Category Archives: Share Your Story

Share Your Story: It All Started With An AD About Radon

It all started with a radio ad about Radon. Radon is a colourless, odourless, radioactive gas that naturally occurs in the environment. It’s also the second leading cause of lung cancer. The moment I heard that ad, I remembered that six years previous, our contractor had made a last-ditch effort to install a radon mitigationContinue reading “Share Your Story: It All Started With An AD About Radon”

Share your story: I had no words…

“One night when my baby was 8 weeks old I had a meltdown. It came it out of nowhere…at least that’s how it appeared. When I think back, I’m surprised it hadn’t happened sooner. I had been keeping it together for 8 weeks, but I didn’t know I was keeping it together. I was justContinue reading “Share your story: I had no words…”

Share your story: I didn’t know it was possible to be this angry.

I had heard about postpartum depression before. I knew, or at least I thought, it meant being sad and wanting to harm your baby. I didn’t know all of the symptoms. I didn’t know there were different types of postpartum disorders. It wasn’t until I went to see my doctor that I realized how differentContinue reading “Share your story: I didn’t know it was possible to be this angry.”

Share Your Story: I Wish Someone Had Told Me…

“I wish someone had told me that it doesn’t look like it does on tv. I wish someone had told me that I wouldn’t have any emotional connection to my baby right away. I wish someone had told me that breastfeeding doesn’t come easy and that it would become my full-time job. I wish someoneContinue reading “Share Your Story: I Wish Someone Had Told Me…”