I frequently turn to online friends and fans with questions. I posed these questions to the Amazing Women Rock FB community: Dear mothers and daughters: I’m often told I’m a…
Every season has its own beauty. But autumn in eastern Canada is often SO breathtaking it’s easy to forget that spring, summer and winter even exist! Mother Nature outdid…
I’ve been a TEDster for almost a decade, and have had the good fortune of attending TED Global not once but twice. Lucky me! As a feminist, I also advocate…
Yesterday just after sunset the horizon was mix of black and blue, silhouetted trees, fading light and the promise of tomorrow. Last night the moon shone through my window and…
I visited Ramallah in Occupied Palestine’s West Bank in spring 2011 to attend a TEDx conference. Getting there overland was onerous and I spent six hours at the border crossing where…
Wow. We can’t even talk about the Middle East amongst friends. A Facebook acquaintance commented to me that supporting Occupied Palestine and criticizing Israel’s actions was “Jew bashing.” I responded thus: I…
Colin Lively, one of my crazy online friends shared this story on FB: A woman was at her hairdresser’s getting her hair styled for a trip to Rome with…
Hatching a new venture? Or reinventing yourself? In my experience, there are lessons to be learned everywhere all the time – especially in nature and the animal kingdom. The…
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) about one third of women worldwide are victims of physical and sexual violence. It’s easy to point the finger at other countries and cultures…