September 26, 2023

By Emma Devin (they/them)

In this month's Ask A Doula, a parent-to-be has feelings about finding out their baby's sex

July 24, 2023

By Emma Devin (they/them)

Advice from a community of birth workers and parents

June 13, 2023

By  Jamie-Leigh Gonzales

While acknowledging that not everyone will experience parenthood — perhaps from no desire to have kids or because of very real barriers — I still have to…

June 13, 2023

By Carly Butler | @carlymbutton

De-colonial people and parents will change this world if we let them. We are playing the long game, and the only ones who don’t want us to…

June 13, 2023

By Emma Devin (they/them)

Doula Care Collective Brood takes questions from pregnant-curious people in the first installment of their column: Ask A Doula.

June 6, 2023

By Sarah Sahagian | @sarahsahagian

The taboo of parenting without a car is so ingrained that my loved ones worried about the very idea of me raising a kid without a vehicle…

June 6, 2023

By Stacey McLachlan

Exclusive pumping was the best parenting decision I could have possibly made — and one that honestly felt downright revolutionary.

May 13, 2023

By Kristi Alexandra

In motherhood, the most fulfilling moments are the quiet and mundane—like when my daughter curls up on my lap while watching TV or when she gives me…

May 11, 2023

By Brittany Tiplady | @yellowbird888

My relationship to this blanket is my little fuck you to the pressure of growing up. 

May 10, 2023

By Nina B. Lichtenstein | @VikingJewess

According to Jewish tradition, I was to circle my future husband seven times before the rabbi would speak, recite prayers, and marry us.

May 9, 2023

By Romila

Everyone can trace their personal lineage back to people who were revolutionary, your job is to pick that up and bring it to present.

May 9, 2023

By Lakeisha Goedluck

It’s important that we share our stories as Black women because words are the sutures that hold us together, despite the fact that society routinely tries to…

May 9, 2023

By Taylor Neal | @nzzltea

We are uncovering infinite access points and gateways to the pleasure available in our bodies, and the best part is, we’re finally talking about it. Loudly. Proudly.…

May 9, 2023

By Kimberly Sunder | @kimbraay

Many of us are now actively creating a life for ourselves that looks vastly different from our ancestors before us. It is a revolutionary movement in radical…

May 9, 2023

By Hollay Ghadery

Existential OCD is rarely discussed and is often misdiagnosed as Generalized Anxiety Disorder. 

May 9, 2023

By Alexandra Keeler

To revolutionize how we provide international aid, we need to listen to the voices of those affected.

May 9, 2023

By Enriko Pratt | @rikosmodernlife

A poem by artist Enriko Pratt

February 1, 2023

By Brittany Tiplady | @yellowbird888

I am erasing the narrative that others wrote for me over and over again, and reimagining what success can look like in this life with health, happiness,…

February 1, 2023

By Halena Seiferling | @halenalou

Recently, I realized that my experience of time shifted over this three-year period. I’d always considered myself to be an organized person who operates on a schedule,…

October 5, 2021

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

Launched during the early days of the pandemic, The Festival of What Works is a collection of workshops, panels, and talks revealing the things people are doing…

September 3, 2021

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms_andreajoy Corrin Yewchuk is a Vancouver volunteer coordinator with 350 Canada, an organization that describes itself as “a people-powered movement for climate action”

September 3, 2021

By Megan Lau | @meganmklau

By Megan Lau @meganmklau On the verge of turning 30, I’d lived in four different cities in the last decade, and switched career paths and industries several…

September 3, 2021

By Erin Davidson | @erin.e.davidson

By Erin Davidson @erin.e.davidson Why do we have to fake it till we make it?

September 3, 2021

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Andrea Javor @mystic_sandwich These horoscopes focus on the big-picture themes and major transformations unfolding over several years, with 2022 as the focal point

September 1, 2021

By Carly Butler | @carlymbutton

By Carly Butler @carlymbutton I am an Indigenous Yaqui Mexican woman married to a first-generation British-Canadian, raising our 4.5-year-old son and three-year-old daughter roughly 3,000 kilometres away…

August 30, 2021

By Ashlynn Chand

How did these women become symbols of social change in 2020? And were they always at the forefront of social and political changes? 

