Kali J Desautels

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Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity. I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books. A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been “super married” to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids. My first book – How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!) I have tried a podcast – it’s still on Apple and Google Podcasts – but writing is where my heart is. My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit. I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually. Welcome to my thoughts. Sit down. Stay a while. Enjoy a cup of coffee!

Thank You For Waiting

This is something that I have actively worked at doing. It was a recommendation from one of my previous therapists, to stop feeling guilty and ashamed all of the time.

I am not sure how the people around me have taken the shift, but it has helped me to develop a stronger and more confident sense of self. And since I can only control my own actions and beliefs, and have no control over how others receive those actions, I can only continue to offer gratitude and to refuse to apologize for things that are either out of my control, or things I shouldn’t have felt sorry for in the first place.

#thankyou #imsorry #gratitude #thankful #thanksfriend #positivity #positivevibes #positivethinking #negativeenergy #negativity #shame #confidenceiskey #therapy #quoted #quotes #qotd🌸 #qotd #kalidesautelsreads

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