parenting

The first of its kind in Canada, a new postpartum retreat wants to revolutionize the care mothers receive in the days and weeks after giving birth. But why isn’t this standard practice, instead of an elective luxury?

I’ve always been anxious. But when I had kids I was determined to keep it under wraps. Easier said than done.

In 2020, I moved alone with my son to a neighbourhood where I didn’t know anyone. It was the best and bravest thing I’ve ever done.

Being true to ourselves meant radically changing our lives.

Open adoption can create a new kind of family structure. Here’s what it has meant for some adoptive and birth parents—including me.