Lisa Thibodeau

My menopause maelstrom: The power of being your own health advocate

The last five years have had all the hallmarks of a Hollywood blockbuster: geopolitical unrest, a global pandemic, economic, cultural, and social injustice are just a few…

By Lauren Small

Suzanne Madore

Suzanne Madore’s full-circle journey from nurse to hospital CEO

Some careers seem written into a person’s DNA, stitched into their story long before they ever choose a path. For Suzanne Madore, that was the case with healthcare – a ca…

By Algonquin College

Suzanne Madore

Joeyband

I dropped my newborn – then invented a device to help other parents feel safe

When my daughter was born, I practiced skin-to-skin contact – something that had been praised by every doctor, doula, and midwife I spoke to. I knew it helped with everyt…

By Hayley Mullins

Joeyband

saying no

Why saying no might be the most courageous thing I’ve done

I am learning to quiet that voice by remembering the truth I know deep down: saying no takes courage.

saying no

The ‘good daughter’ trap: When caregiving becomes a second full-time job

It’s a story far too many women know intimately. You’re raising teenagers, building a career, managing a household and then – almost without realizing when it happened – …

By Emma Caplan-Fisher

Mary Deacon Bell Let's Talk founder

Bell Let’s Talk turns 15: Meet Mary Deacon, the woman who built a mental health movement

If you ask Mary Deacon what first sparked her passion for mental health advocacy, she’ll tell you it wasn’t theory or training – it was personal. In August 1991, just …

By Bell Let’s Talk

Mary Deacon Bell Let's Talk founder

I’m the same dinner guest with or without a partner – so why the snub?

I have a married girlfriend, Sara-Jane, who has invited me to her and her husband’s dinner parties throughout all my marriages (yes, plural!) and relationships (too many!…

By Dianne Rinehart

The new rules of resilience

For leaders in 2025, resilience is a proactive and forward-looking mindset for pioneering the unknown. It’s a cycle that, for Erin Elofson, is ever changing.

By Erin Elofson