First Responders: Sharing the Pain
First Responders in Ontario and elsewhere are underpaid, overworked and often overlooked. I have learned much over the past 40 years, and...
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donshunter
- Nov 3
- 1 min
A Balanced Life: Hate Crimes
A 1995 review of hate crimes in Canada had listed 20 recommendations to imrpove the effectiveness of our laws against hate crimes and...
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donshunter
- Nov 2
- 1 min
A Balanced Life: It is Against the Law!!
Spreading hatred and racism, in print and in speech, is against our laws in Canada. Freedom of speech does not mean you can say anything...
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donshunter
- Oct 19
- 2 min
A Balanced Life: Letting Go
"Just let it go." It is so much easier to say these words than to actually practice this process, but it is an important practice. In the...
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donshunter
- Oct 18
- 1 min
COMING IN 2024!
Seisan no hi 清算の日 Day of Reckoning (by: Don S. Hunter) "They will pay for what they have done!" GRIEF UNLEASHED! Watch for it!
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donshunter
- Oct 16
- 1 min
A Balanced Life: Fear of the Dark
There is always something that triggers the fear response - something visual, auditory, and/or kinesthetic, is experienced that...
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donshunter
- Oct 15
- 1 min
A Balanced Life: Quiet and Connected
Through all my hospital, clinic, private and personal work over many years, I have consistently stressed the importance of acting from a...
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donshunter
- Oct 13
- 2 min
A Balanced Life: Technology VS Humanity
There have been thousands of studies on the impact of young people's use of technology, particularly social media, far too many to get...
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donshunter
- Sep 21
- 1 min
A Balanced Life: Relationships & Chronic Pain
Relationships and chronic pain - a very rough, complex, and painful pairing. I have found, personally and professionally, that all...
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donshunter
- Sep 17
- 2 min
A Balanced Life: "Mean Peers"
As a parent and a therapist, I was and is such a struggle to know how to guide one's children and counsel clients who have been...
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donshunter
- Sep 16
- 1 min
A Balanced Life - "Still Space"
Every morning awaking with pain, Some mornings more painful than others. My mind, through my thoughts, try in vain to understand. All the...
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donshunter
- Sep 4
- 2 min
A Balanced Life: Managing Pain
When we experience pain, professionals often recommend that you 'track' your pain level on the typical 0-10 scale, with 10 being...
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donshunter
- Sep 2
- 2 min
A Balanced Life: Sense of Humour - a Family Narrative
Sheri asked her mom and dad, “Can you help me find something I seemed to have lost?” Her mom and dad looked at each other and giggled....
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donshunter
- Aug 28
- 1 min
A Balanced Life: HOPE
In the classic movie about love and friendship - The Big Chill - A pastor asks the question: "Where did Alex's hope go?" Hope is always...
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donshunter
- Aug 25
- 1 min
A Balanced Life: Communicating Understanding
My understanding of one of the key concepts in NLP is that almost all behaviour comes from positive intentions - even negative or...
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donshunter
- Aug 22
- 2 min
A Balanced Life: A Broken System
What has happened to the notion of "fairness" in our system of government? IT has appeared to change from "for the people, by the people"...
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donshunter
- Aug 3
- 1 min
A Balanced Life: Thoughts About Healthy Relationships
There are four key, foundational pillars in developing and maintaining healthy relationships – personal (family and friends) and...
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donshunter
- Jul 6
- 1 min
Interview with Mike Stroh on "Chronic Pain My Journey"
Feel free to check out this interview https://startswithme.ca/mentalhealthpodcast/59chronicpaindonhunter/ or at:...
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donshunter
- Jun 18
- 1 min
A Balanced Life: Stuck in Content
Just some thoughts, for what it’s worth! We all experience a vast array of impulses, urges, thoughts, emotions, and fantasies, in...
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