Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here from Love Your Life to Death.
A couple of weeks ago we shared that we moved from Port Sydney back to Huntsville.

With many transitions, there is grief and joy.
We had to say goodbye to our lovely home and neighbours...

(You will need to watch the rest of the video to learn about all the rest :)

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In honour of the 215 children found at the Kamloops 
Indian Residential School in BC, all Indigenous children who never
made it home and residential school survivors and their families whose
lives were changed forever. 


​I am sending love to our Canadian Indigenous Peoples and communities.
I invite you to do the same. 
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Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here with Love Your Life to Death.
​
2021 is still here and as promised, I mentioned I would continue sharing my 10 Tips on navigating life, grief and everything in between.

This week I am sharing Tip Number 5.
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.
Once again, I am doing my vlog in the forest because I love nature.

This is where my heart heals and my soul sings!
I hope you enjoy this short video and of course...
​feel free to leave your comments below!


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Hi everyone, Geordie here from Love Your Life to Death.

From time to time, I like to share short video clips from around
the world that will get you right in "The Feels"!

I think this one will do it.

We all know that pets and animals can impact us in so many ways.
I would love for you watch this video and learn more about Peyo.

Peyo really knows how to Just Show Up, and has for so many.
Shout out to "Nana and Grumpa" for sharing the video with us!



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

With excitement, a little nervousness and extreme joy, I am sharing
my newly-released speaker reel and promotional video with my community. I cannot express how deeply grateful I am to my great friend David Dachinger for creating this and truly capturing my message.

For everyone who shared a heartfelt testimonial, whether it became
part of the reel or not, I am forever grateful and touched by your words.

Thank you, for Just Showing Up for me. Please share on
your social media and I'd love to hear your thoughts too! 

Thank you for all of your support and love along the way.
It is the fuel that keeps me going!

Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here from Love Your Life to Death.
​
There is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it.

If only we are brave enough to be it.
Sending love to all...



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

April 16th is Advanced Care Planning Day in Canada. One of the days
I am most passionate about. If you have not had this conversation with your friends, family and loved ones I encourage you to do so.
How? By watching this short video together!

To learn more and get started please visit:

Advance Care Planning Canada


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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.
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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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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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​#GetReadyForGrief  #IJustShowedUp

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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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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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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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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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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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!