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		<title>Mental Health First Aid Certification</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/350/mental-health-first-aid-certification/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's a relatively new development in mental health called the Mental Health First Aid course. 1 in 3 Canadians will experience a mental health crisis in their life. Will you be able to help?]]></description>
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		<title>Episode 37 &#8211; Life&#8217;s Most Stressful Events &#8211; Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/315/episode-37-lifes-most-stressful-events-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/315/episode-37-lifes-most-stressful-events-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the list of Life&#8217;s Most Stressful Events, marriage comes in with a score of 50. 100 being the most stressful which is the death of a spouse. Let&#8217;s assume they mean the process of getting married is stressful, because I don&#8217;t think marriage is a constant stress, half as stressful as your spouse dying. [...]]]></description>
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On the list of Life&#8217;s Most Stressful Events, marriage comes in with a score of 50. 100 being the most stressful which is the death of a spouse. Let&#8217;s assume they mean the process of getting married is stressful, because I don&#8217;t th[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Today, I present some questions to ask of yourself and your future spouse about what you marriage might look like. Look at all the facets of married life - children, family, finances, careers and the possibility of what might end your marriage. Ask each other the &#34;What if&#039;s&#34;.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>preparedness, emergency, disaster, relief, survival, survivalist, canada, self, sufficiency, nova, scotia, new</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Guy McDowell</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>Episode 36 – Life’s Most Stressful Events – Passing of a Family Member and Major Injury or Illness</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/310/episode-33-%e2%80%93-life%e2%80%99s-most-stressful-events-%e2%80%93-passing-of-a-family-member-and-major-injury-or-illness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 03:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Preparedness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This episode covers 2 more of life's most stressful events. Is anyone ever really prepared for these things to happen? Probably not, but even some degree of preparation can help you dramatically. Sometimes even just thinking about these things and recognizing that they do happen, can be some comfort. ]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:59:14</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>This episode covers 2 more of life's most stressful events. Is anyone ever really prepared for these things to happen? Probably not, but even some degree of preparation can help you dramatically. Sometimes even just thinking about these things and r[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>This episode covers 2 more of life's most stressful events. Is anyone ever really prepared for these things to happen? Probably not, but even some degree of preparation can help you dramatically. Sometimes even just thinking about these things and recognizing that they do happen, can be some comfort.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>preparedness, emergency, disaster, relief, survival, survivalist, canada, self, sufficiency, nova, scotia, new</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Guy McDowell</itunes:author>
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		<title>Unexpected Preparedness Lessons &#8211; Vacuum Storage Bags</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/290/unexpected-preparedness-lessons-vacuum-storage-bags/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/290/unexpected-preparedness-lessons-vacuum-storage-bags/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are times when you do something for one reason that turn out to be great for a preparedness reason. Vacuum bags for packing clothes is one of those things!]]></description>
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		<title>Episode 33 – Life’s Most Stressful Events – Divorce</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/258/episode-33-%e2%80%93-life%e2%80%99s-most-stressful-events-%e2%80%93-divorce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/258/episode-33-%e2%80%93-life%e2%80%99s-most-stressful-events-%e2%80%93-divorce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divorce]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[marriage counselling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prenuptial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.canadaprepared.com/?p=258</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost half of marriages in Canada end in divorce. Almost all of those divorces have the same thing cited as a reas0n - "I'm not happy anymore." With people using that kind of rationale, it's easy to see why divorces happen so often and how the situation can become utterly disastrous.]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:30:39</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Almost half of marriages in Canada end in divorce. Almost all of those divorces have the same thing cited as a reas0n - "I'm not happy anymore." With people using that kind of rationale, it's easy to see why divorces happen so often and how the situ[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Almost half of marriages in Canada end in divorce. Almost all of those divorces have the same thing cited as a reas0n - "I'm not happy anymore." With people using that kind of rationale, it's easy to see why divorces happen so often and how the situation can become utterly disastrous.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>preparedness, emergency, disaster, relief, survival, survivalist, canada, self, sufficiency, nova, scotia, new</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Guy McDowell</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>Episode 32 &#8211; Life&#8217;s Most Stressful Events &#8211; Death of a Spouse</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/252/episode-32-lifes-most-stressful-events-death-of-a-spouse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/252/episode-32-lifes-most-stressful-events-death-of-a-spouse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Preparedness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[These events are the ones that are most likely to happen in your life. They are also the ones that are most likely cause an incredible amount of grief for you and your family. Yet we know that these things are almost inevitable, so we can plan for them and make them less stressful for [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:40:35</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>
These events are the ones that are most likely to happen in your life. They are also the ones that are most likely cause an incredible amount of grief for you and your family. Yet we know that these things are almost inevitable, so we can plan for [...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>
These events are the ones that are most likely to happen in your life. They are also the ones that are most likely cause an incredible amount of grief for you and your family. Yet we know that these things are almost inevitable, so we can plan for them and make them less stressful for ourselves. Once we have planned for them, they don&#8217;t have to loom in the back of our mind, like a gargoyle waiting to pounce. We can concern ourselves with more enjoyable things.
By preparing, we can dramatically improve the quality of our lives today and in the event that these common life events happen. Today, we talk about being prepared for the passing of a spouse or of ourselves &#8211; to ease the burden of our grieving spouse and family by making sure you have wills in place and up to date. This is just an overview to get you thinking.
Resources:

