This past week,  news of two young children dying in their Winnipeg home and the subsequent disappearance of their mother, Lisa Gibson , ...

As part of the Special Needs Parenting Panel on iVillage Canada, I was asked to join Ijeoma Ross and Lisa Thornbury to discuss the challen...

I hate winter. Really, I look forward to a time in my life when I can up and leave Canada from December to March. This particular winter has...

This past weekend, Cam and I went out to Kitchener to visit my dear friend Alana. Besides wanting to check out her new crib down by the lake...

I've written about my love of colouring before. It really is one of my favourite things to do. It feeds my need to create, helps me rel...

I always thought I would travel the world, experience different cultures, dip my toes in every ocean. So far in my 37 years on this earth...

Wednesday Burrito Lunch Date After two visits with a psychiatrist, he was able to determine that I am not bipolar, and I am not schizoph...

Max turned six years old today. I am not sure I believe it. I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday, yet the last six years ...

After my last post, a few people expressed concern about the fact that I divulged that I suffer from depression and I am seeking medical t...

Have you ever witnessed something so raw, so base, that you realized that everything you thought about what "the bottom" looked ...

My mom and dad are in town for a quick visit from the west coast this week. Since she is the one who nurtured my love for the arts, I rea...

Recovering from this pneumonia is a trip. I was going to say it's a son of a bitch , but in light of the photo of myself and Max righ...

Results are very important to me. In fact, perfection is preferred, and planned for. Even the things I do to "relax" are about c...

I find solace in taking down all of my Christmas decorations after the new year. I breathe a sigh of relief with every breakable ornament ...

As I reflect back on what was 2011 consider what I will strive for in 2012, the elephant in the room is "depression". Unfortuna...

One of the things I really looked forward to before I had kids was getting to celebrate the holidays with them. Because my first child ha...

I was reading Allie Brosh's blog, "Hyperbole and a Half" today and surprise, surprise -- she also suffers from depression . I ...

Most people I know are uncomfortable talking about depression (theirs or mine). With all of the  teen suicides  in the news as of late, I th...

If you had to select ten minutes as the most important and influential slice of your life, what would it be? This question was posed to me b...

Max in October 2008 He looked skyward, turned his palms face up, and stated "It's raining".  Such a simple observation...