Dr. Joti Samra, R. Psych. Organizational & Media Consultant

(by Phylicia Torrevillas, Metro Vancouver) University of B.C.’s John Helliwell and Dr. Joti Samra, host and psychologist on the Oprah Winfrey Network’s Million Dollar Neighbourhood, talk about some of the most important discoveries in the field of happiness research and key indicators of life satisfaction. 1. It’s not all about the money, money, money “It’s [...]

(by Andrea Macpherson/Renee Bernard, NEWS1130)   Fifteen Vancouver Police members could be disciplined after they were caught emailing porn and other inappropriate content during work hours.   An internal investigation has found the material was exchanged between January and September of last year. The rankings of the officers involved include one civilian officer. The others [...]

(by Staff, ctvbc.ca)   A two-alarm house fire that broke out in Surrey early Saturday morning was tough to fight because of hoarding, fire officials say.   Fire crews were called to Old Yale Road around 12:55 a.m. after a blaze began at a three-storey home.   Once the first crews arrived, they needed to [...]

(by Jo Smith, Vancouver Courier, photograph of Dr. Joti, Samra, clinical psychologist, by Dan Toulget, Vancouver Courier)   They are the walking dead- with blood-shot eyes, frazzled nerves and listless bodies-dragging themselves through the day with a caffeine-infused cup of energy brew clutched in their trembling hands.   Jo Smith is one of them. The [...]

(by Dr. Joti Samra, Asian Journal)   1. Identify your beliefs, assumptions and expectations around Valentine’s Day: and challenge them. Start by articulating your beliefs and assumptions around Valentine’s. Be honest with yourself. Do you think you have to take your partner out for a fancy expensive dinner for them to know how much you [...]

(by Philip Raphael, South Delta Leader)   The recent Boxing Day sales were a big test for Ladner’s Diane Pearson. Could the 41-year-old single mom resist the urge to capitalize on that sure-fire, hot deal being offered in just about every store she saw in the mall?   For someone who has pledged to live [...]

(by Amy Reid, Vancouver Sun)   The Surrey fire department has confirmed an unattended candle was the cause of a house fire that took the life of a Fraser Heights woman Sunday.   Firefighters rescued the 59-year-old woman, whose name has not been released, from a house in the 10500-block of Arbutus Wynd around 10 [...]

(by Amy Reid, Surrey NOW)   The Surrey fire department has confirmed an unattended candle was the cause of a house fire that took the life of a Fraser Heights woman.   Firefighters rescued the 59-year-old woman from a house in the 10500-block of Arbutus Wynd around 10 p.m. Sunday, but she ran back into [...]

(by Mike Hagar, The Vancouver Sun)   Aldergrove has opened its doors and wallets for the world to see as residents share their financial lives in the new reality show Million Dollar Neighbourhood.   The show, produced by Vancouver-based Force Four Entertainment for the Canadian arm of Oprah Winfrey’s TV network, aims to help the [...]

(by Darcy Wintonyk and Lynda Steele, ctvbc.ca)   Hoarders forced to clean up their homes and throw out their possessions will suffer trauma and begin collecting again at an even faster rate, according to the City of Vancouver, which is struggling to deal with the issue.   From rats and bedbugs to improperly stored accelerants, [...]