I shouldn’t complain.

I shouldn’t complain.

A number of times over the past couple of weeks, women have told me the ways in which they want more for themselves. In some ways, I think this is every woman. Maybe you can relate. She… Wants more support from her partner. Desires higher compensation for her...
Who the hell has time for self-care?

Who the hell has time for self-care?

The topic of self-care can stir us up. Is it self-indulgent? Self-centred? Selfish, even? Reserved for the extremely wealthy? Intended only for people who don’t have any responsibilities? Oh no, my love. It is none of those things. We are talking about taking...
Sisters are Doin’ It for Themselves

Sisters are Doin’ It for Themselves

Women inspire me. Every damn day. Putting other people first feels like a calling for many, but without a serious dose of self-care intentionally inserted along the way, it can be exhausting.  We give and give until there’s nothing left. Then we don’t feel so well. At...
I shouldn’t complain.

The Whole She

You are invited to drop into your own experience Of this moment. Of this life. Allow your awareness to expand and sense your wholeness Right here. Right now. You are radiant and beautiful and fundamentally worthy Know this. Feel this. Every part of you is allowed to...
A song for you.

A song for you.

Back in 2003, Toronto had a huge blackout. I was in a change room at the Eaton Centre, trying on a dress for my brother’s upcoming wedding, and suddenly everything went quiet and dark. I fumbled my way out of the dress and back into my jeans, and tried not to...
Could Positive Thinking Be Stunting Your Growth?

Could Positive Thinking Be Stunting Your Growth?

The quote above sounds lovely, doesn’t it? But what about the stuff in the shadows? There’s some real shit going on in there. Personally, I think it might be worth it to check it out. I remember years ago, when I worked for a large telecommunications...
Virginia Woolf Got Me Thinking

Virginia Woolf Got Me Thinking

“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” – Virginia Woolf I read these words many years ago and they struck a chord deep within me that resonates to this day. Her words apply in a much broader sense to all women who...
Self-Care is the New Feminism. Here’s Why.

Self-Care is the New Feminism. Here’s Why.

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” -Audre Lorde Feminism invites us to call our power back. This is as important on the personal level as it is as a society. In order to get anywhere, we need...
For you

For you

  my love… that world you’re carrying on your shoulders looks heavy let me take it for the moment why don’t you lay down and rest? you care so deeply you hold so much believing it’s all your responsibility to take care of everyone and...