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.
If you enjoy reading Dear Barb, you can also purchase her curated collection, Dear Barb: Answers to Everyday Questions at her website, http://www.barbgodin.com.
Alexandra David-Neel was an explorer and author who studied Buddhism and other Eastern religions extensively and brought their teachings back to the Western world. In 1924 she was the first Western woman to visit Lhasa. Lhasa is the center of Tibetan Buddhism. One of the highest cities in the world, it has been the religious… Read more »
Dear Barb: I have a friend of many years, but I don’t know if I have changed or if she has changed, because lately I find her very annoying. Sometimes she is unsupportive and judgmental of everything I do. If I have a great achievement or reach a goal I’ve set myself, she is uninterested… Read more »
Dear Barb: Hi, now that the holidays are over, I want to work on my diet. It seems what is good for you one day, turns out to be not good for you after further studies. For example, the last couple of years I’ve been using coconut oil in all my cooking and recently I… Read more »
Stanley Ann Dunham was born on November 29, 1942, in Wichita, Kansas, and died November 7, 1995, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dunham was a highly educated woman, who received a BA. MA. and PhD. She was an anthropologist, whose main interest was in women’s roles in the cottage industries in Indonesia as well as blacksmithing in… Read more »
On July 22, 2017, my sister passed away. She was only thirteen months older than me. I wrote about Marion (Mary) in a previous issue of The Voice Magazine. Mary and I spent part of our childhood together. She was my closest sibling, and I always felt we were a part of each other. I… Read more »
If you could have another Christmas with your loved ones who have passed, would you? Of course you would. How would that day go? This is how I envision Christmas day with my loved ones who have passed. As I look out the window, I gaze at the snow gently falling. It is Christmas day… Read more »
Dear Barb: My mom is having Christmas dinner this year and all my siblings are coming home with their partners—a good thing, for the most part. My oldest brother and his wife are even coming home from Europe; no one in the family has seen them for two years. The problem is, just before they… Read more »
Dear Barb: The happiest time of the year is quickly approaching, but I am not feeling it. Most of my family members have passed away and my only son is not talking to me. He gave me an ultimatum and he didn’t get the response he wanted from me. His father and I have been… Read more »
Dear Barb: My husband and I have been friends with another couple for the past five years. We have traveled together and often hang out on the weekends. A few weeks ago we were all in our hot tub when Maureen took off her bathing suit top. I was totally shocked, but my husband seemed somewhat… Read more »
Dear Barb: Hi, I am a guy in my thirties, working toward my degree at AU. I was one of the altar boys that were sexually abused by a priest when I was 10 years old. I rarely speak about this abuse and have only told a few people. Now that stuff seems to be… Read more »