Living wisely and well with Julie

The intention for my blog site is to write articles for those of you who are ready to live more conscious, mindful, deliberate, creative, rich, healthy, happy lives.

I officiate at weddings in and around the Edmonton area ... sometimes travelling to other parts of Alberta. I officiated at over 1,900 weddings as a government-appointed Marriage Commissioner and am now registered with Vital Statistics as a member of the clergy. I perform spiritual ceremonies and I'd be both honored and pleased to officiate for you. Contact me for details.

Before becoming a wedding officiant, I spent over a decade speaking at conferences and facilitating personal development workshops for the staff at government organizations and major educational institutions throughout western Canada. I also facilitated workshops for the general public. In total, I presented hundreds of sessions to thousands of participants. 

I organized, hosted, and facilitated at six full weekend retreats for women to provide them with the opportunity to deepen spiritually,  learn, relax, regroup, and have time for themselves.

My book, The Way Home: An Inner Path to Conscious Living is designed in workbook format to assist readers in living better, more fulfilling, happy, creative, healthy lives.

Using my book as the text, I wrote curriculum for and taught over a dozen in-person and online Thriving Through Life courses to both adults and high school students.

For 10 years I wrote a bi-weekly spiritual/personal development column for a local paper, The St. Albert Gazette.

Many other articles of mine have been published in Canada, the United States, and Australia.

Prior to my speaking and writing career and my public service as a Marriage Commissioner, I owned and operated a food processing company, was property manager of a large portfolio of rental properties, and did contract work as a bookkeeper.

In my leisure  hours, I enjoy working out at the gym, golfing, reading uplifting books, photography, spending time with family and friends, entertaining, and taking long walks with the dog. Pickleball is next!