Sylvia McGrath

Freelance Writer

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Sylvia’s mission in life is to improve and enhance the lives of others through the written word Expert

Sylvia McGrath Quick Facts

Main Areas: Freelance writing, Living with chronic illness, Disability Awareness facilitator, Literary Tutor
Best Sellers: Twenty nine weekly articles on chronic illness for suite101.com
Career Focus: Freelance writing,
Affiliation: My Optimal Health, Changing Paces, Georgina Learning Centre

Sylvia is a published poet, a co-author along with two Maximum Life Coaches, on a book about “Living with Chronic Illness,” has also written 29 aritcles as the feature writer on Chronic Illness for http://www.suite101.com/ and several articles for www.bellaonline.com News for Kids site Besides working as a freelance writer, Sylvia still finds time for two other passions of hers they are to volunteer as a literacy tutor for her local Learning Centre and assist in facilitating at workshops on disablitiy awareness. Her main focus is to write books for young adults who have learning challenges and children with chronic illnesses. She feels there is so much out there for healthy children, that to provide interesting books, newsletters etc. for children confined to home or bed is really needed.
At present Sylvia is retired, but working full time as a freelance writer, writing articles on alte ative health and lifestyle also articles on chronic illness. She has recently started a daily blog and a newsletter for children called Professor Owl's Book Corner. She is also planning an e-Book for parents of children with special needs gving them information on getting their child ready to return to school in the fall.

Professional Affiliations :

Changing Paces - Help facilitate Handicapped Awareness Work shops

My Optimal Health Services

Federation of Canadian Poets

A member of CANSCAIP Friends (The Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers)

Free Articles & Book Excerpts

Newsletter Professor Owls Book Corner

http://professorowl.typepad.com/professor_owls_book_corne

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Chiropractic Lifestyle

When most people visit a chiropractor it is usually because they are having back pain that is interfering with their lives; they cannot play with their children, participate in sports or perform their hobbies. They visit the chiropractor a couple of times and when they are feeling better they ...

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Depession The Chronic Illness That Affects Millions Of People Each Year

The American Medical Association says that now almost half of the population has a chronic illness. When we think of chronic illness we do not necessarily think of depression and anxiety. In fact some people like I did a few years ago felt that this illness is all in the head. My old beliefs ...

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Professor Owl's Publication Centre

The Treasure Chest of Resources,” part-one of a multi- part e-book on resources for parents with children who have special needs, chronic illness and learning disabilities. Co-authored by Renèe Jeffery-MacLachlan and myself. To get your complimentary copy. Email – atreasurechest@rogers.com

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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Sylvia McGrath

The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence. - Norman Vincent Peale Anybody can do just about anything with himself that he really wants to and makes up his mind to do. We are capable of greater things than we realize. - Norman Vincent Peale Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. Norman Vincent Peale If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself nto a condition conducive to your goal. - Norman Vincent Peale "If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm." — Mohandas Gandhi

"The doors of wisdom are never shut." — Benjamin Franklin

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. -Dale Carnegie Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think. - Dale Carnegie Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you. - Princess Diana

"Believe in the beauty of your dreams"
~Eleanor Roosevelt