The beating of my wild heart (aka: my feminism)

The beating of my wild heart (aka: my feminism)

My feminism is a desire to listen and live according to my wild human heart, mind, and body. What this actually looks like is ill-defined; it’s certainly not a program, plan, or anything I would prescribe for someone else. There is no pledge of allegiance in this “ism,” no flag or banner under which I march.

We're leaving the kids

We're leaving the kids

I have a goal to produce more more video content after we move to Nova Scotia. But first I'd like to close the Montreal chapter and talk a bit about leaving the kids.

Finding a work “thing” in the cultural, relational, and economic context of my life

Finding a work “thing” in the cultural, relational, and economic context of my life

My marriage, and family life in general, is an economic (as well as political and social) relationship. When Damien and I married we combined our non-material and material assets, resources, talents, and capacities for the flourishing of the whole, which in our case, is the family.

Getting started: Feminism, patriarchy, capitalism, neoliberalism, Marxism and the family in 1,500 words

Getting started: Feminism, patriarchy, capitalism, neoliberalism, Marxism and the family in 1,500 words

I want to talk about the context in which the work exists and from which our work decisions are made.

The quest for a work “thing”: Introduction

The quest for a work “thing”: Introduction

Still looking for the “thing” that will captivate and direct my vocational capacities post-child raising and homeschooling.

A winter ski trip to the woods

A winter ski trip to the woods

A video of solo ski trip in Mont Tremblant National Park In mid-February 2023.

My Philosophy of Education

My Philosophy of Education

I’ve been thinking about this 25 years. Living it for nearly 24 years. Writing through its evolution for 20 years. And finally, in just the last four months I have been crafting it as a publishable document by applying philosophical concepts and frameworks to an analysis and reflection on this quarter century of thought and practice.