Lisa Thibodeau

At The Honest Talk we’ve been fortunate to speak with several well-known women in Canada’s media landscape. These journalists give voice to the people whose stories th…

Telling my mother I was trans was the hardest part about coming out as a teen, but she ended up being my greatest support. Now we want to help families like ours. This…

It's a gorgeous sunny day and I’m sitting out here on the front porch, flipping through vintage advice books.  It’s not like me to take an afternoon off in the mi…

I am 34 years old, and I will never have my own biological children. This was not my own choice, but something I had to accept after a relentless battle with infertility.…

These 'bioplastics' cups are often only compostable in an industrial composting facility - meaning in most cases they just end up in the landfill (because they can't be r…

It was in June of 2019 that I decided the time had come to work on a novel that had lived in the back of my mind for years. I was maybe about one-third of the way down to…

Since the early days of Canadian democracy, women have been making history and leaving an indelible impact. However, women in Canadian politics are still significantly un…

My anorexia. It’s only as I sit down to write this that I realize that’s what I call it. My anorexia. Calling it that makes sense for two reasons: Everybod…