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“It’s a pins and needles feeling… only it’s my heart” — a conversation with Diana Carson-Walker

“It’s a pins and needles feeling… only it’s my heart” — a conversation with Diana Carson-Walker

“If you’re at 2,000 feet looking down, how does this all fit? What picture are we making? I think we’re all pieces of a mosaic and if we were to step back and look down from a distance, there’d be

Creative Life Interview January 21, 2016March 14, 2017 actor, Interview Series Read more

“It will get better in time. Don’t give up on your dreams, because you’ll go far if you believe in yourself” – a conversation with Jenny Story

“It will get better in time. Don’t give up on your dreams, because you’ll go far if you believe in yourself” – a conversation with Jenny Story

“When I was younger, I cared too much about what other people thought. Especially in high school. But as I’ve gotten older, I think ‘I like this, and I don’t care. I accept me for who I am.’ It should be

Creative Life Interview November 10, 2015November 13, 2015 Interview Series, visual artist, writer Read more

“There’s this connection that happens when you write something you want down, and make it tangible in the world” – a conversation with Daniel Scherl

“There’s this connection that happens when you write something you want down, and make it tangible in the world” – a conversation with Daniel Scherl

“I have a big dream list that now has over 200 items. I hadn’t looked at in five years, until very recently. When I looked at it, I discovered that about forty things on that list I’d done… without even

Creative Life Interview November 3, 2015November 3, 2015 director, Interview Series, musician, producer Read more

“I decided to trust that things would turn around… and they did.” – an interview with Spencer Teeter

“I decided to trust that things would turn around… and they did.” – an interview with Spencer Teeter

Spencer Teeter is a Canadian born actor, singer, songwriter, and composer currently based in Vancouver BC. Most notably working on Bravo’s “Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce”, recurring on Discovery’s “Twisted Tales of my 9 to 5”, and working on various other

Creative Life Interview October 13, 2015February 15, 2017 Interview Series, musician, vocalist Read more

“Finding out who I am, and reinventing that, is the biggest reason I’ve chosen acting” – an interview with Jolene Kay

“Finding out who I am, and reinventing that, is the biggest reason I’ve chosen acting” – an interview with Jolene Kay

“Rather than saying ‘I hope I’m successful in five years’ – Which essentially doesn’t mean anything. Everyone hopes that. – I break my dreams down into smaller dreams. That might seem mundane, but this dream minutiae has helped me a

Creative Life Interview September 22, 2015September 22, 2015 actor, Interview Series Read more

“Dancing with people is quite possibly more important than the dancing itself”- an interview with Diana McKenzie

“Dancing with people is quite possibly more important than the dancing itself”- an interview with Diana McKenzie

“I remember as a child sort of zoning out. I think that’s a meditation. Our minds become free. They become un-tethered. I think it’s a natural state of being.” I met Diana at a workshop for understanding your emotions (led

Creative Life Interview August 21, 2015September 29, 2015 dancer, Interview Series, teacher Read more

“If I find myself at a creative block, I get up and brush my teeth” – an interview with Erica Tamposi

“If I find myself at a creative block, I get up and brush my teeth” – an interview with Erica Tamposi

“It wasn’t until I was accepted into my first group of universities that I sat back and said, ‘I don’t want to be a teacher. I want to be a director/filmmaker’.” About Erica Tamposi – filmmaker Erica is a 23 year

Creative Life Interview August 5, 2015August 13, 2015 director, Interview Series Read more

“Writing for me is about profound communication: with myself, others and otherness” – an interview with Irene Marques

“Writing for me is about profound communication: with myself, others and otherness” – an interview with Irene Marques

“Crying, is much more than deep sadness, it allows a resolution, a confrontation, a joining of timeframes, a holistic dwelling of sorts, a cleansing of the soul that is quite healthy.” About Irene Marques – author Irene Marques is a bilingual

Creative Life Interview July 23, 2015August 14, 2015 Interview Series, teacher, writer Read more

“It’s amazing what else gets offered up when you follow your path” – an interview with Beverley Elliott

“It’s amazing what else gets offered up when you follow your path” – an interview with Beverley Elliott

“It wasn’t a failure. It got me out of where I was, and onto the next thing: Writing and finding what I had to say.” About Beverley Elliott – actor, singer, songwriter Beverley grew up in the farming community of

Creative Life Interview July 16, 2015July 17, 2015 actor, Interview Series, vocalist Read more

“ALWAYS follow your personal instincts and vision” – an interview with Ross Munro

“ALWAYS follow your personal instincts and vision” – an interview with Ross Munro

“When writing, I like to work for maybe four or five hours- anything more than that and I tend to get mentally exhausted.” About Ross Munro – filmmaker and actor Ross Munro is a fiercely independent filmmaker/actor born in Winnpeg,

Creative Life Interview July 9, 2015July 22, 2015 director, Interview Series, writer Read more
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Susan Gibson

Susan Gibson

A Temenos Retreat Leader, Susan hosts retreats where women can connect through their story and their vision for the future. Visit her at her website: meetsusangibson.com

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Sonia Saikaley

Sonia Saikaley

Born and raised in Ottawa, Sonia Saikaley's first book, The Lebanese Dishwasher, co-won the 2012 Ken Klonsky Novella Contest. Her first collection of poetry, Turkish Delight, Montreal Winter, was published in 2012 and a second collection, A Samurai’s Pink House, is forthcoming. Visit her at her website: www.soniasaikaley.com

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