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Flourishing Families, Unit 6/48 Wilson Street W, Perth, ON (2026)

04/30/2026

🌸 Mother’s Day Workshop 🌸

Some moments pass quickly…
tiny hands, first feeds, baby curls, the season that changed you forever.

What if you could carry a piece of it with you?

Join us for a heartfelt Mother’s Day workshop where you’ll create your own keepsake pendant necklace using meaningful pieces from your motherhood journey.

Hosted by Skyla Girdwood, Founder of Milkstone Creations, this intimate afternoon is a chance to pause, reflect, create, and honour the story only you can tell.

Bring a cherished item such as:
✨ Breastmilk (submit 1 week in advance)
✨ Baby hair
✨ Clothing
✨ Pregnancy test cap
✨ Umbilical cord
✨ Dried flowers
✨ Or another sentimental keepsake

Each participant will receive a stainless steel pendant + chain and your chosen item will be preserved in resin - transformed into a one-of-a-kind piece filled with love and memory.

🗓 Saturday, May 16th
⏰ 2:00pm-4:00pm
💛 $130 per participant

Enjoy an afternoon of making, sharing, and light refreshments. 🌷

✨ Limited spots available

Because motherhood changes you…
and some seasons deserve to be remembered. 💖

🔗 Learn More and Register through our website:
https://flourishingfamilies.ca/mothers-day-workshop

04/29/2026

Welcome to Wellness Wednesday - where our team gets the cartoon treatment and you get to meet the humans behind the healing! ✨😄

Meet Skyla - Birth Doula, Holistic Fertility Supporter, Early Childhood Educator, and founder of Milkstone Creations.

Skyla’s path into this work began with a deep desire to become a mother and a calling to support others as they grow their families. That passion led her to train as a birth doula and continue expanding her knowledge in holistic fertility support.

Skyla believes fertility, pregnancy, and parenthood deserve support that nurtures the whole person - mind, body, and spirit. Her approach blends evidence-based education with natural practices, mindfulness, and personalized care to help clients feel informed, empowered, and supported through every stage of the journey.

Skyla loves supporting clients with:
• Fertility education and encouragement
• Emotional support through family-building journeys
• Pregnancy and birth preparation
• Honouring motherhood in meaningful ways

Skyla is also the founder of Milkstone Creations, creating custom breastmilk and keepsake jewelry that celebrates motherhood and life’s special milestones.

Her current offerings include:
• Custom Keepsake Jewelry
• Mother’s Day Keepsake Pendant Workshop - May 16th, 2pm–4pm

Clients often describe Skyla’s presence as gentle, caring, and uplifting, and her support as something that helps them feel hopeful and seen. 🌹

Outside of work, Skyla is a devoted mother and wife who brings warmth and heart into everything she creates.

We’re so grateful to have Skyla’s compassion and creativity as part of the Flourishing Families community. 💖

✨ If you’ve worked with Skyla, purchased a keepsake piece, or are joining her workshop, we’d love to hear from you!

✨ Learn more here:
https://flourishingfamilies.ca/mothers-day-workshop

04/28/2026

📣 We’re Moving - and a beautiful new chapter is about to begin. ✨

Growth doesn’t always mean getting bigger. Sometimes it means creating stronger roots, fresh energy, and a space that supports the future in a sustainable way.

We’re excited to share that Flourishing Families is moving to a new location this spring! 🎉

This transition allows us to continue showing up for our community with intention, heart, and the same care you’ve come to know and trust - while stepping into a space that supports the next season of our journey.

📦 Move/Clinic Closure Dates: Thurs. April 30th - Mon. May 4th
🌿 Reopening: Tues. May 5th

📍 New Address:
Unit 6 - 48 Wilson St. W
Perth, ON K7H 2N3

💛 Services, schedule, and programming remain the same

During our short closure, we’ll be busy unpacking, settling in, and preparing to welcome you.

Should you need assistance, please email info@flourishingfamilies.ca and we will be pleased to assist you.

Thank you for growing with us, trusting us, and being part of this community. We can’t wait to open the doors and begin this next chapter together. 💖

04/22/2026

Welcome to Wellness Wednesday - where our team gets the cartoon treatment and you get to meet the humans behind the healing! ✨😄

Today’s spotlight is extra special because it’s Administrative Professionals Day - the perfect time to celebrate one of the people who helps keep everything flowing behind the scenes. 💐

Meet Meaghan - Clinic Administrator and a steady heart at the front desk.

Before stepping into her admin role, Meaghan first joined the Flourishing Families team as a yoga instructor. With a background in Health Sciences, Addictions and Mental Health Counselling, and grief support, she has always felt called to help people through life’s most difficult and tender seasons.

Through years of supporting others, Meaghan developed a deep understanding of how grief, trauma, and stress can live in both the mind and body. This led her toward yoga and mindful movement as powerful tools for healing, regulation, and reconnection.