August 30, 2021

By Kimberly Sunder | @kimbraay

By Kimberly Sunder I am a part of a line of Sikh women that had their voices taken away from them at an early age. Theirs is…

August 6, 2021

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms_andreajoy Is "fat" a bad word? Juicy Jems, a fat and plus-sized cabaret show, aims to combat fatphobia

August 2, 2021

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag It's time to soak up the last bit of summer

July 1, 2021

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Check out Vancouver's fabulous lineup celebrating our LGBTQIA2S+ community

June 25, 2021

By Altaira Northe | @ctrlaltaira

By Altaira Northe @ctraltaira Therapy. Everyone should try it at least once

June 7, 2021

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms_andreajoy A roundup of links and resources to help understand what is happening in Palestine and what you can do about it

June 2, 2021

By Altaira Northe @ctrlaltaira After years of choosing my mom, I decided it was time to choose myself

June 1, 2021

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Happy Indigenous History and Pride Month! Check out what Vancouver has to offer this June.

May 6, 2021

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms_andreajoy Review of Poetry As Resistance, a poetry anthropology by Sue Goyette based on sexual assault survivors' experiences, and the #metoo movement

May 3, 2021

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips @looselipsmag Here's what's happening in Vancouver digitally and IRL this month

March 29, 2021

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Indigenous art, Black women in film, farmer's markets and more abound in April. Check out the Marquee to see what else Vancouver…

March 16, 2021

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee This past month has brought an influx of good news and we all need it. Enjoy!

March 4, 2021

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy The pandemic has brought us a spike in capitalism, but the Buy Nothing Project has a solution

March 2, 2021

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Magazine @looselipsmag Happy Women's History Month! Check out what's happening in March

February 11, 2021

By Brittany Tiplady | @yellowbird888

I wanted a dog for a long, long time, but Polly came when she was supposed to—right when I needed her and right when she needed us,…

February 4, 2021

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy When it comes to Acts of Resistance, there was a lot to fight for in 2020. We look back on some of the…

January 31, 2021

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Happy Black History Month!

January 12, 2021

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Hello 2021! For a nice change of pace, enjoy some January Happy News

January 5, 2021

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Celebrate the beginning of the new year with a lineup of Vancouver's best performances, festivals, and events

December 14, 2020

By Alexis Baran | @travelgoths

By Alexis Baran @travelgoths This could be the year you get to gleefully dismiss every tradition that never resonated with you, and make up your own

December 14, 2020

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Let's end 2020 off on a good note! Here is December's happy news

December 4, 2020

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy Vancouver City Council has approved an ambitious Climate Emergency Action Plan that may help make the city carbon neutral by 2050

December 3, 2020

By Brittany Tiplady | @yellowbird888

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 Get your credit card handy

November 29, 2020

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Happy Holidays! Find ways to celebrate safely with our December marquee

November 10, 2020

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee November is looking up, y'all! Here is some recent good news

November 2, 2020

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy If you have the ability to vote, wherever you are, do that. For everyone else, here's your required resistance reading and action items

October 30, 2020

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Somehow, someway, we made it to November and that's something to celebrate. Check out what's happening in Vancouver, digitally and in-person, this…

October 26, 2020

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra We're talking about the intersection of film and music with a visual playlist of local music video team ups

October 16, 2020

By Sarah Sahagian | @sarahsahagian

By Sarah Sahagian @sarahsahagian Taking a year off from my role as a non-profit executive is a choice I’m grateful was available to me. But at the…

October 8, 2020

By Katelyn Roberts | @katelynjroberts

By Katelyn Roberts @katelynjroberts When we internalize capitalism, we believe that unless we can meet these standards we aren’t worthy

October 6, 2020

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy Two major Indigenous treaty rights conflicts come to a head in "Canada"

October 1, 2020

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Celebrate the beginning of autumn with Vancouver's best festivals, shows, and exhibits

September 17, 2020

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee The world feels pretty darn bad right now. Lucky for you, A Happy Place is here to cheer you up

September 4, 2020

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

If there was ever a time Canada was primed to institute a guaranteed basic liveable income, this could be it. After all, as of August 23, Service…

August 31, 2020

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Hello September! Check out Vancouver's lineup of festivals, events, and activities this month

August 7, 2020

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy Last month, BC’s Minister of Mental Health, Judy Darcy, introduced Bill 22, an amendment to the Mental Health Act that allows doctors to…

August 3, 2020

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Here are some good news stories to break up the darkness

July 30, 2020

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Here's what's happening in Vancouver digitally and IRL this month.

