The big decision: Meet people making life-changing choices

Studies have said that we make up to 35,000 decisions a day. And while some are so small we hardly think of them at all, others can be life-changing.

It doesn't matter if you're completely stuck on what to do, moments away from taking a leap, or are dealing with the ripple effects of a choice you've made on thisNow or Never it's all about making a decision and hoping it's the right one.

Every day, Meghan Waters and Ryan Palmquist think about jumping in their car to go and pick up their kids from school and daycare but the reality is, they can't. They recently decided to sell their minivan to become a car-free family, and now that winter has hit,they'refinding out what it means to be without wheels.

Asher Holekamp was born with a one in a million medical condition, and some doctors said he'd never walk. But his parentsNikki and Mike made a decision to push beyond that diagnosis,and fight for treatment that could give their little boy more mobility.

In the past, Mic Deane has tried "sober stints"but could never quite make it to her goal of 100 days without alcohol. Recently, she realized that an important component was missing: people who shared her journey. Now, the founder of Sober Babes Vancouverhas found both sobriety and community.

Just three years ago, Clare McBride's life revolved around being a mother to her daughters Oksana, 6, and Quinn, 4. A fatal car accident took her kids and that life away from her, and today has her weighing what it would take to have more children. Her story is part of a three-part series from the CBC Manitoba Creator Network.

This episode originally aired in January, 2023.