Today, while she isn’t currently teaching, Meaghan brings that same compassion, calm presence, and care into the clinic every single day.

Meaghan loves supporting our community with:
• Creating a warm and welcoming first impression
• Helping clients feel comfortable and cared for
• Keeping day-to-day operations running smoothly
• Bringing calm to busy moments behind the scenes

Whether she’s helping with bookings, answering questions, solving problems, or offering a kind word at the desk, Meaghan is often one of the first smiling faces you’ll meet when you walk through our doors.

Clients and team members alike often describe Meaghan as kind, steady, and genuinely caring, with a presence that helps things feel easier the moment she’s involved. 🌹

We’re so grateful for the heart, dedication, and behind-the-scenes magic Meaghan brings to Flourishing Families. 💖

✨ Today, help us celebrate Meaghan for Administrative Professionals Day in the comments!

04/20/2026

Struggling with your baby’s sleep?

Join us for a free, expert-led Infant Sleep Talk with Pediatric Sleep Consultant Lauren Hurley () - a supportive and informative session designed to help you and your little one get the rest you both deserve.

In this class, Lauren will guide you through gentle, effective approaches to infant sleep, helping you build healthy, sustainable habits that actually work for your family.

✨ Address common sleep challenges
✨ Create flexible routines and schedules
✨ Build strong, healthy sleep foundations
✨ Learn practical tools you can start using right away

This is also a space to ask questions, feel supported, and gain clarity - so you can move forward feeling more confident and empowered in your parenting journey.

Whether you’re navigating newborn sleep or feeling stuck in a current pattern, you are so welcome here. 💖

🗓 Friday, April 24th, 2026
⏰ 10:30am-12:00pm
💛 Free to attend

Please Note: This masterclass will run alongside our Friday Baby & Me Free Drop-In Group - no registration needed, simply come by and join us!

04/18/2026

Can you feel the shift?

This year marks the beginning of a new cycle - one that only comes every nine years. A time of fresh energy, new direction, and conscious creation.

April invites you to pause, reconnect, and let your heart lead. Under the energy of the new moon, this is your moment to reflect, realign, and intentionally step forward.

Join us for an afternoon of creation, connection, and intention-setting as we gather to explore what’s ready to unfold.

In this workshop, led by Zoia N., you’ll be guided to:
• reflect on your journey and celebrate your growth
• gain clarity on what you truly desire
• shift your mindset and expand your vision
• create a personal vision board to anchor your next chapter

This is your time to focus on you, your life, and your future.

No artistic experience needed - just bring your openness and curiosity.

IT IS TIME.
Create your vision.
Live by your vision.
Love your life.

🗓 Saturday, April 25th, 2026
⏰ 3:00pm–6:00pm
💸 $55 + HST

Optional Numerology Add-On available for $22
(deadline: April 23rd)

Come as you are.
Leave feeling clear, grounded, and aligned. 💖

04/15/2026

Welcome to Wellness Wednesday - where our team gets the cartoon treatment and you get to meet the humans behind the healing! ✨😄

Meet Shannon B. - Movement & Meditation Guide and Workshop Facilitator.

Shannon’s work is rooted in authenticity, self-expression, and the belief that healing doesn’t have to be quiet. As someone who is neurodivergent herself, she is deeply passionate about creating spaces where people feel seen, accepted, and supported exactly as they are.

Guided by her motto, “Heal Out Loud,” Shannon helps individuals move through feelings of unworthiness and reconnect with themselves through movement, breath, and mindfulness. Her approach blends yoga, meditation, and emotional support in a way that feels accessible, inclusive, and truly transformative.

Shannon loves supporting clients with:
• Building self-acceptance and confidence
• Nervous system regulation through movement and breath
• Emotional expression and release
• Creating a life that feels aligned and supportive

Through her offerings, Shannon creates safe, welcoming spaces for people to explore, soften, and grow - both individually and in community.

Her current offerings include:
• Energy Work Sessions (3 x 60-minute sessions per month)
• Hosting bi-monthly Community New Moon Circles (including the upcoming circle this Friday, April 17th from 6:30pm-8:00pm) 🌟👀

Clients often describe Shannon’s presence as open, empowering, and deeply accepting, and her spaces as ones where they feel free to be fully themselves. 🌹

Outside of her work, Shannon continues to explore movement, mindfulness, and personal growth - bringing that same curiosity and compassion into every space she holds. 💛

We’re so grateful to have Shannon’s honesty, heart, and energy as part of the Flourishing Families community. 💖

✨ If you’ve joined Shannon for a class, circle, or session, we’d love to hear about your experience in the comments!

