“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” ~Mother Theresa He is unaware of my presence. His eyes are closed, the patterned quilt above him faintly rising and falling. The small clock radio at his bedside blares an old country station, but the silence is overwhelming. Grandchildren innocently look out from photographs haphazardly...

A few weeks ago I discovered an obscure online "game." It's called Every Day the Same Dream, and I put the word "game" in quotes because it's not much like a normal video game. It's more like an interactive art project. The creator describes it as being "A short existential game about alienation and refusal of labour. Or, if you prefer, a playable...

5 tips for a happy day. I have to be honest: Until I became a mom seven years ago, I had no idea how stressful and even (let’s face it) awful Mother’s Day could be. I knew, of course, it was rough on the women who desperately wanted to be moms and on mothers who had lost children. I even got that it was hard for moms who spent the day far...

Starving For Perfection: I almost lost my life Struggling to feel worthy?: Talk to a mentor

Nowadays, women often need to play many different roles. In the office, she is that talented manager who keeps the ball rolling.  At home, she is that obedient and understanding wife, a homemaker who can cook and keep the house in order, a loving mother and a role model for the kids, a fair judge to resolve conflicts in the family.  And if...