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07/05/2026

All the rain has made the wildflowers pop this year. I’m so grateful to have nature nearby to remind me of the good and simple things in life.

05/28/2026

Thank you and specifically to the wonderfully talented Katie Leaf for this opportunity to collaborate and share creativity as a mental health resource with our community. This workshop was a dream come true for me!

Sending appreciation to all the kind participants who filled the room with your openness, compassion and curiosity - it was so great to play, laugh, cry, and learn together.

With special gratitude to and for funding this event to remove barriers and to and for being present for peer support. Last but not least, thank you to for the coordination throughout the planning cycle and care for our community.

03/27/2026

As the days get longer
And the light streams in
Creativity is calling

12/11/2025

A Province Deliberately Divided.

This emerged during my morning art journaling practice. Sitting down to create has been helping me connect with my inner landscape as I grieve and rage. I will not numb myself to what has been done to Alberta and Albertans. When rights are violated, when choices are shut down, when power is used as a weapon, this is collective trauma.

We need collective healing. If you are feeling alone or feeling despair, start looking for your kindred spirits. We are everywhere. From everywhere. Of everything. A beautiful and deep ecosystem of care. Put your roots down, dig deep. Share your pain and your courage.

The late Andrea Gibson wrote What Can’t Be Taken

Trauma was not being
able to get the hands
of the clock off me.

Healing was learning
no one ever laid a fingerprint
on the part of me that’s infinite.

11/28/2025

More great offerings from our Primary Care Network...

Reduce inflammation naturally with food—learn how in our workshop on December 3 from 6pm. Attend this FREE class in person or virtually register at https://bowvalleypcn.ca/classes/