July 9, 2020

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Joy @ms.andreajoy Grace Club: a curated series of events about everything from decolonized practices to sex to embracing anger and mental health

June 10, 2020

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms_andreajoy A list of reading materials, actions and resources for allies of the Black Lives Matter movement

May 8, 2020

By Jess Procter | @north_west_jess

By Jess Procter @north_west_jess They say it takes a village to raise a child because, well, it does. But what does life look like when mothers are…

May 7, 2020

By Carlie Blume | @carlie_blume

By Carlie Blume @carliejblume These are the experiences that most accurately describe the true experience of motherhood

May 7, 2020

By Julian Jamie | @julianjamie

By Julian Jamie @julianjamie Here are a few ideas, from a mom, to support local business this Mother’s Day

May 7, 2020

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy Since COVID-19 struck, WISH saw an almost instant shift in their work and that of the women they support

April 21, 2020

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Here are some uplifting, adorable, and funny stories to help get us through these times

April 16, 2020

By Kate Belton | @k8beee

By Kate Belton @k8beee Maybe this time of great uncertainty can also be a time of great reckoning for you

April 6, 2020

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag We've rounded up some local spots that are thinking outside the box

April 3, 2020

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy We touched base with some of the powerhouse women that have been featured in this column over the past year to see how…

March 22, 2020

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee If there's ever been a proper time to talk about good news, it's now

March 17, 2020

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Let's get through this together. Check out this list of digital events, virtual health services, and delivery options to keep you healthy…

March 11, 2020

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy With the motto “trails not scales," Fat Girls Hiking resists diet culture and a narrow, patriarchal view of who belongs in the outdoors…

March 6, 2020

By Leah Scheitel | @leah_schei

By Leah Scheitel @Leah_Schei The intricate relationships of royals and their loyals

March 2, 2020

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Add some sunshine to your life with the latest roundup of good news

February 27, 2020

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag International Women's Day is coming up and you know what that means: a month-long celebration of womxn in our city! Check out…

February 19, 2020

By Brittany Tiplady | @yellowbird888

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 An essay on boobs, boys, and sexuality

February 5, 2020

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy This month, we do a case study on the Canadian Latinx Theatre Artist Coalition, and how they've created community-based resistance

January 30, 2020

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Start your new year right with the first 2020 edition of A Happy Place

January 28, 2020

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Searching for your next night out? Look no further. Here is our February feminist event roundup

January 24, 2020

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy Can a board game be an act of resistance? Squamish artist and educator Ta7talíya Michelle Nahanee uses them as a decolonizing practice

January 17, 2020

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Okay Fine Whatever is a quirky, narrative romp that amuses, and inspires the reader to face their fears head-on. Or, at the very…

January 13, 2020

By Ji-Youn Kim | @itsjiyounkim

By Ji-Youn Kim @itsjiyounkim I’ve described my experience of social justice work as a fish drowning in water: recognizing that white supremacist, colonial, cis-hetero-patriarchy is absolutely everywhere…

January 10, 2020

By Hannah Stevens | @Stevens_Han

By Hannah Stevens @stevens_han Two women a week are murdered in the UK by their partners, or ex-partners. This is that moment

January 9, 2020

By Jodie Hare | @jodslouise

By Jodie Hare @jodslouise I was 'the-Buy-One-Get-One-Free-friend,' an add on. Then, I met C and E

December 20, 2019

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Vancouver is stepping into this new decade with fresh energy and fresh events. We’ve rounded up the best of the best of…

December 20, 2019

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Check out December's line-up of feel good stories here

December 16, 2019

By Nikki Sanchez | @nikkilaes

By Nikki Sanchez @nikkilaes Combining critical awareness with purchasing power allows you to support the diversity and equity initiatives you are passionate about

December 11, 2019

By Laura Robbins | @lauradawnrobbins

By Laura Robbins @lauradawnrobbins Conscientious holiday shopping asks us to stop and think about where our spending can have the most positive impact—not just what’s the most…

December 4, 2019

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy It’s been a couple of months since the federal election, and the issue of safe drinking water on First Nations reserves has gone…

December 1, 2019

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Now that there’s only one month left in this decade, there’s no better time to party it out with the bevy of…

November 25, 2019

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Don't worry, be happy. Read on for local and worldwide good news

November 7, 2019

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy Fifteen teens are suing the Canadian government for specific damages caused by inaction on climate change

October 31, 2019

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag The September scaries have come and gone, spooky season is over, but that doesn't mean there aren't a ton of events to…

October 28, 2019

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Who said autumn has to be dark and scary? Make your day a whole lot brighter with a bundle of good news.

