Experiences
Even when it was raining and 15 degrees in Newfoundland, as a child you might have found me swimming in my grandparent's unheated pool! There's an "aliveness" that happens when camping/hiking with my family, visiting a new place or jumping into a brand new experience. I'm sure you can relate! Here's where you'll get a backstage pass into my innermost reflections, dispersed with travel tips, relationship nuances and "ah hah" moments.
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A New Story For The Story
I was sitting in a chair knee to knee with someone I barely knew. Earlier we had been instructed to write down one of our stories. The kind of story that we create…
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I Didn’t Look For Coaching; It Found Me
Note: I am not compensated for my references to the organization I’m doing my coaching with. It’s just me doing what I love – sharing my learning journey! It was a weekend I…
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Stepping In
In an article called “What Is White Privilege, Really?” (Teaching Tolerance), the author Cory Collins, writes “White privilege is not just the power to find what you need in a convenience store or…
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Sitting In The Circle
While family and friends head back to their vehicles my daughter and I stay in the circle. I try to pull her away but we only make it to the craft stalls before…
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Change Amidst COVID-19: We ARE in This Together and It Is Gorgeous
There’s nothing like a global pandemic to shine a spotlight on both the productive or limiting behaviors, thoughts and feelings we had when the world was spinning at a frenzied pace. A change…
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Opening Up the Space
On the eve of International Women’s Day I am reflecting on the women who have played an important part of my life. The ones who demonstrate a combination of: strength in conviction, love,…
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The Dilemma of “Undercover” Alone Time
I did the unthinkable a while back. I shut my laptop down, walked out of my office into the cold winter air, and jumped into my car – with no destination. What made…
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The ‘Agony’ of Packing School Lunches – and Strategies to Making it Bearable
The last two years have been an eye-opener when it comes to school lunch meal prep for my son. Two things I have learned from this experience are: I dread making his lunch…
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Bringing Nature Back – My Insights into Camping with Kids
“The nature of childhood has changed: There’s not much nature in it.” I remember playing outside as the sun set, the distinct change in temperature, the flicking on of the street lights, the…
