*trigger warning* – anorexia nervosa, hypergymnasia “Skinny Minnie.” “Bony.” “Scrawny.” “Long and lanky.” When I was a child, I was naturally thin. I was a dancer, and even when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism at 13, I was told I had all the symptoms of hypothyroidism but that I was skinny, so it couldn’t…

Hey!! Welcome!! If you are new, allow me to introduce myself! My name is Kali Desautels (Kay-Lee Days-OH-Tell). I am a writer, reader, mental health advocate and feminist. I am mama to 2 kids, and wife to my high school sweetheart, and fur mama to a grumpy old cat. I have fantastic family and friends…

In high school, I was introduced to a free spirited single mom and her bibliophile teenaged daughter. Lorelai and Rory Gilmore appealed to me in a visceral way. At the time, I could relate to a girl who didn’t want to participate in school activities and would absolutely prefer to read an enormous stack books.…

I have spent a wonderful evening curled up with Justice Ginsburg’s My Own Words, listening to the Boston Pops through Dave’s headphones, on the couch with him while he video game farms with his Texarkana buddy. The last while has been challenging, and tonight I can honestly say I feel calm for the first time…

Heyyyyyy you guys!!! This week’s podcast is UP!! Check it out, puh-lease!!! We are talking about Laura Vanderkam’s fantastic book I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make The Most of Their Time, Jodie Whittaker’s 13th Dr on Doctor Who, and how changing your perspective for the positive can have a dramatic impact…

This little angel has learned to French braid and woke up early to braid mama’s hair for work ❤️ . . . You know when your babies start growing up and becoming their own little people with their own abilities, likes and dislikes? As much as I miss the baby cuddles, and the chubby toddler…

Purity Ball This enrages me – it is not what we should be expecting of our girls. And they do not “owe” their virginity to their fathers or their future husbands. Before you get all angry about how I wouldn’t understand, and in this day and age it never happens, understand this – I believed…

Repost @womensmarchcanada ・・・ Over the weekend, hundreds of thousands of Germans marched in Berlin to protest the racism and xenophobia of the country’s far-right political party. This will be us on January 19, 2019. The #WomensWave is coming and it’s going to sweep the entire globe. . . . IMAGE DESCRIPTION: An aerial shot of…

Meal prep day!! Double tap if you would rather spend a few hours on Sunday to get things ready, rather than scrambling all week to get food ready!! ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ ⠀ .⠀ What is on your prep list today? Mine is fruit salad, beef pasta with gravy for the kids’ lunches and turkey pot…

In 2015, I decided to watch my very first episode of Doctor Who. I was on vacation just me and my kids, and wanted something to watch while the kids were in bed. As a fan of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock, and soooo many Sherlockians were also Whovians, I found Doctor Who, which was on Netflix…