We Are Not Powerless

Feb 17, 2025 0 Comments

I feel you and hear you - the hits just keep coming.

Itā€™s easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless to political powers and systems that are causing destruction left, right and centre.

A quick scroll through social media and anxiety sets in - disaster is everywhere.

From climate crisis to racism and bigotry getting louder and more emboldened by the dayā€¦

ā€¦to economic uncertainty and basic human rights regressing after our ancestors fought so hard to get us to where we are today ā€” albeit imperfect and with more work to be done.

Itā€™s difficult not to slip into hopelessness when things are not only not improving but seem to be moving backwards in a world that also seems to be flipping on its head.

So whatā€™s the good news here?

The good news is that we are in fact not powerless; they just want us to believe that we are.

By ā€˜weā€™ I mean those of us who care about humanity and the state of our Mother, the Earth. I also mean anyone who has a...

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Perfectionism and people pleasing isnā€™t a character flaw - itā€™s a symptom of colonialism

Dec 04, 2024 0 Comments

Take a deep exhale.

Iā€™m here to let you know that the need you feel to please everybody, be well-liked, seen as good, morally upstanding, nice, beautiful and someone who makes everyone else happyā€¦

may not just be a symptom of neurodiversity, a personal character flaw, being a virgo, or a result of your childhood trauma - though all of these can certainly play a role.

It is a symptom of colonialism which introduced us to patriarchy- the belief that men are superior to women and any other gender. In order for folks socialized as women (and all who are not cisgender men) to be semi-respected in a patriarchal society, there are impossible standards to be met.

Women are constantly sent the following messages:

Smile. Be polite and agreeable. Look beautiful. Be thin, but not too thin. Real women have curves, but only in the right places and no cellulite or body rolls! Wear high heels, even if your feet are killing you. Turn us on and wear something to please the male gaze, but...

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My Thoughts After the 2024 U.S. Election...

Nov 10, 2024 0 Comments

Like many of us, Iā€™ve been feeling all kinds of fear, anger, grief and rage this week.

Of course my own feelings are likely nothing compared to those of you who are residents of the United States and most especially those of you whose basic human rights are now at stake. Words cannot express my empathy and solidarity for you. Hopefully with time, my actions will speak louder than words anyway. 

Donald Trump was elected once again to be president of the USA. Maybe you are shocked, maybe youā€™re not, but one thing is clear: the patriarchy and supremacy culture is alive and well. 

Though I am in the northern part of Turtle Island (on the land currently colonized as ā€œCanadaā€) I, like most of the world, am feeling the impacts of this election. I received a few messages this week from folks eager to hear my thoughts as someone ā€œon the front lines of decolonizationā€ as one friend said. 

Before I could string any sensible thoughts together,...

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What even is decolonization and why is this word so controversial?

Nov 10, 2024 0 Comments

Decolonization. One of the most widely debated, emotionally charged words that often leaves people feeling either confused, triggered, intrigued or all of the above. 

So what exactly does decolonization even mean and why is this word such a hot topic?

Let me start by saying that a lot of people have a lot of varying definitions and mine is just one opinion. Iā€™ll share how I view decolonization specifically in my work as a communicator, writer, speaker, and mentor and cite the educators Iā€™ve learned from as appropriate. 

Iā€™ll be honestā€¦ I wonder every single day if ā€˜decolonizationā€™ is truly the right word for the work that I do.

Iā€™m well aware of the critics that warn ā€œdecolonization is not a metaphorā€ especially highlighted by the article of the same name by Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang. Perhaps itā€™s reconciliation and relationship building that I am doing, not ā€˜decolonizationā€™. 

But until I have a...

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What Cancelling a Program Taught Me

Oct 25, 2024 0 Comments

As some of you may already know, Iā€™ve decided to hit pause on the Steward of Wealth (SOW) program, which was set to launch in January 2025.

While it was initially a tough decision, the more Iā€™ve sat with it, the more I feel a sense of relief and alignment. And I want to share this process with you, because I know many of usā€”especially in the entrepreneurial worldā€”face these moments of uncertainty.

Hereā€™s what this experience taught me.

Tuning Into Why

When I first made the decision to cancel, I had a few people reach out to me on Instagram, applauding my choice. They were feeling similar things in their own businesses, like the grind of trying to sell a program that just wasnā€™t flowing. While it would be easy to assume I cancelled SOW because the spots werenā€™t filling, that wasnā€™t really the case, although the spots were filling much more slowly than anticipated. We already had two people signed on, contracts signed, payments made and...

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The truth behind making ā€œmoney while I sleepā€ as a coach

Oct 02, 2024 0 Comments

Well friends, itā€™s finally happening. THE DREAM.

After $30K in coaching and business debt, struggling to even make one sale, and watching it all crumble -

Courses that I am not even actively launching are selling - while I sleep, while I camp with my family, while I am out enjoying a Sunday drive with my husbandā€¦ 

I'm in my harvest era.

And I have built my gross all time profit to nearly a quarter of a million dollars.

Itā€™s finally a reality and thereā€™s fewer feelings greater than making money while youā€™re just living your best life. That Stripe or PayPal notification is such a dopamine hit!

These have been ranging from $88 to $1800 coming in "out of the blue" and this is on top of payment plan income, which is nice passive income but already expected and planned for.

Beyond the dopamine hit which my ADHD brain very much appreciates and relies on, the sales of course help a ton with my financial, personal and impact goals.

It feels...

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How to show up for your business when the world is on fire

Sep 25, 2024 0 Comments

If youā€™re feeling less than inspired to show up in your business right now - youā€™re not alone.

The world is on fire - literally and figuratively.

We are witnessing multiple genocides that are being live streamed for all to see, yet the injustices continue, day in and day out.

We are witnessing an absolutely horrifying legal and ā€œjusticeā€ system here across Turtle Island.

We are witnessing far too many Black, Brown, Indigenous, Trans and 2SLGBTQIA+ innocent lives being taken.

Itā€™s no walk in the park being a human on planet Earth right now.

The heaviness and collective anger, grief, anxiety and uncertainty is so much to bear.

So how the heck are we supposed to show up and talk about our $500 gut health course, or our 1:1 business coaching? Or in my case, a program about business growth and money?

It all feels soā€¦ pointless, irrelevant and even insensitive to talk about when thereā€™s so much collective rage, anxiety and grief, right?

I hear...

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I got called a "pretendian"... and I'm not over it yet

Sep 14, 2024 0 Comments

Pretendian: a pejorative colloquialism describing a person who has falsely claimed Indigenous identity by professing to be a citizen of a Native American or Indigenous Canadian tribal nation, or to be descended from Native American or Indigenous Canadian ancestors.

My background: I'm a Kanyen'kehĆ :ka/Mohawk (First Nations Canadian) member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte (MBQ) raised in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory and have mixed Algonquin and European-settler ancestry on my mom's side. Though I have dark features, my skin is a light-olive tone and I can present as white which I recognize is a privilege that affords me day to day safety, preferential treatment and many other benefits. I am always sure to name this privilege as it's important to talk about. 

Well friends, it happened.

I got called a "pretendian" in comments on my Meta ads which run to a "cold" audience (people who don't know me or my work). 

The ads promote my free e-book, a...

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