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Teresa Waddington
Jan 10, 20234 min read
Winter Weekends at the Cabin are where we Reconnect as a Family
Teresa Waddington - Dec 28, 2022 Consciousness rises slowly, awakening with the dawn that brightens my room through curtainless windows...
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Teresa Waddington
Nov 4, 20221 min read
Language Matters
Does language matter? Ask Katie if she belongs. It’s easy to say “you know what I mean”, or “it’s just a term that applies to both...
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Teresa Waddington
Oct 4, 20224 min read
Fishing can connect strangers, no matter where you are in the world
I grew up fishing. My dad had a 16-foot tin boat with an outboard motor, and we’d zip around Charlie Lake just outside Fort St. John,...
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Teresa Waddington
Jun 23, 20224 min read
How do you do it?
Family photo - my 3 kids, husband and me I was recently talking with a colleague about work and specifically around a big start-up...
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Teresa Waddington
May 27, 20221 min read
Growth & Fear
Developing people is the privilege and requirement of leadership. Usually, what's holding us back from developing a new skill or creating...
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Teresa Waddington
Mar 23, 20224 min read
Why I joined Scouts (not Guides) and my daughter did, too
Photo Credit: Teresa Waddington, July 2021, Lakelands Canoe Circuit (Alberta) When I was 12, I joined Scouts. Which might seem pretty...
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Teresa Waddington
Mar 10, 20223 min read
Energy Sovereignty
Energy sovereignty is the right of individuals, communities, and countries to make their own decisions on energy in a way that is...
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Teresa Waddington
Feb 24, 20224 min read
I'm Not The Diversity You Think I Am.
January 2022 I’m a senior manager in the energy industry. And I’m female. I’ve had my fair share of managers and colleagues sagely nod...
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Teresa Waddington
Jan 13, 20221 min read
ShapeShift Comic Book
Download my free Shapeshift Comic Book, a conversation about diversity in cartoons. Created to inspire insight, dialogue and to improve...
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Teresa Waddington
Jan 8, 20223 min read
Reduced travel has removed boredom from our lives, but has reduced our opportunities to be creative
Jan 8, 2022 Before COVID-19, I spent a fair amount of time on airplanes. Travelling for work, travelling for fun – it was part of my...
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Teresa Waddington
Nov 30, 20214 min read
Hunting for Mindfulness
Nov 2021 My relationship with the outdoors began young, with every winter spent on the ski slopes and my teen years filled with peak...
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Teresa Waddington
Sep 15, 20204 min read
Emotional Support Chickens
Sept 15, 2020 I recently returned to Calgary after living in Scotland for 3 years, and was busy looking up the bylaws for keeping...
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Teresa Waddington
Mar 19, 20204 min read
I Won't Let Fear Eat Away at Me While We Are Self Isolating
March 2020 I was watching Back to the Future 2 last night with my family, as we enjoyed a quiet night in during this time of social...
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Teresa Waddington
Sep 13, 20194 min read
Kids need to learn how to fail and adapt. Here’s how we did it
Sept 13, 2019 We have four chickens: Pecky, Buckbeak, Mayonnaise and Cornflake. My husband, Andrew, made their coop; it’s a four-star,...
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Teresa Waddington
Nov 19, 20184 min read
I’m getting lost in the noise of my busy job and busier family
Nov 19. 2018 The chaos of my family kitchen rattles my brain: kettle and pots clanking, dishes clinking and cutlery crashing as it’s...
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Teresa Waddington
Sep 3, 20174 min read
The morning rhythm
Sept 3, 2017 I'm most concerned about being eaten by a bear on Wednesday morning. I'm up early to catch my 4:36 a.m. bus before dawn for...
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Teresa Waddington
Jan 18, 20174 min read
Growing up on the slopes
Jan 18, 2017 I am a second-generation Calgarian. That means I grew up with the Rocky Mountains at my doorstep, with skiing being...
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Teresa Waddington
Sep 22, 20164 min read
What ‘Fort McMurray Strong’ means to me
Sept 22, 2016 Some dates stick in your mind. Nov. 16 was the day I found out I got the maintenance manager job up in Fort McMurray. Dec....
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Teresa Waddington
Nov 23, 20114 min read
Hope is Born
Nov 23, 2011 On Feb. 7, I had an article published on this page titled, " Enduring another miscarriage ," which detailed the three losses...
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