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Candace Plattor, M.A.Registered Clinical Counsellor
Candace Plattor, M.A.
Registered Clinical Counsellor
If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies.

Archives for 2011

December 22, 2011 by Candace Plattor

5 Tips for Avoiding Holiday Stress and Overindulgence

5 Tips for Avoiding Holiday Stress and Overindulgence This Season 1) Lower your expectations - especially if you are a perfectionist. Lower the bar of perfection you may have set for yourself, and see if you can't enjoy the holidays as much – and perhaps even more -- when you don't try to live up to Martha Stewart standards. Just be yourself and do what feels healthy and good for you. 2) Be realistic in your holiday expectations. The holidays can set us up for a fall. Everywhere in the … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for Avoiding Holiday Stress and Overindulgence

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September 11, 2011 by Candace Plattor

Get Out of My Pocket, Uncle Sam: US Tax Law Hits Canadians with a Sledgehammer

Several weeks ago, my brother sent me an article from the Financial Post -- and my life changed in an instant. My brother and I were born in the United States, but we left as teens. I have lived and worked in Canada for close to the last four decades, as a proud Canadian citizen. The article talked about the fact that the U.S. is the only country in the world that taxes its citizens who are neither living in the U.S. nor working there. Even if American ex-pats are not earning an income there, … [Read more...] about Get Out of My Pocket, Uncle Sam: US Tax Law Hits Canadians with a Sledgehammer

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July 27, 2011 by Candace Plattor

Amy Winehouse: “No no no” to Rehab

I’ve seen Amy Winehouse perform on TV several times over the past few years – and I was always amazed at how much her voice reminded me of Janis Joplin’s.  I was a big Janis fan back in the day, and although Amy’s music wasn’t as resonant for me personally, I do know that for many, she was a ‘voice’ of her generation – and a musical inspiration to many other young soulful artists. I’m greatly saddened by her death. Very few among us could have any idea what it must have been like for a young, … [Read more...] about Amy Winehouse: “No no no” to Rehab

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July 18, 2011 by Candace Plattor

It Was 24 Years Ago Today…

…and if Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play my tune today – it would be a victory march. But it could have been a funeral march. As I write this, it is the eve of my anniversary of sobriety – on July 18th, I will have been clean and sober for 24 years. Looking back on it, the time has flown by, even though in the early years it was sometimes difficult to not give up and give in to my addictions. If anyone had told me then that I’d be celebrating 24 years of sobriety from mind-altering … [Read more...] about It Was 24 Years Ago Today…

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June 22, 2011 by Candace Plattor

Creating Vancouver’s “Wall of Hope”

Today I received an extraordinary email from Ward Grant. In case you missed seeing him interviewed on TV, Ward is the man who started Vancouver’s “Wall of Hope” – after feeling so angry and disheartened to see what was happening to our amazing city after the final Stanley Cup game, he was one of the first to take positive action. The morning after ‘the night before’, Ward came downtown with a handmade poster he had created – a sign that told both the team he supported and the people of his … [Read more...] about Creating Vancouver’s “Wall of Hope”

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