Syrian refugees: you can’t get a media (or social media) fix without hearing about them, but to most of us, the term is general and vague, not accurately representing the masses of individuals that it encompasses. Today’s Momterview may not be with a celebrity, but Bushra Mdewaye’s voice is just as important, and I am […] Read more…
Today I’m counting down my Top 10 (non-giveaway) posts of 2015! Did you miss any? # 10 My Appearance on The Social (this was my very first appearance – the second one was too recent to rack up enough hits to make the list!) # 9 Behind-the-Scenes at Global’s The Morning Show (You’ll notice there have […] Read more…
A few months ago I had the chance to interview Canadian actress Sarah Allen, from the Global TV medical drama Remedy. When we chatted (for Parents Canada magazine), she was still weeks away from giving birth, and we talked all about maternity wear, pregnancy rules and her flexible birth plan. While some stars are hesitant […] Read more…
We all know Canadian star Chantal Kreviazuk from hit songs like Surrounded, Before You and In This Life, as well as her covers of Feels Like Home and Leaving On a Jet Plane (part of the movie soundtracks of How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Armageddon, respectively). She is also a musical […] Read more…
During my recent visit to The Morning Show at Global TV in Toronto, I had the chance to sit down for a candid chat with host Liza Fromer, also a busy mom to son Samson (8) and daughter Ever (5 – don’t you love that name?) Here she dishes on her early wake-ups, parenting strengths […] Read more…
You may also be interested in my “behind-the-scenes” visit to THE SOCIAL, and my latest interview with Cynthia on set! As a new mom of a nine-month-old son and one of the four co-hosts of CTV’s hit talk show “The Social”, Cynthia Loyst is a busy woman. Thankfully, she made time to have a chat […] Read more…
As the original Bachelorette, Trista Sutter found love on reality television with Colorado firefighter Ryan Sutter. Still happily married after ten years, this mom of two (son Max is 6, daughter Blakesley is 4) has recently published a book, “Happily Ever After: The Life-Changing Power of a Grateful Heart”. It isn’t a memoir (though she does […] Read more…
Recently I shared My Top 10 Posts Of All Time…but I didn’t include my Momterviews, which are by far the most read posts on my blog. In case you missed any, here are My Top 10 Momterviews Of All Time, in order of page views (keep in mind that some of the more recent ones […] Read more…
Nia Vardalos’ new book, “Instant Mom”, is about adoption. But let me be clear: it is not just about adoption. It’s more of a hybrid parenting/humour/autobiography-she-didn’t-want-to-write type of book. And you should read it. I mean first of all, the woman is fun-ny. While I sobbed at several parts (when her daughter first calls her “Mommy”, for example), Nia’s trademark self-deprecating humour […] Read more…
So, what would you say if you received an invitation to have your own private appointment with a relationship and parenting expert who’s making her mark on both sides of our friendly border? Yeah, me too! I first became acquainted with Dr. Karyn Gordon’s work when she was a guest expert on The Mom Show, which I basically inhaled daily […] Read more…