IMPORTANT UPDATE
As of April 2024, my blog has moved over to Substack where I’m co-hosting A Tender Space (together with my business partner at Centre for Holding Space). You can find my new writing plus podcast episodes there, or sign up below to get them in your inbox.
Here’s some of my earlier writing…
Embrace the Grit and Live Authentically
My daughters and I are home from vacation. We spent a few days camping in the woods (complete with our family's traditional goofy conversations around the campfire that usually deteriorate into fart jokes), and then a few days doing more hedonistic things, like...
A dozen acts of kindness for a dozen murder victims
A few weeks ago, my husband's wallet was stolen from our van. Within the following week, about a dozen people stopped by our house, bringing with them pieces of Marcel's identification that they'd found strewn around the neighbourhood. It was a strong reminder to me...
On birthing new things
A lot of us (myself included) use the birth analogy when we're bringing something new into the world. We talk about our newly formed businesses, freshly written books, or works of art as our "babies". I like the analogy, personally, but I think we often forget about...
Reconciliation – it begins with me
Yesterday I had the privilege of participating in a sharing circle for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. A few years ago, our government apologized to our First Nations people for the injustice that had been done for generations, when young children were taken...
Follow the hunger
You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. - Mary Oliver You do not have to be good. Indeed. You can be mediocre. You can...
A journey into authenticity – taking my seat and meaning it
The first time I attended ALIA, I cried my way through the welcoming address. “Bring your vulnerability and your brokenness,” Michael Chender said, and I thought “Yes, I’ve come to the right place.” I was feeling profoundly broken and exhausted at the time. Things had...
What’s at the centre of the labyrinth?
The last time I went to the labyrinth, my friend Jo-Anne came with me. She'd never been before and was curious about what drew me so regularly to the park across the river. At the centre of the labyrinth, there are two benches facing each other. After walking the...
In honour of my new site, I’m offering a free call on circles, labyrinths, and mandalas
Thank you for visiting my new site! I'm excited to have you here. It's been an interesting journey that has brought me to this place - a spiraling journey that started out with my first blog, Fumbling for Words, which later morphed into my second blog, Sophia...
Making changes
Hello there! Glad you found my space! Things are kind of new around here. I'm still in the process of moving in. If you're having trouble finding things, you're not alone - I am too! Bear with me while I spruce up the space, and if you want to get in touch to ask...
When Dad comes back to me
It was the last place on earth I expected to see my dad. The middle of Union Station in downtown Toronto in the middle of morning rush hour was about as far from Dad's reality as any place on earth. Yet there he was, looking lost and confused, and yet oh so gentle....
Shawnigan Lake, B.C.
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