“I don’t think you have to live to old age at all costs.” Photo on the left: © Julie Allard On a cold February afternoon, we travelled to Victoriaville to meet Jeanne-Mance Houle. At the age of 86, this radiant, generous and visionary woman welcomed us into her home with inspiring kindness. Through her vocation...

Intermittent fasting has been popular for several years now. While some attribute a multitude of health benefits to it and even see it as a miracle method for prolonging life, others remain skeptical of the many claims surrounding it. Benoit Arsenault, a researcher and professor at the Department of Medicine at the Université Laval, offers...

Phil Roy is a comedian, host, actor and entrepreneur. Dynamic and generous both at work and at home, over the years he has learned to listen to his body and let his heart speak, hoping to pass on the best of himself to his daughters. Interview with the most thoughtful of emotional people. Hello, Phil....

How old were you when someone first commented on your appearance? Have we really moved beyond the dictates of thinness and diet culture as a society? Are the ways you take care of yourself intuitive, or were they taught to you? Mikella Nicol, the author of Mise en forme, and Manal Drissi, a columnist and...

Curious, energetic, and “chill” by his own admission, Pierre-Yves Lord is a host, producer, and DJ. With more than twenty years of experience in his field, he always has a thousand and one projects on the go, taking advantage of the quieter moments of the year to travel. Recently returned from a stay in the...

Sister Lise Tanguay has devoted her life to helping sick people. Nearly 60 years ago, she joined the Augustines, a religious community that laid the foundations for the provision and administration of healthcare in Quebec.1 She recounts the past with emotion and gratitude and offers us, clearly and optimistically, her wishes for the future. Strøm...

Having won many awards over the course of her career, Guylaine Tremblay is one of the favourite actors of Quebecers. After nearly 40 years in the business, she is moving from performance to shared pleasure, thereby offering a new meaning to emotion. Having seen her relationships with the people around her evolve over time, her...

Bound by a passion for nature and a deep respect for it, Alice Berthe and Thierry Bisaillon-Roy founded the Enfants sauvages flower farm and floral design studio. A project in the colours of happiness to embellish the daily routine as well as the rituals of our lives.  “Thierry and I had the opportunity to settle...

In newspapers, social media, self-help groups…ecoanxiety now seems omnipresent in our society. Healthcare professionals, particularly psychologists, are also increasingly called upon to intervene with people who suffer from various degrees of ecoanxiety. what is it? Ecoanxiety is a type of anxiety related to the future of the planet and climate change. The term solastalgia, meanwhile,...