Hope & Healing

Spring is a perfect time of year to give your mind and body a refresh. Here is my personal spring project and what I have learned from it. Lately, I haven’t been cutting myself any slack, tell me if you feel the same. There are so many inspirational posts online,…

Ever since Encanto hit theatres in November of last year, people have been buzzing about how amazing it is. But with the pandemic and social gathering restrictions, it only gained real traction when the movie landed on Disney+ just before Christmas. And what a Christmas present this was! Families enjoyed…

Children are full of emotions – and it takes time for them to learn how to deal understand them. Here are some of strategies to help your child cope with anxiety. Do you ever feel like your child is having a meltdown for no reason? Like, it just comes out…

As my family and I prepared for the last weeks of school this year, news was coming out about the bodies of Indigenous children found on the land of residential schools in Canada. My twins came back from school one day and said that a girl in their class was…

It’s been a year since we began living life in a global pandemic. For us here in Montreal, March 13th was our official day of lockdown, just after our spring break. I remember volunteering in the library of my children’s school as I have done every week for years, but…

Sometimes, you come across a film that changes the way you see the world and how love’s strength can make things so incredible, not just for you, but for others. A while ago, I was introduced by Lev3l Digital to a new film called 2 Hearts. The film initially caught…

(You can read my part one here.) Since the murder of George Floyd, there have been protests all over the world as a global outcry to demand justice and equality for Black people. I have been locked on my social media, sharing information from Black influencers that I follow. I…

Over the years, my family-friendly spot on the internet has taken on some very serious topics. I’ve written about sexual assault, online safety, the legalization of marijuana in Canada, marching after the US election and the terrorism attacks in Paris and Kenya. You might ask why I addressed these topics…

Things have changed in our world, to say the least: and this is how we’re keeping up with our Mother’s Day traditions. I hope you all had a very special Mother’s Day this year, even though it was very different. I was lucky to receive some handmade treasures from my…

There are many things out of our control right now in this very strange time we are living. We have been informed that staying home will help us all, and so that is what we are doing. (STAY HOME!) And while this is a great act of service in and…