Author
Nicole Padley
11 Articles

5 Min Read
I've Spent My 20s One Way... I Don't Know Who I Am
I slumped back into the driver’s seat as I turned off the ignition. The hum of the engine, silent. Resting my neck on the worn-...

7 Min Read
Building Identity in Your Kids
I’ll never forget the first time I took my daughter to the zoo. Her eyes lit up as she giggled with exuberance, watching the se...

6 Min Read
Our Miscarriage Story – Francine Helen
Have you ever just had a feeling deep in your gut that things were not going to turn out alright?From the day I found out we we...

2 Min Read
Be Brave Young Mama (Handling Meltdowns in Public)
We’ve all been there before…trying to quickly finish grocery shopping before nap time, exchanging some clothes at a nearby depa...

2 Min Read
Praying With Your Spouse: A Step-By-Step Guide to Get You Through the Awkwardness
We hear it all the time…well at least in the crowds I roll with. Pray with your spouse. Yeah…okay, but what they really mean is...

5 Min Read
Why I’m Still Catholic In An Imperfect Church
In November 1985, a mere six weeks after I was born and one day before my father’s twenty-ninth birthday my parents bundled up ...

6 Min Read
What is Toxic Spirituality?
If all the commandments, memorized prayers and holy days of obligation were to suddenly vanish, what would you be left with? Wh...

6 Min Read
Don’t Let Comfort Kill Your Potential
The sun is setting and after spending the last hour rocking babies, saying prayers and rereading the same familiar bedtime stor...

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My Suffering Was Not The End, But the Beginning
It was a humid afternoon in early August, the glare of the sunshine hit me through the window of our counsellor’s office. My wo...
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