Colorful Roots, 70 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, MB (2025)

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11/15/2025

I have been working with this teenage part of me in therapy and she is really starting to speak up. She is the one who grew up feeling too much for one parent and not enough for the other. And honestly, when I look back, of course that would confuse any kid. You end up constantly scanning the room wondering who you need to be in order to feel safe.

So I learned to mask without even realizing it. Shrink myself in one moment. Shine a little brighter in another. Try to be agreeable here. Try to be impressive there. Just trying to get it right.

And even now as an adult, I can see how that shows up. That little question in the back of my mind. Am I being too much. Am I not enough. Should I shift a little so everyone stays comfortable.

But something really softened for me this week. I realized that showing up differently is not the same as hiding. It does not mean I am abandoning myself. It just means I am choosing which part of me steps forward. And when that choice comes from self, it is still me. Fully me.

I made this collage after therapy and it honestly felt so healing. Seeing all these versions of myself together. The tired ones. The excited ones. The creative ones. The overwhelmed ones. The playful ones. The ones who still need reassurance. Every single one of them trying to protect me in their own way.

And it reminded me that nothing about me has ever been too much or not enough. I was just adapting. And now I get to be flexible in a healthy way. Soft when I need softness. Strong when I need strength. Quiet when that feels right. Loud when my heart wants to be loud. Still me. Always me.

If you are meeting your own parts again or slowly taking off old masks, I am right here with you. It is tender work. And it is powerful.

Let your roots be loud. 🌿✨

11/11/2025

For so long, I thought healing meant fixing, shoving down, or moving on.
But these young parts weren’t broken, they were just doing their best to keep me safe. How powerful is that?!

“I’m incapable.”
“I’m not enough.”
“I’m too much.”
“I’m a piece of sh*t.”

Each one learned a way to survive.
To belong.
To not lose love.

And healing has become learning to meet them, not with silence or shame,
but with love…..so much love, compassion, and the ability to truly see, feel and understand them.

They were never the problem.
They were the protection.

10/16/2025

Lately, I’ve been noticing how somatic work weaves into parenting in the most unexpected, heart expanding ways 💛

The other day, my son and I were talking about what being loved feels like in the body.

At first, he said, “It feels warm.”
Then he paused, got quiet for a moment, and said, “Actually, it feels solid.”

That stopped me. Because yes, love isn’t just a feeling of warmth… it’s also the steady, grounded, solid sense of being held, seen, safe.

Moments like this remind me how grateful I am to have learned how to feel (that’s been the hardest thing I’ve ever done) to notice sensations, name them, and stay with them, AND even more grateful that I get to pass that on to my kids.

Somatics isn’t just for healing trauma (though, yes, it helps with that too). It’s about coming home to your body, to safety, to love and teaching our kids to do the same.

✨ Here’s to raising kids who know what love feels like in their bodies.

09/27/2025

This trend has been so powerful for me. It got me wishing I could go back and hug my younger self, I’d tell her that not everything is her fault, that she doesn’t have to be perfect, and that she doesn’t have to hold everything together. She carried so much on her shoulders that was never hers to carry.

Seeing my adult self with my child self through this trend has been so healing. It’s like I can finally tell her, “I’ve got you now.” That she’s safe, loved, and free to just be. Free to cry, to rest, to feel, and to simply exist without the weight of the world on her.

It’s wild how much love and reassurance we can give ourselves when we finally step into that space and how much lighter it makes the journey ✨

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Winnipeg, MB

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http://colorfulroots.ca/

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