Showing Up for me. I will never be far away,
so reach out anytime!

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​#GetReadyForGrief  #IJustShowedUp

Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here from Love Your Life to Death.
I am sitting here in our forest behind our house and I am so grateful. Sadie is in the background with her her new boots. (No judgement!)

She gets hard little snowballs caught between her toes and then she
can’t walk! So we are now those people that have the dog that walks
with BOOTS! Jadyn and Tanner are here, they have been attempting to take the sno-skate down the hill and there has been only a few injuries.

As we are wrapping up 2020, a year of disappointment for some
and devastation for others, my hope is that together we can create a transformational 2021. I know we are starting still in a Pandemic
affecting the entire world. We are in lockdown right now, as so
many other people are too.

There has been so much grief and other challenges and I aspire to
create Joy and joyful moments as we navigate this grief, I still continue
to find the joyful moments, as our dog runs with her booties and our
kids are sliding down this hill and I can walk in the forest.

I wish the same for you. May you try everything you can to create
joyful moments within the grief, within the challenges because we
can do that. Grief and Joy, it is never one or the other.

I aspire to  create a transformational year. Together we can do this, support one another, shine your light, ask for help when you need it.
Here is to a transformational 2021!


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#IJustShowedUp   #GetReadyforGrief

These are wise words that were spoken and lived by Geordie’s
Great Uncle Ken McMillan. He was a Minister who shared a message
of hope and love for decades. 

At this time of grief and joy—a global pandemic and Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and other celebrations, it is so needed.

When we need help, it shows great strength to ask. Please ask.
And when we shine our light, when we Just Show Up for Just One More, make acts of kindness part of our daily lives—we heal ourselves and the world.

There are many things we cannot do this year, and that is disappointing and discouraging. Please allow that. And then what can we do?
Here are a few things I chose to do this year. They did not take a lot of time or money, and they did make a difference.

-Delivered three huge bags of sheets, towels and winter clothes
to our Table Soup Kitchen; a loving organization who support
those in need.

-Zoom calls with my dear friend, Eva Olsson, who is 96 years young

-Donated gently-used purses to "Muskoka Purseveres" who will fill
and give to women who need a helping hand.

-Returned old eye glasses to eye Dr. to be given to those who
cannot afford them.

-Dropped off a little gift at the door of a friend after her surgery.

-Shared positive, inspiring and informative messages.

I Just Showed Up for as many as I can (and continue to) who are
​grieving by calling, emailing, texting and connecting in any way I can.

​The most special for me; I gave three plush Santa Clause "stuffies"
to three beautiful children who have had losses, grief and many transitions recently. When you press his hand, Santa says,
“The Magic of Christmas lies in your heart!”

If someone Just Showed Up for you this holiday season,
or if you were able to Just Show Up for someone else,
we would love to share your comments below...

May you feel the magic of the season in your heart.
May you carry love and gratitude with you, wherever you go.
May you be supported in grief and in joy.

If you need help, ask. If you can help, never stop.
Thank you for all that you do.


Happy Holidays, despite the challenges,
and may be create a transformational 2021, together!

Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here with Love Your life to Death.
I am back in the studio at Hunters Bay Radio. I have just
completed a wonderful phone interview with the lovely Jody North.

Jody is the program coordinator for Victim Services in Muskoka
and recently launched Mid Aid Muskoka, an incredible organization
I am so excited about. Mind Aid Muskoka is mental health navigation
and support for young people (and their parents or whoever needs it!)

From Jody: This is offered in Muskoka. If you or someone you know
or care about is struggling mentally, we may be able to assist you in getting the help needed. It is not always clear where to start when
you are embarking on a journey to mental wellness. The mental care system is sometimes confusing and hard to navigate and that is why
Mind Aid was created. We are here simply to help and are services are free. If your first step is reaching out to us, we can help you plan
the next ones. That is what we do.

