Barbara Godin is a graduate of Athabasca University. She writes the “”Dear Barb” and the “Women of Interest” columns. As well, Barb has written many personal interest stories and enjoys connecting with others through her writing. She has been writing for The Voice since 2003.
On September 15, 2018 we attended the wedding of Jenn, my brother’s granddaughter. A few years earlier my sisters and I had been reunited with my brother Lyle and his family, following a long estrangement. When Lyle became ill, we were grateful to Jenn for contacting us and giving us the opportunity to spend some… Read more »
Dear Barb: Most of my friends have partners, are living together, or married. I have two friends who are single and in their mid thirties. They don’t know each other but I think they would be perfect together. I really want to set them up. I talked to a few friends who know them both… Read more »
Dear Barb: My wife is driving me crazy! She wants to get a cat and we already have two dogs. Our dogs are both getting older and I was looking forward to being able to travel without having to find someone to take care of our animals. We have a camper so we can take… Read more »
Alice Ball was a chemist who developed a treatment for leprosy involving the injection of chaulmoogra oil. Dr. Harry T. Hollmann, who had been working with leprosy patients, sought out Ball when he discovered her thesis entitled “The Chemical Constituents of Piper Methysticum”. Hollmann was working with chaulmoogra oil as a treatment for leprosy, and… Read more »
Dear Barb: I am the oldest of three. My parents have a terrible relationship; they drink excessively and argue constantly. I worry about my two little sisters. I don’t know how they are going to be able to maintain any kind of a relationship having my parents as their role models. I have had a… Read more »
I am beginning first year university and so is my boyfriend. We have been dating for about a year and are very compatible; in fact we have never even had an argument. Although since we have both been working full time, we haven’t spent a lot of time together, but I can see us getting… Read more »
Hi, I am in my thirties and a couple of years ago I was diagnosed with a heart condition, cardiomyopathy. It took me a long time to come to grips with the reality that I will have to live with for the rest of my life. I have a great cardiologist, who monitors me regularly,… Read more »
Hey! I’m a hard-working guy in my thirties, plus working on my degree at Athabasca. I have never had a problem finding a job, maybe not a top paying job, but at least I was working. I have a problem with all these young people in their twenties complaining about not being able to find… Read more »
My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for three years and we’ve had no luck. We followed all the specialist advice, and even tried IVF and nothing has worked. I became pregnant 8 times and lost the baby each time. My sister has two children of her own and has volunteered to… Read more »
Buffy Sainte-Marie is a Canadian singer, songwriter, pacifist, and humanitarian who was a fearless advocator for the issues faced by Native Americans. She has received many accolades and honors for her work in education and social activism, including both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the best Original Song in 1983 for… Read more »