This post explores the idea of individual responsibility and the role of society in the face of hardship. An unedited audio version of the post – read by Sarah. At some point, we will all weather our own winter. I don’t mean seasonal winter which comes around...
This post explores gender and public policy and asks, “Does being an advocate for women and mothers make you anti-men?”. I received positive feedback about the audio version of last month’s post, so I have provided it again (still unedited). I grew up surrounded...
In this post, I reflect on how Women’s Circles can be a place to feel and connect in ways that aren’t readily available in our everyday lives. Audio – I’m trying out offering an audio version of my blog. What do you think?Drop your feedback in...
Leaving the house with a baby or small child is a feat worthy of a medal. When I first did it with my two-week-old son, I sent my husband a photograph to celebrate. In the photo, my tiny baby is in the newborn insert of the baby carrier. It’s a warm day in March, and...
In this month’s post, I share how my childhood Christmas story was and continues to be shaped by intergenerational trauma. On Christmas Eve 1963, Alexander and May were coming home from a party with friends when the car they were travelling in crashed. Soon...
