My eyes were closed, my lips trembled and a few tears overflowed dispite my best effort to keep them abayas. I focused on my breath. Deep breaths. Slow breaths. Inhaling through my nose, filling my chest and releasing through my mouth as I tried to keep it together. Although I was sitting uncomfortably in hard … Continue reading Changed by Loss
#100BRAVETHINGS #19 This past Sunday I was #bravelikebraedon and completed #100bravethings #19 at Be the Balance Retreat. I took the stage in front of an audience of 130; over four times the size of the largest crowd I had previously spoken in front of. As the speaker up before me took the stage I could … Continue reading THE HARDEST WORDS I’VE EVER SAID OUT LOUD
Are you Afraid of Heights? How would you feel about going over the edge and rappelling down the Hilton in Saint John? I'm terrified of heights but this year I decided that I was going to step into my bravery. I'm going to get comfortable not just stepping but jumping and leaping outside my comfort … Continue reading I’m afraid, are you?
As the dust of our loss settles in and our new reality has taken root now having had our first Christmas without Braedon and the passing of what should have been a big celebration for his 19th birthday I have been feeling completely lost. This loss, like an earthquake has shaken me to my core … Continue reading 10 Lessons Learned the Year I lost my Son
