When Home Is A Small Town

Moving home…. To a SMALL town. My hometown. There’s nothing like it. Everywhere I go, there are people I know. Literally. I walk out my back door and see straight across the fence to the deck where my Grade 9 homeroom teacher enjoys the weather with his lovely wife....

Showing Up, Fear By My Side

I know this will get easier. Once I’m in the flow of writing with my soul leading the way, once I find our rhythm together (because blogging is never just about the writer). Once this happens it will be easier. I will write with confidence. With curiosity. But today,...

The Hardest Years of My Life

Once upon a time I wrote a blog called Mama Truths. It’s actually how all this came to be, and although I have set aside my mommy blogging ways I was honoured when Alex of In Essence Coaching asked me to contribute to the Find Balance Feel Joy Blog Tour. It...

How to Prepare to Write in 61 Excruciating Steps

Because we ALL have days like this… Sit down at your desk 2. Check your calendar and confirm it’s time to write 3. Open a blank document 4. Look at the blank page 5. Review your writing plan (if you have one) 6. Decide your writing plan is dumb OR Feel certain...

How to Keep Writing When Life Gets in The Way

We’ve all been there. We’re rocking away on our goals, aspirations, intentions…. and then life…. happens. We get off track, lose our way, and find ourselves some hours, days, weeks or months later, just trying to get back to the place where it all made sense,...