It's a Journey

Zip, Zero, Nada

Zip, Zero, Nada Does salary level determine a job's worth, or a person's? Most of us would say "no way," including myself, yet actions and behaviour speak louder than words. When I was earning a decent salary, some might have called it indecent for my age; people...

Extortion, By any other name

Extortion, By Another Name Systems are insidious. They keep us trapped even when we know better. How do we escape one? I don't know. I'm part of this one. It surrounds me; I can't elude it, and I'm forced to be complicit. The family justice system is one of those...

Getting Through the Wall of Pain and Suffering

Getting Through the Wall of Pain and Suffering

Getting Through the Wall of Pain and Suffering I often come across clients who are on a path that brings deep emotional pain, and they can't see how to find a healing way forward. I want to help my clients find a better, less emotionally overwhelming path. Still, I've...

Extortion, By any other name

Extortion, By Another Name Systems are insidious. They keep us trapped even when we know better. How do we escape one? I don't know. I'm part of this one. It surrounds me; I can't elude it, and I'm...

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September

September

Labour Day.
A day of gratitude for Co-Parents A and B.
A day to remind them how much easier it is to make decisions now, which is a massive relief as the decisions never stop and only seem to increase with each passing September.

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Advocate, Mom, Writer

My days these days are mostly advocacy, with my kids always first, and hiking, biking, and cold plunging worked in whenever I can. Winter cold plunges aren’t for everyone, but there’s a strange kind of beauty and calm in it that I’ve come to need.

Separation was a journey. It took time, and it taught me most of what I know now.