Tania collage

Tania

2016

Giddy-up

Officially a horse owner.

2014

Great Things to Come with WToQ

Started Wellness Team on Queen.

2013

Graduation…3, 4? Lost count

Graduated as Lactation Consultant from IBCLC.

2010

Education Top Up

Began my Lactation Consultant course and placement through IBCLC. Read the article here: http://m.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/3360746--nursing-saves-lives-

2009

Second Addition

My beautiful baby girl arrives, once again with the help of Cambridge Midwives.

2008

Dealing with Miscarriage

My personal journey in dealing with miscarriage.

2007

Breastfeeding Buddy

Committee member and chair. 2007 - present.

2005

Post Partum Doula – Check

Completed my Post Partum Doula course and headed on a path to help other new mothers. Brought my amazing son into the world in my own home with the help of Cambridge midwives.

2004

Camino de Santiago

Walked 832km across Spain in the Camino de Santiago. Published first Alive article - The Anatomy of Spirit

2003

Run run away

Ran the Ottawa marathon

2002

The Birth of “Yellowood”

Yellowood was born out of my own health crisis, I want to share my passion of nutrition with others, like you. The name is inspired by the Robert Frost poem “The Road Not Taken”.

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost

2000

A New Beginning

I left my career as a law clerk and found that my new path which provided the flexibility to study natural nutrition, keep in contact with friends and family, exercise and travel. I started researching complementary therapies, the role of whole foods in the diet, and exercise. I started to walk and then run, used natural remedies, revamped my diet, lost weight, removed allergens and processed foods. I sought personal counseling and began down a path that allowed me to work through the disorder in my life. Slowly I began to recover. I was no longer getting sick many times during the year and missing work. With increased energy I began to run longer, started yoga and reconnected friends and family. I continued to experiment with new foods and overall felt like a new person.

1999

Chronic Digestive Issues

Managed my own issues using natural methods. Officially empowered by natural nutrition.