Welcome to Reflections, a space where personal growth, resilience, and transformation take center stage. Through this blog, I share insights, strategies, and heartfelt reflections to help you navigate life’s challenges with clarity and confidence. Whether you’re facing a major transition, healing from loss, or striving for personal or professional fulfillment, I hope you find inspiration and support here.

  • I’m Writing My Memoir (Even When I Think I’m Not)

    I’m Writing My Memoir (Even When I Think I’m Not)

    What have you been putting off doing? Why? I have a very serious project that I have the feeling I have been putting off but, everytime I think or talk about it, I realize I have been working on it, on and off, for the last 10 to 13 years! A memoir! First of all,…

  • The Parting Gift

    The Parting Gift

    October is Thanksgiving in Canada. And around Thanksgiving, it’s my late husband’s birthday. It’s been almost 23 years that I’ve celebrated his birthday—first with him present, and for the last almost 13 years, without his physical presence. I came from a family where parties were not a thing. Dates were almost a forced celebration, and…

  • Seeing Rio Through Fresh Eyes

    Seeing Rio Through Fresh Eyes

    I am about to start a trip to Brazil. For two weeks, I will visit my city, Rio de Janeiro, and south of Brazil, where my parents and one sister live. The week in Rio will be very different this time: I am taking a friend with me and showing the city to a first-time…

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