Featured Speaker:
AVRUM NADIGEL has been a therapist for over 20 years in Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto. His approach combines Family Systems, Psychodynamic and Mindfulness perspectives and his background includes a Masters of Social Work from McGill University, a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) from Concordia University, and post-graduate training in Bowen Theory from The Western Pensylvania Family Center.
He is the author of Learning to Commit: The best time to work on your marriage is when you’re single and co-author of the upcoming Love Starts Here (Workbook): Becoming your best self to find your best match.
Avrum co-produces the “It’s the anxiety, stupid!” podcast and blogs about commitment at the Huffington Post. He also composed the music for the award winning NFB documentary: Exiles from Lotusland.
He lives in Toronto with his wife, who is a psychiatrist at Women’s College Hospital, his three sons and nine fish.
Featured Musical Guest:
MATT ELWOOD performed at our launch and we’re thrilled to have him return! He is one of Canada’s most accomplished bluegrass musicians having fallen in love with the banjo and its unique flavours after years of musical training. He has toured with bluegrass bands and set the standard for this extraordinary musical genre here at home. His combination of the smoother sounds of the modern banjo with the raw energy of the first generation masters quickly caught the ear of many well respected Ontario bluegrass bands. Matt has played banjo, mandolin, and guitar in many of Toronto’s bluegrass bands including: The Unseen Strangers, The Sudden Valley Boys, Houndstooth, Crazy Strings, and the Hamstrung String Band.
Snacks & Goodies
Thank you to everyone who contributed to last week’s refreshments! What a delicious tradition for our post-gathering socializing.
As always, your contributions are very welcome this week and will never go to waste; extras go to feeding the homeless.