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#ShowMeYourBrave: Owning Your Happiness
Happy New Year, my brave friends. 2016 was a difficult one for the world, I think. Our collective hearts broke, were shocked, and we’re all hopeful that 2017 ushers in some more positivity. The Show Me Your Brave project aims to help with that. I’ll be continuing to collect and share your stories of courage,
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#ShowMeYourBrave: Bravery Comes in All Sizes
It’s been a big year for the #ShowMeYourBrave project. It’s been featured in a number of amazing media outlets, and garnered attention from around the globe. Stories have poured in, and my heart grew at least three sizes reading about the courage and resilience of all you amazing human beings. The purpose of the project
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Lock in Your Love for SickKids at Vaughan Mills
There are a lot of charities and causes asking for your dollars this time of year, I know that. We try to spread our support around, giving where and when we can, and that’s why I really love the gifts we can purchase that work double-duty by supporting charities. You know our family especially
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#ShowMeYourBrave: When Everyday Life is Terrifying
It is amazing how skilled we are at protecting ourselves, and never letting anyone see inside when we’re scared or hurting. This submission broke my heart because I know the person who submitted it, and had no idea the suffering they endured. This kind of courage is so much bigger than people realize, and I
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Starlight Children’s Foundation™ Canada Serves Up an Afternoon of High Tea and High Fashion for a Third Year
Story and I are thrilled to be attending this important fundraiser on November 13. Will we see you there? “New this Year, Fashion Show Featuring Stylish Hospital Gowns from Starlight’s Ward + Robes Program Partner Nuvango Toronto (November 3, 2016) – High tea, high fashion and glittering tiaras are coming to the Fairmont Royal York
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#ShowMeYourBrave: Life, Love, Loss
The love of a pet is one thing, but I’ve never seen a connection like the one my friend Lisa had with her horse, Joey. It was beautiful, and despite him being gone, it is still a magical relationship. That loss will stay with her forever, but life brought Lisa another horse to love,
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#ShowMeYourBrave: From Trauma to Healing
This hauntingly beautiful post is from my brave friend Natalie Romero of TalesFromMummyLand. Her words are written with such visceral honesty, it’s an incredible pleasure to share her story here. Her experience is what the #ShowMeYourBrave project is all about: connection. *** It started in the pit of my stomach. A dull ache that vibrated
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Ugh, why do you overshare so much?
Shh, don’t tell people that! What’ll they think? Keep more secrets, be mysterious, stop telling the world your problems. Why do I overshare? Where is my shame? Why do I lay myself so bare? From life advice, to relationship advice, and business advice, I cannot tell you the number of times I’ve been told to stifle
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#ShowMeYourBrave: From great sadness, strength.
It is stories like this one that make me feel so honoured to be able to share them. It is a testament to the strength of the human spirit that we can endure such sadness and come out on the other side feeling stronger. *** The scariest thing I have ever done was also the
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#ShowMeYourBrave: When Family First Breaks Family Bonds
When we get married and start our own families, it’s often difficult to balance the needs and wants of our original family, and those of our nuclear family. What happens when one must take precedence over the other? These struggles can lead to hurt feelings, and broken relationships, while strengthening others. It’s so difficult to
