Hi! I'm Tara Robertson.

I'm thinking a lot about giving and receiving. Reciprocity is one of my values, which for me means both giving and receiving with some sort of balance. Like most people, it's much harder for me to receive than to give. It's vulnerable to say this and there have been times in my life when it felt like my belonging in a group was contingent on me being useful. I've done a lot of work on my self esteem and self worth to mostly give freely, abundantly and with a sense of joy, instead of being...

Midterm Elections Flex your fundamental rights Voting is Power HAIKU I want to coach women in politics, especially women of colour. In the last couple of weeks we've had municipal elections and a provincial election in BC. There’s also the midterms coming up in the US tomorrow. I care about democracy and admire people who step up to serve in politics. Coaching can be helpful because: It’s confidential. You get a confidential space to think out loud about your thoughts and feelings. You get to...

It's fall. The temperatures have dropped and it's pitch black when I wake up to go to the gym. The days feel short and I'm a bit anxious knowing they will get shorter. I'm enjoying wearing long sleeves and cooking hearty soups and stews. I'm back drinking hot coffee. I don't hate it. On the weekend my gardening buddies and I cleaned up the garden. Gardening with them is like the best group project ever, it's fun and easy. We pulled out the dying zucchini, squash and pole beans. We pulled out...

Content warning: rape culture and threats of corrective rape The Cornell 57 are the latest crashing wave in the ocean of rape culture we're all swimming in. There have been countless waves that have collectively knocked us off our feet, over and over again. This is the background noise to our lives right now. Last week I got a call from someone who said they were from Rogers Communications. When I mentioned my wife, they asked if I was “a gay” and then threatened to rape me. I got this call...

I've got something to share with you. I've been partnering with Em House to lead a group program called Seasons of Change. We meet at the turn of the season. It's been a delightful partnership and a magical group. We co-create potent magic together and will be doing this again in 2027. Em wrote a visualization for the Fall Equinox and we shared it with people as part of a post-session love letter. We are sharing it with you here too. This is a 5 minute visualization to set you up for this...

Yesterday was the Fall Equinox. Fall is an interesting time when the days get shorter and we start to slow down AND paradoxically also get busier--it's back to school season and harvest time. It's time to gather around the fire/hearth/BBQ with our people. It's the time to make hearty soups and stews and break bread together. It's the time when we finish harvesting a bounty from the garden. Our garden is still producing tomatoes, kale, chard and corn. The squashes will be ready soon. The...

It's been a time of shifting priorities over here. At the start of last week, my wife's top priority was a big town hall presentation for work. Priorities quickly shifted to getting her 90-year-old aunt care and being her medical advocate. At the start of this week I chose to cancel a big trip to Toronto so that I could be here to support my wife in her support role. This honours my value of family. I'm grateful we both have work that gives us the flexibility to show up in our care roles....

My go-to form of procrastination is sorting and cleaning. This is the after photo of my Tupperware drawer. I got rid of the containers that were missing lids, or the lids that no longer had bottoms. I carefully wiped out all the crumbs. For the true Order Muppets I imagine there's still more arranging you would do. The blue container on the left side is still a little messy, but you should've seen the before! I was procrastinating working on my book proposal. The voices of my inner critics...

The kids are alright. I went out for yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) with my 4 niblings and my mom. My 13 year old niece mentioned she broke up with her girlfriend when we were in the car. I assumed she meant she had a friend breakup, but at dinner she clarified my misunderstanding. "She wasn't my friend, she was my girlfriend." She told me they were dating for a year. She mostly likes girls, but also likes boys, only if they have good abs. Her favourite lip gloss is from Sephora and it tastes like...