What I’ve learned is that real empathy happens when you are able to step into someone’s shoes, when you walk a day in them, and this can only happen if you step out of your own life, out of our comfort zones and allow yourself to do that. When we recognized that this is about … More Listening isn’t Always Loud: What Change Has Looked Like for Me
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop There’s something about giving back that brings joy in even the toughest situations. I’ve always known that I wanted to use this space and my voice to make a difference, and over the past few years this has really started to … More I’m So Excited to be The Ontario Mamas for Mamas Kindness Ambassador
I went back to work for a total of nine days before the schools closed down for COVID-19 and now I am home again with our children and we are doing our best to be positive an grateful for this time together. Nine days did not give me the chance to get into a routine … More Embracing Slow: Canada and Social Isolation During COVID-19
Today marks the first day of our last week at home together for a while… Yes, there will be holidays and short windows where we get to spend time together like this again, but the slow days are over for a little while and as silly as this sounds, I’m really sad to see them … More Going Back to Work after My Maternity Leave is Over
It’s finally here!! So, I’ve been planning this gift guide for a while now; thinking about all the Canadian shops I wanted to include and I have to say that it was so tough to choose. And I think it can only mean one thing… nope not the Drake thing (although I do love Drake), … More Josephine’s Canadian Christmas Gift Guide 2019
Thank You! To all of the amazing people who helped to make Holiday with Heart 2019 happen I honestly can’t thank you enough! To be completely honest I wasn’t sure if it was going to happen this year, I was having such a hard time finding a space to host it in and was feeling … More Holiday with Heart 2019 So Thankful to All of You!
With our oldest starting school, it feels like the perfect time to rebel against the rush and talk about the importance of slowing down and savouring life. And … to answer all of your questions about why I needed to take a break from the Gram a few weeks back. I’d been craving this break … More Slowing the F**K Down: My Breaks from “The Gram” and Why I Needed such a Long one this Time
A few weeks ago we were watching the original Winnie the Pooh Movie with our boys and at the very end of the movie I started to cry. Winnie the Pooh was one of my all-time favourites growing up; I loved the stories and the adventures he and Christopher Robin went on. But, as I … More This is Four: Our Biggest Boy is Heading to School Tomorrow
I searched high and low for this piece that I wrote almost exactly four years ago now, because I knew that I had written it and that I wanted to share it here during breastfeeding awareness week as I feel like I am coming close to the end of my breast feeding journey with our … More Throw Back to My Breastfeeding Story
A couple of weeks ago I was lying on the couch with our oldest during nap time, while our two-year-old and 11-month-old we sleeping (something that he has decided to not take part in as often anymore) and I started to get a little bit sad that he is going to be starting school soon. … More Our Big Boy’s Little Plans for the Best Day Ever
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