Monthly Archives: June 2018

“To the rebel girls of the world: You are the promise You are the force Don’t step back and everyone will move forward” Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 I am a big believer in the power of story to teach, and a current favourite in our house is […]

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

3 Jun, 2018 in 2018 facing adversity by Jodie McCarthy

Image from Bad Girls Throughout History I am not afraid… I was born to do this. Joan of Arc Every day as a Mother I wake in the morning ready for battle. It takes me a while to wake my sleepy heart, but my three-year-old and my six-year-old negotiate like the […]

Joan of Arc and Courage

3 Jun, 2018 in 2018 facing adversity by Amanda

outside of my windows are the mountains and the snow I hold you while you’re sleeping and I wish that I could go… but all the wonders I have seen I will see a second time from inside of the ages through your eyes -Brandi Carlile It is lonely. It […]

the bravery of the stay-at-home mother

2 Jun, 2018 in 2018 facing adversity by Laura Koens

“The pen is mightier than the sword.” Malala Yousafzai Image from Bad Girls Throughout History Imagine walking into a school bus and fearing for your life? Or the terror of going to school even though you cannot as a woman, knowing that the retribution will be fierce. Malala Yousafzai is currently […]

Your Pen Is a Weapon and Malala Yousafzai

2 Jun, 2018 in 2018 facing adversity by Amanda

Image by: NY Times Life is never perfect. We all live with some form of option B. This book is to help us all kick the shit out of it. Sheryl Sandberg Sheryl Sandberg didn’t imagine her husband would die at age forty-seven. Dave Goldberg died suddenly while the couple was vacationing […]

Option B: Principles to Deal with Adversity by Elaine Fraser

1 Jun, 2018 in 2018 facing adversity tagged #adamgrant / #adversity / #conversationsthatmatter / #death / #elainefraser / #elainefraserauthor / #facingadversity / #grief / #livingwithgrief / #losingahusband / #optionb / #resilience / #sherylsnadberg / #widow / courage / joy / women by Elaine Fraser