My entire life, I have been at war with my body.  I was about 8 years old when I became aware of my physical form, pinching my excess belly flesh and asking my mom where it came from. Add school bullying, two older brothers, and a mother who struggled with her own body image issues and you had the perfect storm for an impressionable adolescent desperate to find the beeline to worthiness and validation.  As I entered my tween years I discovered the array of women's "health" magazines that became my best friends. Finally, a source that could teach me how to get Britney Spears' 'I'm a S ..read more

As the weather takes a dip, it’s common for us Calgarians to hunker down under a mountain of blankets in front of the TV. Here’s a fun way to get those steps in before it gets too frigid and explore our vibrant Beltline, downtown, and artistic scene. For those unfamiliar, BUMP is “Calgary’s street art festival”. Started in 2017, this community-led project has grown into a full-blown “city-wide street art movement reimagining public spaces through the visual arts and expanding the capacity of the local arts community”. Take a BUMP tour and you will get to see an array of talented local, na ..read more

The Working Mother Experience is part art-exhibit, part community in Calgary aimed at inspiring and encouraging working mothers to use art as a creative means of sharing their personal experience of what it means to work and mother. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Morgan Craig-Broadwidth (Founder) recently to dive deeper into the inspiration and intention behind The Working Mother Experience. We caught up one early fall Saturday morning before she had to dash off to a spiritual retreat. We met at the Starbucks in Rutland Park (Calgary), both hesitating momentarily, fearing judgement as ..read more