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.
Samantha Nutt: Born October 1969, in Toronto Ontario, Canada, Samantha is the founder and Executive Director of War Child Canada and War Child USA. She is a physician whose life was transformed after spending years working in some of the worlds worst war zones including Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Uganda and Ethiopia. As a result, Samantha… Read more »
Dear Barb: I have a dilemma and I’m not sure what to do. A very good friend of mine separated from her husband about four years ago and she has been seeing someone for the last three years. Another friend of ours recently broke up with her boyfriend and she has been on a few… Read more »
Marguerite Pitre: (September 4, 1908 – January 9, 1953) Born in Saint-Octave-de-Metis, Quebec, Marguerite was the thirteenth, and last, woman hanged in Canada. She was known as “Madame Raven” as she always wore black clothing. Marguerite Ruest-Pitre had the unfortunate luck of meeting Joseph Guay through her brother who worked for Guay. Guay was married… Read more »
Dear Barb: A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease. We have been friends for many years and I was devastated by this diagnosis and didn’t know what to say to her. She and her husband seem to be handling it well. I feel so awful for them. The only thing I… Read more »
Kelly Williams: Born on August 19, 1971 in Val D’Or, Quebec, she began her career as a race car driver at the age of 17. After completing her university education and graduating as a teacher, Williams focused on stock car racing and began competing in the Canadian Association for Stock Car Racing, (CASCAR), where she… Read more »
Dear Barb: I came across your column while searching Athabasca’s site and I have a question. I am an 18-year-old who is beginning my first year of university. I have two younger siblings, a brother and a sister. We get along fairly well. My problem is that I feel my dad loves my brother and… Read more »
Angela James: (December 22, 1964) is a Canadian Hockey Legend who became one of the first women inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. She was often referred to as the Wayne Gretzky of Women’s Hockey. As a young girl in Toronto, Angela grew up loving hockey, although she had a hard time finding a… Read more »
Dear Barb: Every year I help my mom host Christmas dinner for our family and every year it turns into a big hassle. I have three brothers and only one has a wife, so the boys don’t bring any food. My mom and I make everything, however It’s getting tough for my mom. What really… Read more »
Dear Barb: I will be graduating college shortly with an engineering degree and I have already received a job offer, which I accepted. The problem is that I have received a second job offer and the pay is better than the job I already accepted. I am not sure what to do. The job that… Read more »
The death of my husband, following a brief fight with cancer, left me totally devastated. The overwhelming grief was extremely difficult to go through, but I knew I had no choice. To cope, I thought it might help if I fulfilled some of the dreams Ed and I had together. We had often discussed taking… Read more »