I encourage everyone to listen to the show, check out
Mind Aid Muskoka online or on Facebook. The website is www.mymindaid.com I am so proud of Jody and to everyone who
helped create Mind Aid Muskoka. We have to continue to have these conversations and remove the stigma about mental wellness.
Mental wellness is just as important as our physical wellness. We
need to be proactive and there is no problem too small. If you are struggling, no matter what it is or what you are going through, call
them. Reach out. See how they can help you. We all need help every
now and again. It takes courage and strength to Just Show Up for
yourself first and ask for the help you need.
Mind Aid can be that help.


Thank you Jody and thank you to everyone else for what you do.
I look forward to supporting you in any way I can.

Oh yes, and they have also started a “poop fund” for anyone needing
some additional resources or financial help. Please check them
out and support them in any way you can!

Listen to the Full
radio interview here



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Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here from Love Your Life to Death.
I feel truly honored to be sharing some great resources for you,
especially at this time, where we've been navigating COVID-19 for
months and months. It is December 2020 right now, and the holidays
are coming up. And for a lot of us, we are feeling very challenged.

​So I always encourage everyone to acknowledge and allow all their feelings. And now what? What can we do to make it even better?
So with the resources I'm sharing, one of them is the wonderful
Gen Well Project which I just had the pleasure of interviewing the
founder Pete Bombachi on my #RealLifeTalks show. We are sharing
the link, because it's just so wonderful. The Gen Well Project is all
about human connection. One of the messages that they share is
reach out to just one more, which of course, I fell in love with, as I
share my message of when you don't know what to do, you
don't know what to say, Just Show Up.

Now I'm encouraging everyone to Just Show Up for for Just One More.
Just Show Up for Just One More over the holidays because it can
truly make the difference in your life, in the life of the person you
Just Showed Up for and for anyone else who sees this act of kindness.

So as we move forward, let's Just Show Up for Just One More. And apparently there is a new "verb" that the Gen Well Project is sharing.
Let's encourage each other. To be Gen-Well-Ing. This is a verb.
The action of reaching out to a fellow human human being to
create connection for the benefit of your health, happiness and
longevity. And there's, I love that. Let's all get into Gen-Well-Ing and
Just Show Up for Just One More. Thanks, everyone. Bye for now.


My #RealLifeTalks interview
with Pete:

​HERE
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Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here from Love Your Life to Death.
I am so excited to be sharing this episode of #RealLifeTalks with you.
I just had a conversation with Andrea Warnick, one of the most loving and kind people I know. She is a delightful human who is also an educator, psychotherapist, nurse, and thanatologist who has supporting grieving children, youth and adults. She does so in such a caring
and approachable way. 

We are in the midst of this global pandemic; months and months
of COVID-19. This is global grief we are experiencing and we have the holidays coming up. For so many this is compounding loneliness and isolation. I was so happy to have this conversation with Andrea so she could share some insights with you and she is a wonderful resource.
Learn more at www.andreawarnick.com and at www.virtualhospice.ca. There are so many wonderful resources there as well.

We are stronger together. We are learning from one another and
we can love each other along the way.
We can Just Show Up and make THE difference.

For those who are grieving, know grief and joy can co-exist.
We can support those who are grieving, and also have joyful experiences. Hearing from Andrea will certainly help us do all of that. So I encourage you to watch the show. Reach out to Andrea anytime.

Andrea, thank you for being a beautiful light in this world. Bye for now.

Watch
Andrea Warnick Show
Here

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Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here with Love Your Life to Death.
It is November 15, 2020. And I have just attended my first Russian clown tour virtually, with Patch Adams and all of his wonderful clowns from around the world. This would have been their 36th trip to Russia, for
their clowning trip, where they go and they support Maria's Children.
Maria, (who is just this extraordinary human being) and so many
other people in Russia, bring clowning to children and people in
hospitals and everywhere, and bring them joy.

And it was so extraordinary to be online with all of the beautiful souls
who just want to bring joy to the world are willing to be silly, willing to
put on a red cow nose and just help people have fun. Especially for
those who are suffering who are lonely who are isolated. So, Patch
and everyone encouraged all of us to clown whenever we can,
anywhere, anytime. Just make people smile, just smile. Just
be friendly. Just be kind. We need a clowning revolution. We need a clowning invasion. We need so much love on the planet right now.

