How Personal Growth becomes Professional Development: Meet Jennifer Hilton
Jennifer Hilton has worn many hats in The Haven community since 1999 when she did her first Come Alive. She has a deep understanding of The Haven’s programs having…
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An RCC’s Experience Leading & Learning At The Haven: Meet Laurel Aasen
Laurel Aasen has been an engaged member of The Haven community since 2013. For the past 7 years, Laurel has supported popular programs like Teens Alive and Transforming…
From Loneliness To Connection
Come Alive leader Toby Macklin asks how we might feel “lonely in a crowd,” and suggests a way out. By Toby Macklin In a 2013 TEDx talk entitled The Lethality…
If I Could Recommend Only One Program, It Would Be….
By Cathy McNally. I recently had the pleasure of a conversation with a very remarkable and courageous young mother. She was mulling on what direction to take next…
Kristina’s Inspired Heart and Art
January 31st was #inspireyourheartwithart day. At The Haven, we believe that creative expression can be an important vehicle for cultivating self-awareness and is a great tool to de-stress and…
3 Ways The Communication Model Can Help You Heal
Come Alive leader Toby Macklin follows up on his article of two weeks ago with a look at how the Haven Communication Model can help us heal our internal, relational,…
Beyond Talk Therapy: The Haven’s Unique Body-Mind Approach
Are you interested in what sets The Haven apart from other retreats, centres, and seemingly similar personal growth and development opportunities? The excerpt below is taken from The…
Donor Spotlight: Carol’s Art for A Good Cause
Interview by Louise Amuir, Fundraising & Financial Aid Manager at The Haven The Haven community is comprised of wonderful people, many of whom give of themselves in multiple ways. We have…
Who Comes To Come Alive?
Come Alive leader Toby Macklin describes three kinds of separation or “estrangement” that frequently bring people to Haven programs. By Toby Macklin For more than 40 years, people have come to Come…
A Year in Review: Wayne Dodge’s Best-loved Books of 2019
With topics ranging from consciousness to forgiveness to so-called imaginary illnesses, we think you’ll find inspiration for your next read within… Dr Wayne Dodge MD, MPH, DipC has been part of The Haven community since 1981. In…
It Takes a Village…
“It takes a village to raise children and more importantly to raise kind, mindful, inclusive and resilient adults for the world’s future. I’ve had a belief for a…
David Whyte on Vulnerability
Wayne Dodge recommends David Whyte’s writing on vulnerability. Whyte challenges us to “cultivate a robust vulnerability … to stop trying to follow a road where I won’t have my…