by Deborah LeFrank | Feb 1, 2023 | Blog, Obit Books, Sketchnotes, Uncategorized
Grandmothers are often smart and insightful women. For Dr. Robert McDermid, an ICU doc and hospital administrator, it was his grandmother who taught him what being a doctor truly meant. It was her last lesson of life. As she lay on her death bed, she opened her eyes,...
by Deborah LeFrank | Mar 24, 2021 | Blog, Sketchnotes, Uncategorized
Have you ever watched a TEDx talk and thought, what an interesting perspective, I didn’t know that? Have you ever thought that you would like to go to a TED event but either didn’t get the invite or it cost too much? Well, you are in luck. The 2021 TEDx Bear Creek...
by Deborah LeFrank | Aug 16, 2018 | Blog, Personal Stories, Sketchnotes
It’s a practise in Japan called shinrin-yoku. At its core, Nature Bathing is about fully being in nature – absorbing or bathing in the atmosphere through your senses. Opening up to the sight, smells, sound, taste and touch of the forest. That means unplugging...
by Deborah LeFrank | Apr 9, 2018 | Blog, Sketchnotes
On the TED talk site, Sir Ken Robinson is introduced as a “Creativity expert who challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.” The...