I'm a wife and a mom of two beautiful girls; a small town girl from New Brunswick who moved to Ontario to study Criminology over three decades ago. I made Ottawa my home and I spent more than 20 years working in federal corrections.

In 2014, my family's life took an unexpected turn when my husband was involved in a serious car crash. Our lives changed in the blink of an eye. My husband suffered significant physical and cognitive injuries. I tried for a while to balance my work requirements, raise our girls and run our household while caring for my husband and managing his recovery. I quickly became exhausted, irritable and burnt out. I became someone I no longer liked. Something had to give. I decided to put my job on the back burner and focus on my family and my wellbeing.