A few weeks ago I signed up for a class called 40 Days to Personal Revolution at Power Yoga Canada. The course involved yoga, meditation, prescribed readings, a fruit cleanse and weekly meetings that were more like healing circles than any meeting I’d ever been to. At the beginning of the first … [Read more...]
What’s In A Name: Life After Divorce
Now that my divorce is final, I decided to change my last name back to my maiden name. I hadn’t initially planned on it, and I knew my kids, who are just four and six, weren’t happy with the idea. “But if you have a different last name than us, will you still be our mommy?” My six-year-old broke … [Read more...]
Pamper Yourself With This Natural DIY Pick-Me-Up
When I need some pampering, one of my favourite things to do is go to the spa for a treatment. If you’re in the midst of a separation or divorce, you probably need a little TLC, but you may not have the time or budget to go to a luxury spa. Don’t let that be an excuse! This at-home treatment for a … [Read more...]
Post-Divorce: Do You Need A Therapist?
People don’t like to talk about needing a therapist. Often there is a stigma attached, but I’m honestly not sure where I’d be today if it weren’t for my therapist, Andrea Share. The countless hours I spent chatting with Andrea was one of the best things I did for myself when I separated. Some … [Read more...]
Separated Or Divorced? Our Top 3 Tips For Coping
I never thought I’d be a statistic; part of the roughly 42 percent of Canadian marriages that end in divorce. To me, marriage was something solid and constant. It was unbreakable. You worked through your issues, you figured it out no matter what. It was never something I thought about as being an … [Read more...]
How To Become A Real Life Evil Step Mother
And we thought Cinderella and Snow White had it bad. Katrina Simmons is a stay-at-home mother of three who also has three step children who split their time between their home with their father and Simmons and their biological mother’s home. Simmons recently published an extraordinarily long, … [Read more...]
Best Date Night Restaurants In Toronto
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, Toronto is a playground for anyone who enjoys trying new foods and new restaurants. My friends and I jokingly say we could easily experience a different cuisine and eat out every night of the year at a different restaurant. Indeed we are a melting pot … [Read more...]
Time For A Change
Fourteen years ago on Sunday, my mom lost her battle with brain cancer (oh and leukemia..because you know...why not). This Saturday, 29 year-old Brittany Maynard of Seattle was supposed to end her life. Brittany is suffering from the same glioblastoma tumour that my mother had partially removed … [Read more...]
Share Your Shame!
I was driving to work today and heard this piece on CBC about Dear Diary, essentially the Toronto Mortified Nation. Basically, it's a stage show where everyday people get up on stage and read from their high school diaries. I think I want to do it. In grade thirteen, I religiously wrote in a … [Read more...]
Remembering You
Today marks the fifth anniversary of my mother's death. And while I suppose it's true that time eventually heals all wounds, my soul knows that there are some losses that take a piece of you with them, leaving behind a deep, deep fissure. Most days, you carry on and the crack is small; not … [Read more...]
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