
Everyone has a story to tell. Whether it’s how they survived, how they persevered, how they won or even how they just barely managed to do so. We want to hear (and read!) these stories from YOU. Send us an email and tell us your story. If you want, give us permission to republish it and we’ll make sure your story gets heard. Here (and on our social media, in our newsletters and elsewhere on our site).
Thank you to those who have already shared their stories. This is only the beginning.
How FASD Impacts Us All - As I was watching the news coverage around Bell’s Let’s Talk campaign on mental illness, I was struck by the...
Managing ADHD: A Personal Story - My 9-year-old son had been struggling with making friends, completing his school work, and getting angry at every small thing....
Survivors Moving Beyond Breast Cancer - Insanely, illogically, and Thank-God-for-that-ingly, there is a silver lining to breast cancer. While the disease is devastating—on average, 13 Canadian women...
How I Reversed My Own Diabetes - If you’d told me 18 months ago that eating more bacon, cheese and steak—but no bread—would make me lose weight, get...
My Surrogacy Journey - My journey started 2 years ago when I first looked into surrogacy. While it wasn’t the right time to start...
My Journey with Cancer - I stopped getting a period for six months in 2012. I was 32, in my prime child-bearing years, and I...
Motherhood Sucks: A Personal Story - Honestly? Motherhood sucks. Seriously. Raising a child is hard work. Bringing up a boy who is headstrong, intelligent and ambitious is...
Surprise! You’re a New Mom…Now What? - “Congratulations, you’re pregnant!” The most terrifying statement to be uttered in my direction. My immediate reaction, was of course, denial....
Struggles Of a Millennial Parent - In so many ways I’m the prototypical Millennial. Obsessively chasing my passion? Check. Freelancer? Check. Renting instead of buying? Check....
Who is a Canadian Family? - What’s in a name? Who is a Canadian? What does a Canadian Family look like? I have had cause to...
How We Almost Lost Our Son - Our son Kazik (pronounced (Ka’ zheek) was born in 2009, by C-section. He was healthy and all was well with...
Tattoos and Tears - Helen Argiro will never forget the day she found out her l7-year-old daughter’s secret. Krista had slept through her alarm...
My Stepson Manny - I have a stepson. Actually he is not technically my stepson yet as we are not married, however, I think...
One Day, He’ll Be Two - There are no pictures of my son on the day that he was born. There are some photos from...