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Continue reading →: What Happens When We Isolate Instead of Connect – a response to the world this week
This week has had heavy news, leaving social media divided, and the world disconnected yet again. Disasters Reveal the Cracks I’ve had the privilege of working alongside an organization that provides disaster relief and recovery—from the first chaotic moments after a tornado, fire, or flood, to years later when communities…
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Continue reading →: When People Rub You The Wrong Way – What’s REALLY Happening
Welcome to September friends! As usual, this year I’m committed to giving you tools to build deeper connection—with yourself and with others. We call it brave connection for a reason: it takes courage. It’s brave to look inward and connect honestly with yourself, and it’s brave to step outside your…
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Continue reading →: Why Building Community in the First Week of School Matters (and 5 Ways to Do It)
The first week of school often feels like a whirlwind—new schedules, new faces, and a long to-do list of curriculum goals and classroom routines. It’s tempting to dive right into content, especially when pressure to “get ahead” is high. But here’s the truth: taking the time to intentionally build community…
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Continue reading →: Planting Seeds, Not Checking Lists: Rethinking How We Build Community
When I think about building community, my mind has been thinking about gardening. There’s a simple framework everyone knows: buy the seed, plant the seed, water the seed, wait for it to grow. But if you’ve ever tended a garden, you know that just following the steps doesn’t guarantee a…
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Continue reading →: Rebuilding Community from the Ground Up: Lessons from the Denare Beach Wildfires
Last week, I stood in the ashes of what used to be homes in Denare Beach, Saskatchewan. Half the town had burned down. Families returned after evacuation to see they had nothing left — no walls, no photos, no heirlooms. Just blackened remains where their lives once unfolded. Our work…
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Continue reading →: 5 Reasons Community is Needed More Than Ever
We are wired for interdependence. Without brave connection with one another we fall apart, individually and collectively. We are wired to belong We are social beings, and we weren’t created to survive alone. Our brains literally light up when we feel seen, valued, and safe with others. Without connection we…
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Continue reading →: As Innovation Speeds Up, We Must Slow Down To The Speed Of Relationship
We live in a world obsessed with speed. Faster innovation. Faster results. Faster everything. But while the world moves forward at lightning pace, something essential is being left behind: human connection. Disconnection is the quiet crisis of our time. It shows up as loneliness, burnout, division, and mental health struggles.…
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Continue reading →: What if building a better country started on your street?
Starting Small to Spark Something Big This blog post came from a conversation I had with Andrew Shultz on News 770. He was reflecting not just on what it means to be Canadian, but on what it means to belong—to truly be part of a community. While many look at…
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Continue reading →: What This Woman Did for Community Youth
Creating a Community of Glam, Gratitude, and Giving In every neighbourhood, there are people who quietly sow seeds of hope, kindness, and beauty. In Ogden and Riverbend, one of those people is Mavelina. Her recent initiative is a powerful reminder that the communities we live in are what we create—and…
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Continue reading →: How to Belong Without Changing Who You Are
As this season of the Bravely Connected blog wraps up and summer begins, I wanted to leave you with something that’s deeply personal and transformational: the journey of belonging on the inside. Over the past few years, I’ve spent a lot of time equipping others to build connection at home,…
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