Dear Anxiety, For years you have been lurking in the shadows of my mind, biding your time until you saw the perfect opportunity to insert yourself into my life. You came dressed in vibrant colours and draped in glittering jewels with a voice that acted as a soothing balm to my parched heart. You whispered…
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Cotton Candy Skies & Pony Noses
We live in a fast-paced, do-it-yourself, put on your big girl pants kind of world. We rush, and we hustle, and we hurry, and we search for meaning as we run from one thing to the next. As humans, we crave connection, to know that we’re not alone and that someone out there cares for…
I Wore a Dress for 43 Days, Here’s What I Learned
This past December, I participated in a campaign known as Dressember, which is a worldwide movement to not only raise awareness about human trafficking but to also raise funds to support organizations currently working on the front lines. Dressember is centered around a style challenge where you wear a dress or tie every day of…
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One Step at a Time
Next Step Ministries is an organization working in Calgary, AB, to help women exit sexual exploitation and rediscover what they’ve buried deep within themselves. They also hold an extraordinary place in my heart because I got the immense privilege to be a live-in at one of their houses for the tail end of 2017. The…
Why Do I Advocate?
For some people, it may seem absurd to wear a dress during one of the coldest months of the year, and when you tell them that you’re doing it to bring awareness to the injustice of human trafficking, they assume that you must be insane. After all, human trafficking isn’t that big of a deal,…
Convoys for Good
With so much talk about the hurt and pain in our world, it can be easy to get bogged down in the problems instead of continuing forward in our fight for justice. Every Friday in the month of December, I'll be highlighting a company or organization that's working hard to bring hope and freedom to…
Men, We Need You
Dear Men, Sometimes it can feel like you’re not allowed to stand up for a cause because you think you’re unqualified or like your voice doesn’t matter. But let me assure you that your voice does matter and that we need everyone with a heart for change to step up to the plate and advocate.…
Justice For All
With so much talk about the hurt and pain in our world, it can be easy to get bogged down in the problems instead of continuing forward in our fight for justice. Every Friday in the month of December, I'll be highlighting a company or organization that's working hard to bring hope and freedom to…
Everyday Advocacy
Slavery is more than just chains and dirty rooms and what’s shown on the news. It touches more than only people in distant countries and far off lands. Slavery affects each one of us in nearly every area of our lives. From the food we eat to the clothes we wear to the cars we…
Who Do I Say I Am?
I have loved horses for as long as I can remember. My first word was probably “horse,” I had horse shirts, movies, books, and a room that was saturated with every possible horse knick-knack and textile. My friends in school even called me “Horse Katie” (you know who you are, and y’all are great!). If…
Simply Katherina 