 What are trusts and how could they benefit you?
Living Wills FAQ &#8211; CBC In-Depth
Dying without a Will (Dying Intestate) &#8211; RBC Insurance





Technorati Tags: canada, death, event, life, prepared, spouse, stress

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		<itunes:author>Guy McDowell</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>Episode 30 &#8211; G20 and G8 and Dealing with Explosive Events</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/234/episode-30-g20-and-g8-and-dealing-with-explosive-events/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/234/episode-30-g20-and-g8-and-dealing-with-explosive-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[survive]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s really insanity that the dignitaries would set up an explosive event in a major centre. It&#8217;s also insanity that the protesters would take the bait.  Here&#8217;s a few of my thoughts and a few ideas to help you avoid, or deal with, such a situation if you have to be near it. Of course [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:30:09</itunes:duration>
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It&#8217;s really insanity that the dignitaries would set up an explosive event in a major centre. It&#8217;s also insanity that the protesters would take the bait.  Here&#8217;s a few of my thoughts and a few ideas to help you avoid, or deal with[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>

It&#8217;s really insanity that the dignitaries would set up an explosive event in a major centre. It&#8217;s also insanity that the protesters would take the bait.  Here&#8217;s a few of my thoughts and a few ideas to help you avoid, or deal with, such a situation if you have to be near it.
Of course I&#8217;ve got some political and philosophical thoughts about this whole G20 and G8 thing, yet I don&#8217;t really go into it in this podcast. As time goes on, you&#8217;ll find me addressing these sorts of events and news items more regularly. Hope you enjoy, let&#8217;s talk in the forum!




Technorati Tags: avoid, canada, emergency, G20, G8, powderkeg, preparedness, survive, Toronto

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		<itunes:keywords>preparedness, emergency, disaster, relief, survival, survivalist, canada, self, sufficiency, nova, scotia, new</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Guy McDowell</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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		<title>Episode 28 &#8211; About Entertainment and Preparedness Planning</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/208/episode-28-about-entertainment-and-preparedness-planning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/208/episode-28-about-entertainment-and-preparedness-planning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:17:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fun Stuff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What happens if the power goes out? Might have radio. Might have lights from candles or lanterns or back up generator. Might have a lot of work to do to get ready for the remainder of the challenge. For a few hours this is okay. For a few days, this is drudgery. What will you, [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:32:22</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>
What happens if the power goes out?
Might have radio. Might have lights from candles or lanterns or back up generator. Might have a lot of work to do to get ready for the remainder of the challenge.
For a few hours this is okay.
For a few days, thi[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>
What happens if the power goes out?
Might have radio. Might have lights from candles or lanterns or back up generator. Might have a lot of work to do to get ready for the remainder of the challenge.
For a few hours this is okay.
For a few days, this is drudgery.
What will you, your family and your neighbours do without TV, video games and the Internet? Same thing you do every time the power goes out. Get to know each other over a game of cards or someone playing guitar. Entertainment is an oft neglected part of preparation planning. Don&#8217;t let it be.
Resources:


The House of Cards &#8211; Get card game rules here.
About.com &#8211; Board Games &#8211; Everything you&#8217;d want to know.
Books Recommended by Other Authors &#8211; NPR






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		<itunes:keywords>preparedness, emergency, disaster, relief, survival, survivalist, canada, self, sufficiency, nova, scotia, new</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Guy McDowell</itunes:author>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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		<title>Episode 16 &#8211; Introducing Preparedness to Your Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.canadaprepared.com/127/episode-16-introducing-preparedness-to-your-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.canadaprepared.com/127/episode-16-introducing-preparedness-to-your-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CdnGuy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Preparedness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Preparedness is a family thing and as such, it can have it&#8217;s good times and rough times. Especially if this is a new thing that you are introducing to the kids. I talk about some ideas on introducing it to toddlers, the 5 to Tween crew, teenagers and grown kids. Hopefully this gets your grey [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:23:17</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>
Preparedness is a family thing and as such, it can have it&#8217;s good times and rough times. Especially if this is a new thing that you are introducing to the kids. I talk about some ideas on introducing it to toddlers, the 5 to Tween crew, teena[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>
Preparedness is a family thing and as such, it can have it&#8217;s good times and rough times. Especially if this is a new thing that you are introducing to the kids. I talk about some ideas on introducing it to toddlers, the 5 to Tween crew, teenagers and grown kids. Hopefully this gets your grey matter spinning on bringing your kids into the preparedness fold &#8211; even if you don&#8217;t have kids yet!
Sound quality starts out good, then gets bad. I didn&#8217;t notice when it changed, until I listened to it just now. My apologies. I forgot to unplug the computer. It&#8217;s the inverter introducing that noise. Maybe I should get a better inverter.
What&#8217;s with the army baby? I just think he&#8217;s cute and funny and it sort of relates to this topic.




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		<itunes:author>Guy McDowell</itunes:author>
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