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Diving deep into my journey with cancer and how it has forever changed me in so many unexpected ways with the hope that I inspire others to believe in their strength and their ability to overcome the seemingly insurmountable challenges in their own lives.
Below are my most recent posts. I cover a wide array of topics; everything from diet and mental health tips and tools, to alternative therapies and new research, to my favourite anti-cancer and health products. So, check back often 🙂 Explore the subcategories under the “Blog” dropdown menu above to discover past posts, or if you are looking for something in particular, use the search bar above or to the right to see if I’ve written about it.
Exploring Medicinal Mushrooms: Part 2 – Shiitake Mushrooms
We continue our dive into mushrooms with one that most people will be familiar with: the shiitake mushroom! This mushroom is very popular in cooking and most often appears in dishes from a lot of Asian countries. But there are many more benefits to this fungi than...
Grieving What’s Lost: Remembering Laura McKay
If you saw my Mental Health Monday video this week, you will know that I found out over the weekend that I lost a friend to breast cancer. It was normal for me not to hear from her for 3-4 months. Plus, she was dealing with a recurrence, was busy with a young son, and...
Exploring Medicinal Mushrooms: Part 1 – Coriolus Versicolor
Medicinal mushrooms are becoming more and more mainstream, in large part due to the growing popularity of companies like Four Sigmatic who make using mushrooms delicious and fun. But these fabulous fungi are far from new. In fact, mushrooms have been used in...
Keep Dreamin’
“I have had dreams, and I’ve had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams.” – Jonas Salk ... I am writing this from backstage at a fashion show, a fashion show that I’m modelling in. That is a sentence I never thought I would write. I have always...
Supplements and Natural Compounds to Support Emotional and Mental Health
My interview with Dr. Heather Paulson airs today as part of Heal Your Spirit, Heal Your Body, and what an interview it is. We get into many topics including the five layers of healing and how healing on all of them impacts our holistic health and wellbeing. One of the...
Mental Health Monday – The Beauty of Breaking
Today is an important day, and unfortunately not for a happy reason. I lost my dad to pancreatic cancer on this day 19 years ago. I was 11, and I had no idea, no concept, of how it would impact my life going forward. There was a lot of sadness and anger, of course,...
