Brittany is a freelance writer and editor with a Bachelor of Science in Foods and Nutrition and a writer’s certificate from the University of Western Ontario. She enjoyed a stint as a personal trainer and is an avid runner. Brittany loves to combine running and traveling, and has run numerous races across North America and Europe. She also loves chocolate more than anything else… the darker, the better!
As adults, we’re always told that relationships (which include marriage and all forms of romantic partnerships) need lots of work and effort to last long and stay strong. We’re often taught that it’s never easy and no one should expect a bed of soft roses. A thorn or two must poke through at some point […]
They’ll sulk and drag their feet now, but in the future when they become levelheaded goal-getters who believe in rolling up one’s sleeves and getting things done, they’ll have you to thank for it. And honestly, they were probably kids who do chores when they were younger. Most millennials grew up having responsibilities at home, […]
Being a parent is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have. For all its joys, however, it also comes with many fears and worries. As a parent, you are constantly concerned about your child’s health and well-being. Of course, one of the biggest fears any parent has is losing their child. Deborah Carr, […]
Lindsay Wolf wants you to know that your body is magnificent – no matter what it’s size or shape. The person you’re with should accept your body. The body-positivity activist from Concord, New Hampshire, is not afraid to bare it all – and is gaining a lot of attention because of it. Her main message?“A fabulous […]
Last September, almost twenty million students enrolled in colleges across the United States [1]. That’s a nearly twenty-five percent increase in enrollment from twenty years ago, and a sixty percent increase over the last fifty years [1]. The idea that you must go to college and get a degree in order to be successful in […]
You are jolted awake at five in the morning by high-pitched screams from down the hall. You drag yourself out of bed to respond to the deafening “Mamma! Mamma!” exploding from the tiny lungs of your one-year-old daughter. Just as you finally get her settled and back to sleep, her two-year old older brother wakes […]
Bullying. Everyone has experienced some form of it at some point. It certainly leaves a sour taste in your mouth. Being bullied can be hurtful, but it becomes especially confusing when it happens over something you have no control over. It’s like the case of 3-year-old Noah Gilbert, who has gotten more than his fair […]
The little angel spent only a week in this world, but her impact will stand the test of time. When 23-year-old Krysta Davis was pregnant with baby Rylei, she received some terrible news during her 18th week. Her baby had been diagnosed with anencephaly, a fatal neurological defect where some parts of the brain and […]
Back in 2018, soccer star David Beckham came under fire after posting an Instagram photo in which he was giving his then seven-year-old daughter, Harper, a kiss on the lips. While many of his followers thought the photo was cute, others were critical. This opened up the debate: Is kissing your kids ok? David Beckham […]
The saying goes that dogs are man’s best friend. For many people, this couldn’t be more true, and most dog-owners would go to great lengths to ensure the safety and well-being of their furry family members. One woman took this to extreme lengths, choosing to end her marriage of twenty-five years when her husband made […]
Even in today’s modern world with state-of-the-art hospitals and advanced medicine, pregnancy and childbirth come with a certain amount of risk. For this reason, every time a baby is born healthy with no complications it is truly a miracle. Sometimes, however, things don’t go perfectly, and babies are born with health issues that the doctors […]
It’s a classic story: boy meets girl, sparks fly, they exchange phone numbers, and then he asks for some naked pics. Albeit, that last part doesn’t sound so classic. Some of you may not be familiar with this sequence of events. Others may find it both shocking and appalling. For teenagers growing up in the […]