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Samantha Brennan Mar 25, 2024

Oh, Duolingo.

https://fitisafeministissue.com/2024/02/29/oh-duolingo-can-you-teach-french-without-teaching-fat-phobia/

Oh, Duolingo! Can you teach French without teaching fat phobia?

I’m in the health and fitness section of practicing French on Duolingo. Some of the exercises are close to home and others made me want to throw my phone across the room. That’s true! I…

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Samantha Brennan Mar 16, 2024

Masters athletes and healthy aging. You are stronger than you know!

https://fitisafeministissue.com/2024/03/16/masters-athletics-and-healthy-ageing-you-are-stronger-than-you-know/

Masters Athletics and Healthy Ageing: You Are Stronger Than You Know!

I just started following Alex Rotas Photography on Facebook. Her photos of Masters track and field athletes are stunning, in both the quality of the photography and in how she captures the focus, c…

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Samantha Brennan Feb 22, 2024

Tracy’s reflections on her life-changing 2023 “no-buy” year

https://fitisafeministissue.com/2024/02/22/tracys-reflections-on-her-life-changing-2023-no-buy-year/

Tracy’s reflections on her life-changing 2023 “no-buy” year

In 2023 I decided not to buy any clothing, accessories, footwear, or photography equipment for the year. I integrated my word-of-the-year for 2023 “thrift,” into that project as a way of increasing…

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Samantha Brennan Jan 9, 2024

Here's my #24in2024 list

What 24 things do you want to do in 2024?

https://fitisafeministissue.com/2024/01/08/24-things-sam-wants-to-do-in-2024/

24 things Sam wants to do in 2024

Inspired by Gretchen Rubin’s happiness project 😃 This year, Gretchen is asking us to do three things. First, choose a word of the year. Mine is ‘adventure.’ Second, commit to writ…

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Samantha Brennan Dec 16, 2023

The Unbearable Lightness of Brie Larson

By Alison Conway

https://fitisafeministissue.com/2023/12/16/the-unbearable-lightness-of-brie-larson/

The Unbearable Lightness of Brie Larson

By Alison Conway Recently I watched the series, Lessons in Chemistry, and I’m wondering: am I the only viewer struck by the extreme thinness of the character played by Brie Larson? For those who ha…

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Samantha Brennan Dec 1, 2023

Labyrinth

https://fitisafeministissue.com/2023/11/30/labyrinth/

Labyrinth

It is November, and green blades stand defiantly in a sea of crunched brown grass on the Canadian prairies. Green at this time of year is usually claimed solely by the mighty evergreens that repres…

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Samantha Brennan Nov 28, 2023

My year of reading in review

https://fitisafeministissue.com/2023/11/27/books-and-sams-year-of-reading-for-pleasure-in-review/

Books and Sam’s year of reading for pleasure in review

Usually, I make my annual reading goal just by squeaking in under the wire, but this year, I passed my goal with a month to go. The goal? This year, it was 25 books. In years past it was 20 but aud…

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Samantha Brennan Nov 17, 2023

Oh November

Why so dark?

https://fitisafeministissue.com/2023/11/16/oh-november-why-are-you-so-dark/

Oh, November. Why are you so dark?

You think I’m joking, right? I’m not. Here’s 2 pm on Saturday this past weekend. Cheddar at Guelph Lake Once again I’m missing the daylight and thinking about changing up my…

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Samantha Brennan Nov 13, 2023

I'm at an academic talk. Woo-hoo! Luke Stark, from Western University, is speaking about animation and artificial intelligence to CARE-AI at Guelph.

Samantha Brennan Nov 11, 2023

"The sweet spot perspective I landed on, which I hope will resonate with people, is “I am good enough, and I can do better”. Both can be true, and what a great place to operate from. I’m grateful to Kona for the challenge and the lessons that came along with it."

https://fitisafeministissue.com/2023/11/11/racing-at-the-ironman-world-championship-in-kona-hawaii

Racing at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, Hawaii (Guest Post)

While it’s been nearly a month since racing at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, it still feels almost like it was yesterday. A dream race for so many triathletes, to have the e…

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