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Why We’re Fighting for the Same Drugs Our Neighbors Have in Canada
My daughter is 15 years old. She keeps rescue medication in her backpack. One dose. Donated to us, because without that generosity, she would have none at all. If she uses it, there is no more.
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Men's Mental Health: Redefining Strength
June is Men's Mental Health Month, a time to talk about something many men struggle with but few feel comfortable discussing openly. For much of my life, I believed that strength meant handling things on my own. As a soldier, I was trained to push through difficult situations, adapt to challenges, and keep moving forward no matter what. During my military career, I completed two overseas deployments, one to Afghanistan and another to Iraq. Those deployments meant leaving behi
Unedited Voices
5 min read
When I Finally Let Go, That's Exactly Where I Ended Up.
I walked down to the Police Station that day… slowly, my head hung the lowest of the low. Feelings of extreme sadness, anger and shame flooded my mind. I was just building my career in Social Work. My professional reputation mattered. But everything was seemingly crumbling behind closed doors. How can this even be my life, I thought. Things like this just don't happen to me. I had been separated from my ex at that time for a substantial amount of time. I had primary care of t
Unedited Voices
2 min read
In Memory of my Daughter
In February 2024, my husband Dallas and I decided we were ready to expand our family. We had no idea that just a month later, on the 20th of March, our quick decision would become a reality. We were pregnant again! I can't begin to describe how excited we were. We told our friends and family immediately. I'm not exaggerating; we told everyone before I was even 6 weeks pregnant. That's how excited we were! Fast forward to June 2024, when we found out our sweet baby was a littl
Hailey Moran
12 min read
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What we're into, avoiding, overthinking, and pretending not to notice.
Currently in the great move vs. garage debate
Do we find something new or just build the garage and accept this is our house now. Every week the answer changes. This week it's the garage. Ask me again Saturday.
Amanda
Currently watching The Cleaning Lady
Started it because I needed something easy. Now I'm emotionally invested in people I probably shouldn't be. No regrets.
Stacy
Currently still thinking about Paradise
Finished it. Still in it a little. Highly recommend.
Amanda
Currently reading two books at once
My Friends by Hisham Matar and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. One makes me feel like a serious person. The other has me reading at midnight with my brightness all the way down. Both excellent.
Stacy
Currently overthinking every decision I made in 2019
It's 2am and my brain has decided now is the time to revisit every conversation I've ever had. Doing great. Totally fine.
Amanda
Currently pretending laundry doesn't exist
The laundry will get done. When I run out of the good underwear.
Amanda
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Just Be You
Have you ever had verbal diarrhea where you realized you just told somebody your entire life story… and all they did was ask you for the time? If not, you might not relate to this. But me? I’m an over-sharer. Always have been. Probably always will be. Open book, no hidden pages. You ask a simple question, and suddenly you’re getting chapters, backstory, and a full breakdown of how I got there. And if you ask my opinion? Well… buckle up. Because I’m not holding back, I can’t.
Stacy
5 days ago2 min read
When I Finally Let Go, That's Exactly Where I Ended Up.
I walked down to the Police Station that day… slowly, my head hung the lowest of the low. Feelings of extreme sadness, anger and shame flooded my mind. I was just building my career in Social Work. My professional reputation mattered. But everything was seemingly crumbling behind closed doors. How can this even be my life, I thought. Things like this just don't happen to me. I had been separated from my ex at that time for a substantial amount of time. I had primary care of t
Unedited Voices
May 272 min read
When You Realize You Don’t Want the Dream Everyone’s Selling
I recently attended a live event in the online coaching world. The kind of thing that’s supposed to light you up, expand your mindset, and connect you with “your people.” But it didn’t feel like that for me… like at all. Instead, I walked away with this heavy, unsettled feeling in my chest. Something felt off. On paper, it was everything I should’ve loved. The lights, the energy, the big names, the “we’re all in this together” vibe. Everyone there looked successful, confident
Amanda
May 63 min read
What Funerals Teach Us About Life
We went to a funeral recently. You know the kind where you walk through the church doors and see faces you haven’t seen in years. Family members you only get to hug when someone dies. The ones you grew up with but now only meet again in moments of loss. There’s something strange and sacred about that. About standing shoulder to shoulder with people who once filled your childhood, brought together again by grief. We grew up where funerals were a familiar part of life. From as
Stacy & Amanda
Dec 3, 20254 min read
More Than a Moment of Silence
Every year on November 11th, we stop for two minutes of silence. The world seems to still itself as voices fade, movement slows, and the sound of bagpipes carries through the air. It’s a beautiful thing, that shared moment of gratitude. But this year, when we stop and bow our heads, we’ll be thinking of someone close to home, our brother-in-law Rick, who served for 26 years in the military. Two tours overseas. Countless days and nights away from his family. Training, courses,
Stacy & Amanda
Nov 11, 20254 min read
Letting Go of Food Shame: My Journey Back to Balance
The Label I Wore with Pride I still remember the day I made the big decision: I was done with meat, dairy, and gluten. It felt bold. Confident. I was going to be the healthiest, cleanest, greenest version of myself. Gluten-free vegan. That was my label, and I wore it proudly—like a badge of honor. For a while, it felt like I’d cracked some magical life code. My days were filled with green smoothies, quinoa bowls, and kale chips. I preached the gospel of plant-based living to
Amanda
May 26, 20255 min read
The Most Important Love Story of Your Life
It’s Valentine’s Day. The world is draped in pink and red, chocolates are flying off the shelves, and Instagram is flooded with #blessed couple photos. But can we pause for a second? Before we start feeling like we need to have a Nicholas Sparks-worthy romance or the perfect Valentine’s surprise, let’s talk about the most important relationship we’ll ever have: the one with ourselves. Because when we stop chasing some impossible version of “better,” when we stop picking ourse
Stacy & Amanda
Feb 14, 20255 min read
48 Years of Love, Faith, and Family
Since it's February, the month of love, we’re celebrating by sharing timeless love stories. This is the second in our series, and it’s one especially close to our hearts—our parents’ love story, told from Mom’s perspective. 💕 How can this be? We’ve been married for almost 48 years! Yet it feels like just yesterday that our journey together began. Our love story started at a dance in May of 1976. He was twenty-one, and I was sixteen. I was shy, while he was outgoing and deter
Donna Simard
Feb 10, 20255 min read
Winter’s Reminder: Slow Down, Rest, Repeat
Two weeks into January, and I'm still finding bits of glitter from Christmas tucked into corners of my house. The holiday whirlwind at my parents' was exactly that: you barely sit down before someone's asking, "Have you eaten?" even though you're still digesting breakfast. Between the over-the-top holiday spread (I'm looking at you, Mom's fourth dessert option), the wrapping paper chaos, and kids bouncing off the walls from a sugar rush that might never end, it was that famil
Amanda
Jan 13, 20255 min read
Stop Apologizing, Stop Judging, Start Living: A Sassy Guide to Letting Go and Letting Yourself Shine
You know those moments when you’re apologizing for everything? Like you’re late to a party, and before you even take off your coat, you’re already halfway through an over-the-top explanation about how the roads were bad because it’s the middle of a Canadian winter, your dog wouldn’t pee, and your kid had a meltdown over mismatched socks? Or maybe it’s spilling tea on your shirt and apologizing to… what, your shirt? The floor? The tea itself? Why do we do this? Why are we, as
Stacy & Amanda
Dec 16, 20245 min read
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