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04/15/2026

Community New Moon Circle
Friday, April 17th | 6:30pm–8:00pm ✨🌑

This Friday, we gather in circle to honour the first New Moon of the astrological year - a powerful moment of initiation, courage, and new beginnings.

This New Moon carries the energy of independence, self-assertion, and forward movement. It invites you to take that first step, speak your truth, and begin planting seeds for what you’re ready to create in this next chapter.

There is something especially potent about this moon - a quiet nudge to trust yourself, take action, and align with what you truly desire.

Join us, guided by Shan B. (), for an evening of connection, reflection, and intention-setting as we gather in community to pause, listen inward, and honour what’s ready to emerge.

✨ A space to:
• set meaningful intentions
• reconnect with your inner voice
• cultivate courage and clarity
• plant seeds for personal growth and new projects

Come as you are.
Leave feeling grounded, clear, and ready to begin. 💖

Register through our website here:
https://flourishingfamilies.ca/moon-circles

04/08/2026

Welcome to Wellness Wednesday - where our team gets the cartoon treatment and you get to meet the humans behind the healing! ✨😄

Meet Josée - Registered Nurse, Lactation Consultant, and founder of Lactation for Leaps.

Josée is passionate about supporting families through their feeding journey with care that is both evidence-based and deeply compassionate. She understands that feeding your baby can come with questions and challenges, and that having the right support can make all the difference.

As both a nurse and a mom of two, Josée brings clinical knowledge and lived experience. She meets families where they are, helping them feel confident and supported as they work toward their feeding goals.

Josée loves supporting clients with:
• Breastfeeding and lactation challenges
• Preparing for feeding before baby arrives
• Building confidence in early postpartum
• Navigating changes as baby grows

She offers flexible, responsive care, knowing feeding challenges are often time-sensitive.

Her current offerings include:
• Leap's Package
• Pocket Support
• Lactation Consultations (in-clinic, in-home, and virtual)
• Breastfeeding Basics Classes

🌟 Josée is also joining us for our Prepared Parent Weekend, teaching her Breastfeeding Basics Class on April 12th from 9am–12pm.

Clients describe Josée as reassuring, knowledgeable, and supportive, helping them feel more confident and less alone. 🌹

Outside of work, Josée enjoys time with her two children and understands how important accessible, supportive care is in this season. 💛

We’re so grateful to have Josée as part of the Flourishing Families community. 💖

✨ If you’ve worked with Josée or are joining her class, we’d love to hear from you in the comments!

✨ Curious about lactation support? Explore here:
https://flourishingfamilies.ca/lactation-support

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03/31/2026

Eating “clean", working out… and still gaining weight or not feeling like yourself?

It might not just be “aging".

This pattern is incredibly common - especially for women who feel like they’re doing everything right, yet still feel tired, foggy, puffy, cold, or off.

Often, the missing piece isn’t more effort or willpower.
It’s what’s happening internally - with your stress response, mineral balance, and thyroid function.

When the body is under ongoing stress, cortisol rises. Over time, this can:
• slow metabolism
• make weight loss feel impossible
• increase fatigue and brain fog
• disrupt sleep and hormones
• shift key minerals like sodium, potassium, and magnesium

These minerals play a huge role in energy production, blood sugar regulation, adrenal function, and nervous system balance. When they fall out of balance, the body can shift into survival mode instead of thriving.

For some women, symptoms like fatigue, thinning hair, feeling cold, and difficulty losing weight may also point toward sluggish thyroid function - even when labs come back “normal.” Blood work may show hormone production… but not always how well your cells are actually using it.

This is where Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) can be incredibly helpful.

HTMA looks at your mineral patterns over time, helping us understand how your body is handling stress and where imbalances may be affecting your metabolism, energy, and overall function.

Because you deserve answers that go deeper than “it’s just aging".

You deserve to feel like yourself again. ✨

✨ Visit our Services – HTMA page to learn more:
https://flourishingfamilies.ca/htma

03/31/2026

Introducing The Prepared Parent Weekend - a full weekend designed to help you feel informed, supported, and confident as you prepare for birth and baby!

April 11th & April 12th at Flourishing Families

Day One (Saturday, April 11th):
Bumps, Birth & Beyond – Full Day Childbirth Education with Kaitlin H.
$150+HST

Day Two (Sunday, April 12th):
• Breastfeeding Basics with Josée D.

• Newborn Sleep Shaping with Lauren H.

Full Day Two Access: $100+HST

Full Weekend Pass (Saturday & Sunday): $225+HST
(All pricing includes attendance for two people)

A collaborative experience led by trusted practitioners - designed to support you through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood.

We look forward to supporting you as you prepare for one of life’s most meaningful transitions!

✨Visit our website to learn more and save your spot!
https://flourishingfamilies.ca/prepared-parent-weekend

Spaces are limited to ensure a comfortable, supportive learning environment.

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