RAW Podcast with Sarah Freeman
Best podcast intro EVER… “Kristy is this incredible woman. She just has this way about herself, this no bullshit way. She’s direct, but it’s beautiful and I love her for that. I hope you get the chance to sit down and talk with Kristy. She has a beautiful heart and she has lots to shareContinue reading “RAW Podcast with Sarah Freeman”
Leading Through Stories: The Gift of Grief
It is human nature to try to help our friends, neighbours, family, and friends though their grief. This compulsion to offer advice, or say something we think will ease the pain, often serves to diminish the feelings people are experiencing, and can sometimes even cause harm, despite our best intentions. It is important to knowContinue reading “Leading Through Stories: The Gift of Grief”
Becoming a Local
“Then came the winter. And, again, I was excited; ice skating, snowboarding, cross country skiing. But how can I teach my son something I don’t know how to do? I don’t have the time to learn. What will people think of me not knowing? I decided not to try. I am an immigrant and IContinue reading “Becoming a Local”
Leading Through Stories: Tell Your Story
We have all experienced meaningful moments in our lives that have transformed us. Although each of these stories is unique to us, the impact and lessons we learn are often universal. That is why story creates connection and builds relationships. Sharing these stories gives us the opportunity to not only support ourselves through these experiences,Continue reading “Leading Through Stories: Tell Your Story”
A Session with Felicia Chang
Felicia Chang is a Vancouver based documentary photographer and someone I have looked up to for years. This summer, Felicia spent time capturing my boys and I on a trip to Vancouver Island to visit my mom. I first saw Felicia speak at the Real Life Conference in 2019. And I’ve just signed up for her QuietlyContinue reading “A Session with Felicia Chang”
Leading Through Stories: Impactful Leadership
What does impactful leadership mean to you? What words come to mind? Perhaps the names of people who have impacted you through a traditional leadership role; a manager, CEO, or team leader. Perhaps values and characteristics show up for you; passion, authenticity, great communicator, and visionary might top the list. When you create a pictureContinue reading “Leading Through Stories: Impactful Leadership”
Lake Life: Family Documentary Photography
Throwback post to August of 2019 the last time we were at our family cabin. Missing this place. This last week at Priest Lake I spent part of the day photographing our family, Ashley, Will, Cole and Mason rather than my own kids. That’s hard when your own kids are still around and demanding yourContinue reading “Lake Life: Family Documentary Photography”
Guest Blog: Rett Syndrome Awareness
In honour of Rett Syndrome Awareness Month, my good friend and fellow medical mom, Melanie Birch has written a guest blog. Last spring, our family spent four weeks helping teach our daughter, Ella, how to ski. Her instructors were from an incredible organization called Rocky Mountain Adaptive. To be clear, they did the teaching. OurContinue reading “Guest Blog: Rett Syndrome Awareness”
Click with Kids: Orange Shirt Day
In honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day my boys and I headed downtown for a ceremony organized by the Town of Canmore and our Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney) neighbours. In case this is new to you, here’s a little information from the Town of Canmore’s website “September 30 is National DayContinue reading “Click with Kids: Orange Shirt Day”
Leader of Our Pack
Today is Harrison’s birthday. He doesn’t love telling people. But I do! To me birthdays are an opportunity to celebrate those people who have made a difference in our lives. And let me tell you… this guy has made a difference. He teaches our boys to try new things and to stick with it. HeContinue reading “Leader of Our Pack”
Sharing Our Hearts
Photography and storytelling has been a major part of my own personal mental health and healing journey since becoming a medical mom. By documenting my life through my words and my images, I share what is happening in my world for others to see — our family members and other families. My hope is other familiesContinue reading “Sharing Our Hearts”
What is Digital Storytelling?
Digital storytelling has changed everything I am doing. Recently, I got to sit down virtually with Mike Lang of Common Language DST and pick his brain about all things digital storytelling. Mike is a digital storytelling facilitator, a health researcher and a filmmaker, among many other things. In April of 2021 I took his LevelContinue reading “What is Digital Storytelling?”
In Memory of Madison
Tonight, I learned an amazing family has had to say goodbye to their heart warrior. I am re-posting this blog in Madison’s memory with the hopes that those who love her will smile and reminisce about the wonderful memories they have of her. Voluntography – May 2016 Last week I met up with a RonaldContinue reading “In Memory of Madison”
Sharing Stories
As the summer winds down and we head into a new school year, it’s still hard to believe how much has changed over the last two years. It’s been a wild ride between moving to Canmore, leaving teaching, Kane’s heart surgery, and living through a pandemic! These are just some of my stories of resilience.Continue reading “Sharing Stories”
Summer Time!
I never write personal blogs anymore, which is crazy because that’s how this all started! Eight years ago, I wrote Finally, My First Blog Post. It was six months after Kane was born and I was coming down off the whole NICU experience. In that first blog I wrote, “Kane has reminded me of what’sContinue reading “Summer Time!”
I Believe – A Digital Story
One of my all time favourite images is the one you see when you first land of my website. The image is of a baby in an NICU isolette. My eyes are always drawn to all the hands and contact points between mother and baby. I find myself then looking at the NG tube andContinue reading “I Believe – A Digital Story”
College of Canadian Family Physicians
A few months ago I received an email that said, “On behalf of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, I am writing to ask if you would like to participate in Canadian Family Physician’s (CFP) Cover Project for our upcoming July 2021 issue. We look for artists within Canada and in family medicine whoContinue reading “College of Canadian Family Physicians”
Tell Your Story – Through the Years
I Was There Too is a series of conversations I am having with families and photographers documenting and normalizing life with medical complexities. In this chat I’m talking with Kate Nguy, whose family I photographed 13 times over six years. Throughout that time they went from a couple who were pregnant with their first daughterContinue reading “Tell Your Story – Through the Years”
Click With Kids: Scavenger Hunt
“Mom, can we go for a stroll?” I know Kane is sick of sitting in a hospital bed when he says something like that! For those of you who don’t know things went a little sideways after Kane’s surgery at the beginning of April. If you are thinking, “WHAT?! Kane had surgery?! Was it hisContinue reading “Click With Kids: Scavenger Hunt”
It’s Been a Week…
It’s been a week. We wait. We watch. We photograph. We talk. We find ways to connect with other kids, families, child life specialists, medical staff and researchers to continue to make the best of what life hands us. I don’t know about your family, but it always seems to me that we are chuggingContinue reading “It’s Been a Week…”
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