How are those resolutions working out for you?
I am a devout New Year’s resolution maker. I really am. I’m pretty good at keeping them too. This drives my friends and family crazy. I make all the usual ones: go to the gym, quit this or that, spend…
It’s okay to be uncomfortable
“It’s sometimes okay to be uncomfortable,” my mentor said to me while we were talking about my driving anxiety. While the conversation had nothing to do with counselling, it was…
Sleep and Sleep Hygiene – A Psychoeducational Class
After graduating from the Psychiatric Nursing program, I wrote and passed the Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Canada Examination (RPNCE) exam and am enjoying life as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse. Part…
5 Tips for Managing a Busy Schedule and School
Going back to school as an adult learner certainly adds a bit of chaos into your life. Juggling work, family and schoolwork is possible but it requires some diligent schedule…
Meet Preet! Stenberg’s Optician Student
Makeup artist who found her fit as an Optician There’s a saying that elders always tell us, “One should never stop learning”. By trade, I’m a hair and makeup artist….
Meet Nikkil! Stenberg’s Optician Student Blogger
Industry professional turned Student Optician Hello, my name is Nik! I am a student in Stenberg College’s Licensed Optician Diploma program. I’m excited to share my journey to becoming a…
Meet Janelle: Our new Cardiology Technologist blogger
My name is Janelle and I am so excited to start this blogging journey to share my adventures and what I learn in the Cardiology Technologist Diploma program at Stenberg…
Theory without practice is empty; practice without theory is blind
Our class had its first lab portion of the Licensed Optician program, where everything we have learned in theory came together with actual hands-on practice with an equipment opticians use…
My First Clinical Experience in Psychiatric Nursing
At the end of the first semester, Psychiatric Nursing students shadow care aids as part of their clinical experience to learn the basics of patient care…or so I thought. I can confidently say my experience at practicum expanded way beyond…
Learning how to fail: The key to surviving my first semester
My first failing mark was for the participation of a discussion forum within a few weeks of starting the Psychiatric Nursing course. I had completely forgotten to do my peer…
Meet Jennifer – Therapeutic Recreation Assistant Blogger
It’s a long way from Catterick, Yorkshire, England to the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. While the thought of sharing every detail of my life from day one to…
Meet our Therapeutic Recreation Blogger: Bernard
I’ve always been drawn to the journey. As an over-the-road trucker in the US, I drove in 28 of 50 US states. As a bike messenger in New York City,…
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