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Embracing the Pause: A Journey of Self-Care and Renewal

Embracing the Pause: A Journey of Self-Care and Renewal

In January, I shared that I was on a hiatus, not from purpose, but a cosmic pause.  (If you didn't catch that Newsletter, you can read it here here.) Now, as spring approaches, I feel the call to extend my hiatus. I've decided to temporarily pause my business to focus...

Return to the Pool of Wonder

Return to the Pool of Wonder

Since writing to you last August, I’ve been on a hiatus, not from purpose, but a cosmic reset. There comes a time in everyone’s life I believe, when we recognize that we can’t keep up the pace without consequence. So, for the past 6 months I have unplugged. I've...

A Road Less Traveled

A Road Less Traveled

This short preview to A Road Less Traveled spotlights a journey with concussion.  Once the physical injury heals, the often devastating and lingering effects remain invisible to all but the victim.  In the wake, a sense of isolation, loss, and deep grief permeates as...

Digital Storytelling Conference 2022

Digital Storytelling Conference 2022

For the past two years, I have been meeting virtually every Friday with four fellow filmmakers trained in the same Inner View Method.  We hail from Canada, Scotland, England, and France.  We arrived as total strangers, yet through our common interest in perfecting our...

A Story of Belonging

A Story of Belonging

I love working with Jessie Sutherland, founder of Intercultural Strategies.  I've been editing digital stories, capturing testimonials from her clients and program participants.  One story that touched me deeply was that of Luka Garvin.  As an artist and quadriplegic...

Advancing Natural Building

Advancing Natural Building

I had the honour of supporting O.U.R. Ecovillage kick-off their annual Advancing Natural Building and Ecological Design Colloquium 2022. It was an extraordinary 3-day virtual event gathering builders, designers, engineers, architects, and like-minded enthusiasts from...

Digital Storytelling Conference

Digital Storytelling Conference

For the past two years, I have been meeting virtually every Friday with four fellow filmmakers trained in the same Inner View Method.  We hail from Canada, Scotland, England, and France.  We arrived as total strangers, yet through our common interest in perfecting our...

Drum Roll Please

Drum Roll Please

Drum Roll Please! A simple question from a colleague a few weeks ago helped to catapult me towards a slight rebranding.  Life Through the Lens has become Stories Told on Film (my tag line).  It’s a long story, as stories sometimes are, but the essence is that my...

Replenish – Restore – Reimagine

Replenish – Restore – Reimagine

In the midst of a hurried life, I’ve been running as fast as I can to keep up.  Saying ‘yes’ to a multitude of creative film projects has been fruitful and rewarding.  I am truly honoured by all who have put their trust in me to catch their story. Yet, as the leaves...