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Lama Mugabo Welcome to the Baraza Blog—a space for weekly reflections on three pillars of my community development practice: nutrition, wellness, and community . I often ask myself: Why are we here? What’s our calling? What’s our purpose in life? One thing I know for sure: diversity is wealth. We are rich not only in the color of our skin, our gender, or our social and economic backgrounds, but also in our creativity, perspectives, and ways of being—whether introvert or ex
Lama Mugabo
Sep 25, 20256 min read
How Virtual Wellness Coaching Can Help You
Have you ever felt like your well-being is a puzzle with missing pieces? Like you’re trying to put together a picture of health, happiness, and balance, but the pieces just don’t seem to fit? I’ve been there too. Sometimes, life’s demands pull us in so many directions that taking care of ourselves feels like a luxury rather than a necessity. That’s where virtual wellness coaching steps in - a gentle guide, a steady hand, a mirror reflecting your best self waiting to emerge. I
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Returning Home to Pearson CollegeReflections on Resilience, Renewal, and the Power of Community
This fall, I received a call from my alma mater - Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, the school that changed the course of my life and opened the door to Canada when I was a teenager. From Refugee to Scholar At the time, I was living in Burundi as a political refugee. Refugee children like me had almost no access to secondary education. To change that, our parents - with the help of the Catholic Church, founded Collège Saint Albert, a school built out of necessity and
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Resisting the Childhood Trauma of Food Insecurity
Modern wellness culture often celebrates fasting — praising it as both an art and a science. I have always admired Muslims for their discipline during Eid al-Fitr , fasting from sunrise to sunset. The idea that one can consciously choose not to eat for six, twelve, or even twenty-four hours fascinates me. It’s a testament to the power of the mind over bodily desire. Yet for those of us who grew up in the shadow of hunger, fasting triggers a deep, unspoken fear — a reminder of
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