THE HILARY HENINGER

According to stats Canada, I’m roughly halfway through my life. Even with adjusting for good health, the knees of a 30 year old and no reading glasses in sight, the numbers don’t lie. That’s roughly 40 more years of living a life of my choosing (based on the average, which I’m not, but again, bear Continue reading

What if, en route to a better understanding of ourselves, and one another we lost our way? What if, when our hearts break, or grief arrives, in the most unexpected place, there is no explanation. No further meaning. What if, when it takes the air out of our lungs and our heart races at the Continue reading

I love a good emoji as much as the next person. I use a lot of them when I text. I like to think that I might even excel at them in terms of conversational prowess, sprinkling them throughout my texts, just so, yet telling a rich 💸 sophisticated story about the drama 🎭 of Continue reading

I love my daughter and am beyond appreciative of my relationship with her. From the very beginning she was a humbling teacher. She taught me things my boys didn’t. In part because I have found a stark contrast in raising my sons and daughter, and in another, because they all have such vastly different temperaments. Continue reading

There is a heightened awareness these days for digging into our family trauma. While it is a wonderful thing to be able to deeply understand where we have come from and what has made us who we are, it’s equally important to look back on our childhood in balance. Human beings, as we sometimes forget Continue reading

In alignment with my 80% rule – I have made the decision to have a shoe closet installed in my back entry. If there are only two of you residing in your home then ok, I get it, it is totally possible to live without experiencing the phenomena that is shoe salad. However, if there Continue reading

I haven’t really been one for embracing a gratitude practice. I have been at best dismissive of the practice and at worst condescending about it. I think the part of me that grew up with deep criticism as a way to create connection, and often subconsciously how I spoke to myself (still do sometimes), I Continue reading

I am a proponent of conscious parenting. Raising my children has and continues to be one of my top priorities. I feel a tremendous responsibility in how we as parents can impact our offspring, likely the result of so much awareness around trauma and family impact. One aspect of conscious parenting that I try very Continue reading

In order to live in alignment we all have to recognize our limitations, our specific forms of self care and then ask for help at times. For me, having a cleaner on a regular schedule is an example of just that. For me it’s a game changer. Coming home to a house that has not Continue reading