Life

Your guide to creating a perfect holiday cocktail menu at home

The holiday season is the perfect excuse to break out your barware and let your inner mixologist shine. Whether you’re hosting a cozy gathering with friends and family or…
By Lisa Thibodeau

A sweet lesson in love (and baking): Catherine’s go-to gingerbread recipe

My husband and I have been married for 22 years, which means we’ve been together for 26 years if you count the time we spent dating. It’s therefore reasonable to assume t…
By Catherine Clark

It’s our birthday! Celebrating one year of The Honest Talk

One year ago this month, our small but mighty team launched The Honest Talk as a brand new, digital media platform for women. But our story goes back a lot further than t…
By Catherine Clark

The changing face of caregiving in Canada

When we think of caregiving, the image of a professional nurse or medical assistant might come to mind.  But across homes, neighbourhoods, and communities in Cana…
By Lisa Thibodeau

Growing older, growing stronger: The new approach to women’s health

It’s been a long time coming: the realization that, when it comes to health research and treatment, women are not just men with a few different body parts. For years, …
By Tudor Robins
Lisa Raitt and Bruce Wood

‘The bottom fell out of the world’: Lisa Raitt’s story of navigating her husband’s young-onset Alzheimer’s 

Lisa Raitt and her husband Bruce Wood When Lisa Raitt first joins our Zoom call, we make small talk and chat idly about the weather.  “I’m in Cape Breton today…
By Lisa Thibodeau
Lisa Raitt and Bruce Wood
Hormonal shifts and liver health

Hormonal shifts and liver health: What to know this World Menopause Awareness Month

As we recognize World Menopause Awareness Month, an often-overlooked connection deserves attention — the link between menopause and an increased risk of fatty liver disea…
By Jennifer Nebesky
Hormonal shifts and liver health
Le Germain hotel room

A room of her own: Meg’s story of healing at Le Germain

I enjoy a feeling of suspension as I sit in the Norca dining room at Le Germain Hotel Ottawa. It’s a physical sensation: I’m on the second floor, in a space defined by…
By Tudor Robins
Le Germain hotel room