Lisa Thibodeau

While we all know women have “worked” forever – sometimes in recognized, paid roles, but often not — and while women’s representation in the official workforce has grown …

Photo: Mante Molepo, website I was a typical teenager who spent much of her time pouring through magazines, devouring articles about makeup, fashion, and relationships. W…

Not to age myself, but when I first got my period in the ‘90s at the age of 12, things were very different than they are for my daughter now. In the summer, having your p…

I crossed the border on a ferry with my 2-month-old daughter when Russia started a war against my country. I am a Ukrainian refugee who is building a new life in Canada t…

Looking at her computer, our family doctor asks, “Do you read together?” She turns toward us, then smiles. “Never mind, I see you have a book with you right now.” We…

As we stood to exit the plane after the short flight to Toronto, another passenger looked over and said, “They did really great!” She nodded at our two little kids, …

My first of eight pregnancy losses happened in our car I had been enjoying a weekend trip to Montréal with my husband, pregnant for the first time and blissfully ignorant…

I’ve been looking forward to reading this book for a very long time — ever since I first caught wind of the fact that Lisa Whittington-Hill was writing it. I’d read — and…