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Nov 6
6 min

We're not in Salem anymore, Toto

And to those of you that also sit at the bar with whomever needs someone to talk to, no matter who they are or how they identify. I love you

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Sonia Funk, RNT

Oct 25
12 min

Pinky and The Brain

Conspiracy isn't the problem, theory is.

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Sonia Funk, RNT

Oct 6
7 min

Unpleasant thoughts on Covid 2.0

There isn't anything about this blog to like...because we cannot forever sacrifice the lives of the living for those that are slowly dying

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Sonia Funk, RNT

Dec 6, 2019
4 min

2020: The Year Superfoods Die

It all started in 2010 when Saskatoon Farmers brought their berries to The Den of large fire breathing reptiles. That's when I knew it wo...

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Sonia Funk, RNT

Sep 29, 2019
11 min

Why all the emotion?

If I am vulnerable, it creates room for others to be vulnerable," James Doty, Neuro Surgeon ~~~ "I choose to grieve" Watermelon Slim

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Sonia Funk, RNT

Sep 22, 2019
12 min

Cholesterol, Mental Health and Myths

Do you know what the refined/packaged food industry actually is? It's the most fragile, vulnerable industry in the world. I'll tell you why.

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Part 5 Skeleton Woman: Surrendering The Tear

Sonia Funk, RNT

Sep 1, 2019
20 min

Part 5 Skeleton Woman: Surrendering The Tear

"If you reckless with your love, just to take it back...... You could hurt somebody like that" Lady Antebellum

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Part 4 "I'm just trying to heal": Archetypes - The Bully

Sonia Funk, RNT

Aug 27, 2019
10 min

Part 4 "I'm just trying to heal": Archetypes - The Bully

"There is no stopping it. There is only the war." - said Loki, like, 5 min before he lost.

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Part 3 "I'm just trying to heal": Into-Me-See

Sonia Funk, RNT

Aug 25, 2019
13 min

Part 3 "I'm just trying to heal": Into-Me-See

I have to watch myself and make sure that I don't start conversations in my head with people that have hurt me and done damage to my life...

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Sonia Funk, RNT

Aug 22, 2019
9 min

Part 2 "I'm just trying to heal"

Some answers, some responsibility & a start on forgiveness

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Sonia Funk, RNT

Aug 17, 2019
11 min

Part 1 "I'm just trying to heal."

"I'm just trying to heal" said everyone, everywhere for 1000s of years.

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Gardens, Ice Tea, Recipes, Puddles & Summer Thoughts

Sonia Funk, RNT

Jul 14, 2019
6 min

Gardens, Ice Tea, Recipes, Puddles & Summer Thoughts

I always tell people that say they don't have time or room for a garden that they can always grow herbs. In a small flower bed, in a pot,...

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Sonia Funk, RNT

Jun 18, 2019
8 min

What exactly do you do anyway?

I get this question a lot, and I suck at answering it. Well, until now. I was never going to be just a nutritional counsellor, I have oft...

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Sonia Funk, RNT

Jun 9, 2019
3 min

Mommy Matters 2019

Mommy Matters blew me away. It truly was the most unexpected way for me to fulfill my life long goal of creating a deliberate and functio...

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Sonia Funk, RNT

May 19, 2019
8 min

How Mental Health Isolated Itself

Last week I delivered "It's not your fault" as the keynote for Morden's Mental Health Week. It was an honour to be so well received by th...

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Sonia Funk, RNT

Apr 28, 2019
12 min

The Cupboard

There is nothing okay about this. Unfortunately, there is everything typical about this. As a healthcare professional that is positioned ...

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Does your Biography become your Biology?

Sonia Funk, RNT

Jan 19, 2019
3 min

Does your Biography become your Biology?

It was about 1989 when I stumbled upon a cassette tape with the title “Why People Don’t Heal,” by Carolyn Myss. I will never forget the f...

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Sonia Funk, RNT

Oct 29, 2018
3 min

True Health and Wellness

Decor Cabinets brought me in to do some wellness work for them this year. I really enjoyed working with them - the events, some writing, ...

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