Not everyone you meet or have in your life will be cheering for you and you should be ok with that. BUT, when you find them, hold on tight! The real ones will surface in THE most unusual and pleasantly surprising ways and those are the ones who are meant to be there. The…
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The current Gender Based Violence situation in South Africa has me shook to my core! Over the years I’ve written, supported and taken a stance on many topics and causes. I also share various parts of my life and some of those same topics on social media – mostly for fun but last week I…
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A short journey through new beginnings, family, and self-discovery. Enjoy! Spring is here! We had what seemed like THE longest and coldest winter this past season and we’re getting little teasers here in Toronto but it’s coming soon! Before we get into Spring, I want to do a check-in and set a gentle reminder…
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International Women’s Day 2026 is Sunday March 8th and the official theme is “RIGHTS. JUSTICE. ACTION. FOR ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS.” In addition, there is a complimentary global campaign themed “GIVE TO GAIN” which encourages generosity, mentorship, and resource sharing to advance women’s empowerment globally. The focus on strengthening women’s rights, ensuring justice and…
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Do you ever wonder why you’re doing or started doing something? I’m talking about on those tough days or like I call it, “character building days”. The days it takes a little extra effort to go to the gym, do the activity, or you need to think a little harder on the project. Days…
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Grief is a human experience that we all will face during our time on earth but we can work through it. The loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship or friendship, job loss, career change or any other substantial change can bring up very deep and complex emotions and/or challenges. Like…
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Do you or have you ever felt guilty when doing something nice for yourself or something that will benefit you before it does anyone else? If you answer yes, you’re not alone but we shouldn’t feel this way. Really and truly, we should not! Self-love is not selfish and that self-love should be a…
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2026: THE YEAR OF GRATITUDE I blinked and it’s almost February of 2026 but I’m not complaining! In fact, my gratitude for the year so far is enormous. My family and I spent the first 20 days of the year in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa which, if you’re new here, that is where I’m…
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October is menopause awareness month and it’s, in my opinion, still THE most under-discussed topic when it comes to women’s health. That’s the hot take and we could argue that we need more than a month but I’m happy we can bring this topic to the forefront to educate and raise awareness. It hits you…
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Hello and welcome! Thank you for the love on my last post or rather, first post blog post of 2025. If you missed it, here it is and because I’ve noticed many new followers across all my platforms, I thought I would give a little Strong Is My Beautiful™ update. But first, a quick…
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