Just Love
I’ve put so many restrictions on love: how and why I should love, how and why I should BE loved. Whatever happened to just loving for the sake of it? Nothing in return, just giving love to others despite what my past notions may have been on giving and receiving love. Until I free myself...
BHD Woman of the Week: Samaneh Sadaghiani
Name… Samaneh (or Sami if you’re scared) Sadaghiani Passion… Words, sentences, rhymes and paragraphs. You can read some of the stuff I write here. 9 to 5… I play in a playground filled with awful and talented people. I probably meant, “awfully talented”. Shameless plug… I very shamelessly plugged my tumblr and my company’s...
BHD Woman of the Week: Delphine Nicholls
Name… Delphine Nicholls Passion… Music – my neighbors would agree (hopefully they enjoy my playlist!), trying different workout classes around the city, traveling and croissants/café-au-lait breakfasts. 9 to 5… Riddled with “pinch me” moments, client meetings, reading, pitching, research, writing and endless laughter with my business partner Samantha. Shameless plug.. Co-owner of ROI Relations. A...
Broken Heel Moment – I was laid off from my job
I experienced my first real overwhelming Broken Heel Moment on November 28, 2011. I was laid off from my job, something I considered a career, without warning, suddenly and for a moment my world came crashing down around me. I never thought it was going to happen to me. I never thought I was going...
BHD Woman of the Week: Michelle Easton
Name… Michelle Easton Passion… Music. 9 to 5… Publicist at rock-it promotions, a Toronto-based boutique publicity firm. Shameless plug… I love that StyleMint.com, JewelMint.com and ShoeMint.com are now offering shipping to Canada! Favourite heel… a stunning pair of suede purple pumps from TopShop. Home is... decorated like a dainty teacup...
Relationships – 5 Things To Do This Year
Rewind a few weeks and I get an email from a publisher asking me to review a book called “Get Married This Year: 365 Days to I Do” by Janet Blair Page, PhD. The first thing I did was laugh because I am single and the thought of a book getting you hitched in a...
Use Your Heart
I’m reading this book and I came across a passage which I thought I’d share as we focus on love. “The psychological and physiological center is the heart. In Hindu Tantras, which are instructions from the gods to humans, the heart is the Anahata chakra, the nerve center that encompasses feeling for another human, feeling...
Black History Month Events in Toronto
February marks another Black History Month celebration. BHD is here to let you know all of the events in the city and look forward to sharing some of our favourite stories, quotes, images and books on black history. While it is true that most of us, me included, tend to pay more attention to these...
BHD Woman of the Week: Samantha Diamond
Name… Samantha Diamond Passion… Cooking, reading, running, DIY anything! 9 to 5… Principal, ROI Relations PR Agency Shameless plug… We find ways to creatively publicize brands and amplify the voices of our clients. Favourite heel… My sparkly Miu Miu platform pumps! Home is... where the best food is! I...
BHD Woman: Jen Kirsch
Name… Jen Kirsch Passion… Love. Hand-holding. Subtle PDA. 9 to 5… Playing cupid. Shameless plug… If you’ve ever been in or are planning to be in a relationship, if you’ve ever not known how to navigate in the wondrous world of dating or love, if you liked one or more episodes of Sex and the...
Thursday Thought: Be Bold
In difficult and hopeless situations the boldest plans are the safest. -Titus Livy Above and beyond is the theme not only at BHD this month, but also in our [my] lives. Working, loving and reaching for higher places is the goal, but if I may be brutally candid, life can throw you some seriously...
BHD Woman: Maxine
Name… max. Or maxfab, max-logic, max power, or Maxine depending on who you ask. Passion… Words. Nothing affects me more. The right sequence of words can lift me up, kick me down, bolster me for battle, or soothe me into submission. Words have transformative powers. 9 to 5… Digital Media Manager Shameless plug… max-logic.com. Dating,...
BHD Woman: Debbie Burgin
Name: Debbie Burgin Passion: Helping women get from a place of emotional despair over the breakup of a significant relationship, to the place where they look forward to creating a life that is big, shiny and faahhbulous 9 to 5: Divorce coach, author, mom. Shameless plug: Divorce is rarely a ‘day at the park’. The key is to...
