Is cancelling beloved holiday gatherings with family and friends weighing on your emotions? How do we reconcile the loss in ourselves and with our children? Worry Management Expert, Denise Marek, helps parents with those difficult conversations on The Morning Show. 1. Talk With Your Kids Sometimes we think we protect our children by sheltering them from what’s happening. But, kids are smart! They pick up on your stress and when left to imagine what’s wrong, it can cause them to worry. Talk with your kids. ⇒ Start the conversation now. You might not know… Read More

Do these statistics surprise you? McMaster University researchers tracked the amount of time 4,000 stay-at-home and working Canadian parents spent caring for children before and during the pandemic. Here’s what they found: Men reported an average of 33 hours of caregiving per week before COVID-19 hit and 46 hours per week during. Women reported an average of 68 hours per week before and a whooping 95 hours per week during! Mothers have taken on an alarming number of hours caring for their children during the pandemic. It can be extremely challenging to balance work and family… Read More

When my daughters were teenagers, they would say, “You’re using your speaker voice again.” The first time they said it, I asked, “What does that mean?” My 15-year-old daughter explained, “It’s the voice you use when you’re saying something to motivate us. You like the voice; but, you don’t want to argue with it.” Can you relate? It’s been a stressful time. Sometimes how you’re feeling is reflected in your voice. The work of running a business – or raising kids, caring for loved ones, daily life – can be challenging enough. Add the pressure of living in a pandemic… Read More

Can you guess which questions I’m most frequently asked through social media and after giving keynotes, seminars, and online training? 1. How did you become a professional speaker? 2. How did you get your books published? 3. Are you always this positive? Here are the answers to those three FAQs: 1. How did you become a professional speaker? The entire story about how I became a professional speaker is interesting and funny, but it’s long, so I’ll save the full answer for a future blog post. In the meantime, here’s the short version. Read More