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Mental Health is Health

May

This week has been Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Week. I’ve seen a lot of excitement about it online – there has never been a time in history where so much emphasis has been put on our health. That said, a Google search of “health” provides an overwhelming amount of... more

How to Discover your Inner Athlete

Mar

I exercise almost every day. It kind of comes with the territory of being an Olympian who’s married into the world of fitness, but I pretty sure that’s not why I do it. I exercise every day because it makes me happy. Like, I actually mostly enjoy exercise in the moment. People will tell... more

How To #BeFearless in 2017

Jan

As we race breathlessly through January, energized by our resolutions, we may find ourselves sliding rather rapidly into February. Where did the month go? More importantly where are we in relation to all those resolutions? You know, the fitness programme, the commitment to eat no sugar,... more

As Maple As with Ron MacLean

Aug

My interview with Ron MacLean about the difference between being an Olympian and watching the Olympics as a fan and the importance of having a connection with nature and the outdoors. Click Here. http://www.cbc.ca/asmapleas/?utm_content=buffere2bfa&utm_medium=social&u...

Do You Want To Be Right Or Do you Want To Be Kind? (And How To Choose Kindness Daily)

Jun

I want to be kind, I really do. Kindness matters, I know this, I coach this, I speak about the power of kindness, and yet -- yes, and yet. In my primary relationship (you know, that relationship with my husband), being kind seems to be in a wrestling match with being right. Being right... more

Imagination is a magical power

Nov

“Imagination is a magical power.” I said this in front of twenty five thousand young people as part of We Day this year. We Day is a global movement encouraging activism, engagement and volunteerism in young people. Every young person in the Saddle Dome in Calgary, the Rogers Centre in... more

Powerful Women

Apr

Last week I was invited to speak at an event focused on Women in Business. I brought a friend who owns her own business, focused on strategic communications and public relations strategy. Along with running a successful business, she has raised three children and recently finished an... more

THE VOID

Feb

Transitions are a big theme in my life right now. My son is going off to University, I finished a book a year ago and am pondering next steps in my life, and every client I am coaching seems to be going through some sort of significant life change. Transitions are comprised of endings,... more

STANDING IN MY TRUTH

Oct

On my office wall is a painting of a woman, strong and vibrant, with words embedded into the canvas. They read “ I love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.” These words have given me both comfort and inspiration in the last... more

A Well-Beaten Path (Part 1)

Oct

It was when I was late for a meeting with a sponsor, running around the house cursing, senseless with anxiety and frustration at once again not being able to find my car keys, that I had this epiphany: we don’t make things different by keeping them the same. If you want different... more