Katie Oliver

Most shops are required to close for just three and a half days of the year — but not on Labour Day.

JUST LET DADS DAD If you want him to step up — you might have to stop telling him how. I'm not sure why I thought it would work, but it was my way of making sure my husband knew what to do. I was preparing for the birth

I'm Katie, and I'm MAD, M-A-D. I mean, I have self-diagnosed Mother's Attention Deficit. More specifically, a unique and rare branch called CAD — Cooking Attention Deficit. Because of my condition, I've been almost entirely banned from the kitchen. The task causes procrastination

What Makes us Really Cry at Funerals Why the tears that fall reflect the conversations we haven't had, the relationships we haven't healed, the priorities we've forgotten, and the life we're still creating. "I am more of a funeral kind of

"I am more of a funeral kind of man than a wedding kind of man." These were the opening lines of my dad's speech at my wedding — true story! As we waited with bated breath for the speech to unfold, it was either going to be

The world is at a pivotal turning point right now. With many of us fearing the world that our children will grow up in. Yet it's hard to ignore that many of the world's biggest problems are created and led by men—war, violence, abuse, power

In a world of rising costs, uncertainty, and disruption, resilience may be the most important skill we are not teaching our kids. Right now, many children are struggling with things that should feel manageable. Sore wrists from too much gaming mean skipping PE. Eight-year-olds asking adults to get lunch boxes

From biscuits to the battlezone: what childhood beliefs teach us about conflict. Conflict’s a funny old thing, isn’t it? Whether it’s the small, everyday frustrations—laundry left on the floor, a teaspoon put back the wrong way in the drawer—or something deeper, like a strained relationship,