August 10 Newsletter

Clearing a New Path™ and Clearing a New Path Podcast™ are products of Radar Media, located in Dorchester, Ontario on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Neutral peoples who once used this land as their traditional beaver hunting grounds.  As a settler here I’m committed to deepening understanding of Indigenous communities and reframing responsibilities to land and community. I am grateful to Mother Earth for the opportunity for love and connection and to the spirits of the Elders and the Medicine People who still walk the Earth.

AUGUST 10, 2022

I come to this work as a white woman of privilege; a vulnerable allyship student.I get things wrong often and I am open to, and welcome opportunities to be called in about the content in this newsletter, in order to create safe, brave spaces for all. The purpose is to unite people in rural communities.I am grateful to walk along this journey in grace, love and empathy together.Simply hit 'reply' to contribute, suggest and

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For the next few weeks I'm going to highlight previous podcast episodes (and guests) that were some of the most listened to and the most impactful, starting with Stella Sehn from Sweet Pure Honey, a bee farm Stella and her husband Sheldon own and operate in Porcupine Plains, Saskatchewan.Be sure to scroll down to find out the latest with Stella and Sheldon.

WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE THE EPISODE?

“COVID definitely brought it to (light). For me personally, in that moment the first time I was feeling suicidal in a real sense, you’re thinking that’s probably not a real good idea, but that real hopeless feeling I was stuck with at that time – I was at rock bottom. I could totally relate to what the victims were maybe thinking. The hopelessness and feeling that your loved ones would be better off without you or just holding down whatever that sense is.”

manages retail distribution of the company’s signature raw white honey, as well as beeswax products such as candles, lip balm, wax cling-wrap and soap.

"“At one point we were wondering, ‘Why are we doing this anymore? Why have we gone through all this work and all this time?'” Hill admitted. “So we were really questioning (if) we should maybe just quit because we were getting tired. But then we realized, there are people out there who appreciate what we do.”The couple was also featured on Food Power TV's premiere episode with Matt Astorga. (It's a must watch!)

OUR NEXT TOWN HALL

That prompted our next virtual town hall:CANADA'S CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE: WHERE DOES INCLUSIVITY FIT?

The event is Wednesday, August 24, 2022 from 4-6 p.m. ET

Joining me will be:Stella Sehn: Sweet Pure Honey - Medicine Hall Alberta/Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan​Nancy Wilson: Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce​A.J. Stewart: Canadian Gay Lesbian Chamber of Commerce​Michelle Meghie: Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce

*If you have had an adverse experience with your local rural Chamber, please get in touch! I'd like to have a few more speakers talk about their experience. [email protected]

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