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My Story

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My Professional Journey

I've always been interested in human behaviour, emotions and motivations and I love to discover what makes each of us complex, unique and special. I followed this passion into a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. After graduation, I inadvertently (there’s a story here – ask me) applied to be a police officer with the RCMP and spent the next 25+ years meeting the most wonderful people from all corners of life in all sorts of circumstances. 

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I've gained many years of coaching and facilitation experience in formal and informal roles, including as Director of Leadership Development for the RCMP, and have hundreds of hours of training in leadership, conflict resolution, respectful workplace, harassment investigation, respecting differences, cultural awareness, Aboriginal & First Nations, anti-racism, suicide prevention, 2SLGBTQIA+ awareness, mental health, and trauma.

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I'm honoured to facilitate training in Indonesia to build leadership capacity for women in policing, and to have received a Queen's Diamond Jubilee award for my work on Respectful Workplaces and a Deputy Commissioner’s certificate for promoting workplace mental health and wellness. 

My Personal Journey

The oldest child of a farming family, I was in the midst of my teenage angst when my mother was diagnosed and hospitalized with bipolar 2 depression. This was my first introduction to the beauty and progress that can come from what looks and feels like a mess.

 

After meeting and marrying my soulmate, I became a mum to a couple of wonderful humans. Throughout my parenting, partnering, aunting and friendship roles, I have managed, supported others, and nearly broken under the weight of a variety of events I didn’t see coming – ASD, ADHD and learning difficulty diagnoses, childhood hearing loss, repeated surgeries, middle-aged stroke, a life-threatening case of sepsis, a best friend who was shot (she lived!), loss of life, substance misuse, mental health issues, burn out and kids undergoing gender transitions. 

 

I am so thankful for the support I pursued and received along the way. I've survived the weight of it, and all of it has made life more difficult, but also more rich.

 

I am in ongoing awe of how diverse we all are, how beautiful our gifts and differences are and how deeply meaningful it is to connect with others to help us withstand challenges, learn and share life's wonders.

 

Throughout it all, I have become increasingly resolved in my commitment to be a non-judgmental activist for all.

 

And when it comes to gender, I am cis and straight, but I am not narrow. The 2SLGBTQIA+ spectrum makes me happy and proud of humanity. 

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