Inventing Insecurities | No, I Don’t “Need” Eye Cream
Several weeks ago, while trying to take a selfie, I noticed a new wrinkle in the oddest of places – my cleavage. Where before my skin had not creased, now I had…
Read MoreSeveral weeks ago, while trying to take a selfie, I noticed a new wrinkle in the oddest of places – my cleavage. Where before my skin had not creased, now I had…
Read MoreWhen I look back on it, I’m pretty sure it was all Bruce and Demi’s fault. You see, by the time my marriage started to falter and then ended in the middle…
Read MoreMonday morning. I allow myself the luxury of sleeping in. When I do wake up, in the late morning, there’s a single text message waiting for me on my phone. It’s from…
Read MoreIf there is anything I can impart to my daughter, it’s to find her best friends. The temptation in adulthood is to believe that that’s not possible – that it was easier…
Read MoreFor a while now, I’ve been searching for the words. The words that would act as some kind of rally cry, a cheerleading chant that I could use to tell people “Listen,…
Read MoreI’ve been single now for what feels like an eternity, but is in actuality about four years. Through those four post divorce years, I’ve dated casually, seriously, taken long breaks from dating,…
Read MoreIn order to tell you this story, I first need to tell you what Stampede is (for our readers outside of Calgary, of which I know there are many). The Calgary Stampede,…
Read MoreI’ve often said that the relationship between mothers and daughters is one of the most complicated we will have in our lives, and the one I have with my mother is no…
Read MoreDear Sister, The word you will use is sexual assault. It is clean, clinical. It is easy to say without really thinking about what it means. It means something awful, something dark,…
Read MoreToday is World Autism Awareness Day. And for most of North America, that means you’ll find blue everywhere. Blue lightbulbs, blue t-shirts, and a whole bunch of charitable initiatives supporting one organization:…
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