Emily Newman

I subscribe to the mantra penned by Kathy Boyd Fellure that says “the joy is in the journey, the struggle is part of the joy and the final destination is not an end but another beginning of another journey.” Everyone's journey looks a little different, and one of my favourite things to do is to learn about the journeys of other people that my life (both personally and professionally) intersects with. My professional pilgrimage has been a combination of education, experience and life choices that has led me to where I am today. I began my educational and then professional career in social work, but after 7 years, I felt the emotional strain of that career choice weighing heavily on me at the end of the work day. After moving across Canada and taking a few years to focus on my family, I...