INSIDE STORIES exists to foster connection in a world suffering and dying from disconnectivity. It seeks to examine the stories we tell and don’t tell and how that impacts us. The INSIDE STORIES People in Places Podcast examines specifically our relationship with Place and its influence on our ways of existing, our beliefs about ourselves and others, and our sense of belonging…or not.

Manage all aspects of independent business as a writer/artist. Day-to-day operations including: website design and maintenance, CRM, SEO, online retail operations, email newsletter, marketing and promotions. bookkeeping, B2B sales, event management, workshop planning and delivery, communications.Refer to website for current CV: https://www.insidestories.ca/contact

Inside Stories will help you to become a more compelling storyteller, granting you greater facility for communication in all areas of your life. Compelling communication is essential to the success of any relationship, whether personal or professional. We are constantly telling stories; Inside Stories helps ensure yours are compelling enough that when you speak, you get heard. ::The way I see it stories are all that really exist: within us, between us, around us. It is our… Show more Inside Stories will help you to become a more compelling storyteller, granting you greater facility for communication in all areas of your life. Compelling communication is essential to the success of any relationship, whether personal or professional. We are constantly telling stories; Inside Stories helps ensure yours are compelling enough that when you speak, you get heard. ::The way I see it stories are all that really exist: within us, between us, around us. It is our interpretation and interaction with them, how we tap into, experience, and express them, that determines the shape and quality of our lives. What is unspoken, but held dear, is often as important. The stories we tell and those we choose to believe have the potential to cause great harm, to ourselves and to others. They also have the potential to create empathy, understanding, and the possibility to see things from another's perspective, which in turn, leads to greater empathy, understanding, and so on. Through the listening and through the telling, we learn. And, from learning comes growth. And, from growth comes change. And, from change comes evolution.In other words: our words, the beliefs beneath them, the intent behind them, and how we say them can quite literally change our very existence for the better. I invite you to dive into and excavate your own stories, to boldly (or vulnerably) share them and see what happens. I'm here to give you the tools to do that in a richer, more fulfilling, and more impactful way. Inside Stories strives to create a more compassionate and understanding world, safer for and inclusive of everyone, without exception.Life takes guts. I love your guts. Show less

Eliciting Courage :: Expanding Choice :: Enabling ChangeDrawing on a lifetime of experience and the many ups and downs inherent therein, from her recovery from addiction and mental health challenges to reaching the summit of the world's highest free-standing mountain, and every step taken in between, Lara leads by example and will motivate you over your own hurdles into the direction of your dreams. Available for: schools, corporations, community organizations, and private groups by… Show more Eliciting Courage :: Expanding Choice :: Enabling ChangeDrawing on a lifetime of experience and the many ups and downs inherent therein, from her recovery from addiction and mental health challenges to reaching the summit of the world's highest free-standing mountain, and every step taken in between, Lara leads by example and will motivate you over your own hurdles into the direction of your dreams. Available for: schools, corporations, community organizations, and private groups by request. Contact Lara via email to request a booking. Show less

Ambition is a talent agency & management company based out of Toronto, Canada. It was started in July 2006 by David Ritchie. Julia Schneider joined in 2008. The company represents actors, directors & writers in the Film, Television, Commercial, Voice and Theatre market in North America. Ambition acts as an agency in Canada while doubling as a management company in the United States.Ambition has clients based in Toronto, Vancouver, New York and Los Angeles. Ambition is known for its… Show more Ambition is a talent agency & management company based out of Toronto, Canada. It was started in July 2006 by David Ritchie. Julia Schneider joined in 2008. The company represents actors, directors & writers in the Film, Television, Commercial, Voice and Theatre market in North America. Ambition acts as an agency in Canada while doubling as a management company in the United States.Ambition has clients based in Toronto, Vancouver, New York and Los Angeles. Ambition is known for its pro-active and persistent approach to clientele management. The agents take an honest, straightforward approach in the representation of their clients and the negotiation on behalf of those clients. Ambition is a member of the Talent Agent and Managers Association of Canada (TAMAC) and is a recognized agency with the Writers Guild of Canada, The Directors Guild of Canada, ACTRA and UBCP.Ambition clients have appeared in thousands of recognized productions shot throughout North America. Show less

My collection of poetry, grief & loss & love & sex (originally self-published), is available at Indigo, Chapters, and Coles via Indigo Press.