And so I encourage each and every one of you to ask yourself every day, how can I make someone smile today? I am going to smile. It will make their world a little brighter. And yours too. I think we should all start a clowning invasion whenever we can. Everywhere, with everyone.
​Let's make this a happier planet starting now.

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click here.

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​#GetReadyForGrief  #IJustShowedUp

Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here. I am back in the studio at
Hunters Bay Radio and I have my lovely guest Suzanne Willett (back
there, hiding behind the plexi glass). Can you hear her? I hope so
because she's not as loud as I am!

Suzanne is the Executive Director at Community Living Huntsville.
We have had a great conversation, we have absolutely, had a
great conversation. What I wanted to know is how we can better
support our community members, those with disabilities,
developmental disabilities, that community living supports, and
everyone actually who may be alone lonely, isolated.

It's not just people that we support are feeling lonely, isolated
these days. It's it's your neighbors, it's your people down the street.
It's everyone. So, so, so important. And I think that we have to
remember that and take our blinders off. And as I shared a few weeks
ago Pete Bombachi, from the #GenWell project, always reach out to
just one more person. Let's be aware and if everyone reached out to
just one more person and had a conversation, a quick phone call something just to check in, in this pandemic, during the winter,
​ongoing, just one more you could make the difference.

So please listen to this show, and keep that in mind. Always.
Suzanne, thank you so much to you and all the Community Living
staff for all that you do. We so appreciate you. Thanks bye for now.

Listen to the
Radio Show
Here
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Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here with Love Your Life to Death.
I am recording this video on November 11th, 2020. Remembrance Day.
For many people Remembrance Day is time to think back to war time, what people endured, how many loved ones died and all the horrific things they witnessed and all they lost.

I encourage you to watch this entire video and share a few thoughts about someone that you know who has served (or serving still today).

How will you express your gratitude for the sacrifices others have
made so we can live the life we do? 

We will never forget.

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Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here with Love Your Life to Death.
I have promised that I would be sharing my 10 Tips on
Navigating Global Grief.
I am going to be sharing one "Tip" a month because we seem to be
going through a LOT of grief right now. I would encourage you to
​watch this short video and share your thoughts below. 

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​#GetReadyForGrief  #IJustShowedUp

Here is a short video clip showing a family dancing in their home.
It does not cost money to be silly and have fun.
It is a great way to #IJustShowedUp for yourself and others.
​
If you have created a silly/fun/family video in the last few months,
I would encourage you to share too! 
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​#GetReadyForGrief  #IJustShowedUp

Hi everyone, Yvonne here from Love Your Life to Death.
I'm in the Hunters Bay Radio Studio doing my show, and I'm on my
own today. We have been chatting with many, many people and
having lots of conversations about grief and COVID-19 and this pandemic, I thought that I would share my 10 Tips on Navigating Life and Grief.
We, as a society, are done with this pandemic and COVID-19.
The problem is that it's not done with us.

We are still in the midst of all of this. And the hard cold fact is that
we are not even close to being done with all of this. I'm sorry. I know. Nobody wants to hear this. But, if we talk about plan and prepare,
as we move into the winter (it is coming!) and the uncertainty,
we can prepare as much as possible.

I shared my 10 Tips on Navigating Life and Grief  and I'm going to
do a monthly blog and talk about one of the tips once a month
because again, this will be going on for a while. We are in this together. Together, we are stronger, we need to bring heart, humor, love, gratitude and kindness, all of that stuff along the way so we can learn from, and support one another, we will get through this!

But remember, along the way, we have to be very intentional about checking in mentally, physically, emotionally, filling our happiness buckets and really supporting one another by showing up for ourselves and each other. So listen to the tips and feel free to connect at any time.

 If you go to our website, www.loveyourlifetodeath.com and follow us you will get the tips. If you already follow us and you want them (click here) and you can download them. We can do this together. Just Show Up for one another and we will be stronger and happier along the way.

Thanks everyone. Bye for now.

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