Hi! I'm Tara Robertson.

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...

Hey there, I owe you all an apology. Yesterday I tried to schedule my first ad/sponsored content yesterday and it was a giant fail. I scheduled things wrong, so there was no ad, and it was confusing. More importantly, I learned some things about Superhuman as a company that are not aligned with my values. I didn't do my homework. I'm sorry and won't be running ads unless I love the product and think you will too. If anyone has contacts at Nooworks clothing or at the Chani astrology app, and...

It was Pride weekend here in Vancouver. These days the Trans March is the only event I attend. For the last 3 years my wife and I set up our camping chairs at the entrance to the park and give people freezies. Near us was the Pickles by Donation stand and the Free Haircuts stand. I love the Trans March because it's still grassroots. photo credit: Now Vancouver / Dev Banfield This fills my cup in so many ways. It's a concrete way that I can show up as a ally. Before the marchers arrive there...

If you've been here for a moment you know I believe that values are very important. When we know our values we can navigate life in ways that honour them. Our values are like a compass. I've been looking for a stock photo of a hand holding a compass that I like. Ive only found ones of white man hands holding a compass. That's not it for me. When helping my mom look for important papers, I found this compass on my dad’s desk and took this photo last night: Some of my dad's values were service,...