Father, Husband, Grandfather, Researcher, Author (Psychology of Mattering; Mattering as a Core Need in Children & Adolescents), CPA Honorary President (2024/25)
Mississauga, Ontario
Joined February 2013
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Regarded by many as one of the best written, best acted scenes in Sitcom history.
PHILIP BAKER HALL delivers an all-time performance as ‘Lt. Bookman’ —The Library Cop, a role that changed this hugely talented Actor’s life & career forever.
Revised link to our article from 2021 -- still too many easy to find examples of older adults being treated as if they are entirely expendable and they do not matter.
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Here's the link to our 2021 article on why mattering is fundamental to the health and well-being of elderly people and how many were treated as if they were expendable during the pandemic. Now with over 17K views
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Bryan Adams releases new song slamming Trump, Lake Ontario name change cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…
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Wellcome Trust's report "What science has shown can help young people with anxiety & depression" listed reducing perfectionism & promoting mattering as 2 of 27 active ingredients for effective intervention. Two essentials for all youth! @wellcometrust @apa
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The key element of Carl Sagan's answer here strikes at the core of mattering & the obligation of governments to show they care about people. Later, he reframes infant mortality statistics in terms of not caring enough about babies.
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Mark Carney on U.S. trade negotiations: "To the extent any progress has been made, it's because the U.S. is coming closer to our position."
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A new book on one of the oldest problems: The Mattering Effect, by my friend John R. Miles.
HIGHLY recommend this one to anybody who feels like you're invisible in this world, or that no one would miss you if you were gone.
Because that's OBJECTIVELY not true, and John's fantastic book will help you see that you MATTER:
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Obama: "Canada, that historical adversary of ours. It's your neighbour. It's a few minutes drive over the bridge. They are the nicest people. And somehow we've gotten them so mad because they're just constantly being abused and talked about. Talking about annexing their country, making it a 51st state."
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Obama: "That well-known evil empire Canada. That historical adversary of ours. Canada! *laughs* It's your neighbor. It's a few minutes' drive over the bridge! These are the people who gave us Martin Short and maple syrup. They are the nicest people! And someone we've gotten them so mad."
How far do some people go to seem perfect? Our work in 2016 shows that people will hide their effort in order to seem "effortlessly perfect." Items include "I would like to seem or appear perfect without others knowing the lengths I will go to achieve it"
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"I think Americans may not fully understand how betrayed America's allies feel right now."
Chrystia Freeland, the former deputy prime minister of Canada, joined ABC News Live to discuss her new book dubbing America as the world's "Unreliable Boyfriend."
Walked by the already iconic Joe Carter statue today on our way back from the aquarium and had to yell "touch em all Joe." 33 years ago today, Toronto history and baseball history got etched into memory @mlb @BlueJays @cityoftoronto
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Wonderful podcast by PhD supervisor, Colleen, where I also get a really nice mention about my research on #Mattering around the 20 minute mark!
Why do we feel so much better around animals?
#USask's Dr. Colleen Dell (PhD) explains how the human-animal connection impacts our well-being and helps us find meaning in the latest episode of The Globe and Mail podcast.
Listen to learn more: lnkd.in/gWS5DF9j
Our article introducing the Anti-Mattering Scale is now approaching 20,000 views/downloads. One finding- the link between anti-mattering & depression is mediated by validation seeking (i.e., always needing to prove one's worth, competence, or likeability).
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Next thing you know, Witkoff will nominate Putin for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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In this @CRAMIdeas segment, I explain the mattering gap. Most parents of the many young people who feel like they don't matter are unaware of it. Kids hide their pain of feeling unimportant & invisible behind a front. The solution-repeatedly show them they matter!
@AngelaMaiers
What is the Mattering Gap and why should parents care? #podcast youtu.be/HDzE9kQsnLY?si=rTSs… via @YouTube
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Naheed Nenshi on the immigration questions: "I am happy to have a conversation on numbers. I am not happy to have a conversation on the dignity of newcomers, and I'm not happy to have people voting on whether other people should have human rights."
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Nathan Cullen on the immigration questions: "This is classic dog whistle politics. Danielle Smith was always going to lose this referendum and needed something else to talk about. Unfortunately, blaming immigrants writ large is something that the right sometimes reach for out of desperation."