September 30, 2019

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Autumn is officially in full swing, and so are a bevy of October events

September 25, 2019

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee There's been an abundance of happy news lately! Read on to fill up on positivity

September 18, 2019

By Julian Jamie | @julianjamie

By Julian Jamie @julianjamie The Pros and Cons of working from home while caring for babies

September 6, 2019

By Hailey Danielle | @hd.r__

By Hailey Rollheiser @hd.r__ I’m envious of the people who have a small desk, or a few plants, or a pair of skis lying on the tiles.…

August 29, 2019

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Who knew the fall would bring such an influx of events? Check out what's happening this month in Vancouver

August 27, 2019

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Summer's ending but that doesn't mean we have to succumb to the doom and gloom of fall. Celebrate the good with A…

July 30, 2019

By Kate Belton | @k8beee

By Kate Belton @k8beee On March 19th I received a Facebook message from an acquaintance of mine asking to hike the West Coast Trail. So I had…

July 25, 2019

By Jess Procter | @north_west_jess

By Jess Proctor @north_west_jess There’s enough shame and judgement in this world without our kids receiving it at home

July 25, 2019

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee We all deserve a moment to breathe and see the good in the world. Read on for snippets of happy news

July 24, 2019

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Is it the last month of summer already? Enjoy the last bits of vacation season with Metro Vancouver brews, bites, and adventures

July 20, 2019

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee I wish that after this trip I had a list of “Top Ten Tips for Travelling with Anxiety and Depression,” but it’s…

June 28, 2019

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee School is out and vacation is here! Enjoy Vancouver's summer festivities with our monthly roundup of events

June 27, 2019

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee The sun is out and somehow, everything feels a little bit better. Fill up your heart and soul with these little bits…

June 24, 2019

By Caitlin Mellor | @LivingLifeWithoutLimits

By Caitlin Mellor @LivingLifeWithoutLimits Standing in my power unapologetically helped me to let the rest of the fear fall away and to begin the process of actually…

June 4, 2019

By Emmalee Watts | @hollowtwin

By Emmalee Watts @hollowtwin I am a partially deaf musician. This is my story on living and playing music with a disability

May 28, 2019

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Fill up your heart and soul with these little bits of sunshine

May 23, 2019

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Celebrate the sunshine by heading out for a show, festival, market, or event in our gorgeous city. Here's what's happening this month…

May 2, 2019

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

April 30, 2019

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @Looselipsmag It's already May! The city is bustling this spring with festivals, art shows, workshops, and exhibitions. Here's what's happening this month in…

April 23, 2019

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Needing a pick-me-up? Check out this compilation of recent feel-good news stories

April 19, 2019

By Erin Davidson | @erin.e.davidson

By Erin Davidson @erin.e.davidson I learned that the alternative to a comparative method of self-esteem comes out of a habit of relating to yourself in a kinder…

April 18, 2019

By Laura Robbins | @lauradawnrobbins

By Laura Robbins @lauradawnrobbins Calm down. This isn’t a big deal. Stop being so emotional. You’re acting crazy. These are the statements I’ve heard for the past…

April 10, 2019

By Brittany Tiplady | @yellowbird888

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 Get your fill of hot celeb gossip here!

April 2, 2019

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items and take it down,…

March 28, 2019

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee A Happy Place, a new space to share little bits of sunshine in a dark and often overwhelming world

March 27, 2019

By Sharon Miki | @sharonmikichan

By Sharon Miki @sharonmikichan Race, forgotten culture, and the gallon of bleach that thrust me into a year of questioning and facing my identity

March 25, 2019

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @Looselipsmag Farewell snow! The spring is in full swing and Vancouver is bustling with events

March 11, 2019

By Michelle Gaudet | @michellegaudet

By Michelle Gaudet @michellegaudet I had awoken to the acute fear of the stillness next to me, my mind already imagining my husband’s skin cold to the…

March 5, 2019

By Brittany Tiplady | @yellowbird888

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 I am so excited to be sitting down writing this column, or what I refer to as the lords work, after an intense…

March 5, 2019

By Kate Belton | @k8beee

By Kate Belton @k8beee My drinking matched my insecurities. I could only stand to be around myself when I was drinking, so I drank any chance I…

March 5, 2019

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

February 26, 2019

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Spring is here! Or, almost. Find out what's happening this month in Vancouver

February 21, 2019

By Elizabeth Holliday | @femme.path

By Elizabeth Holliday @femme.path// @dank.is.a.drag As I became exposed to more Drag Queens, Kings, and Things, I was invited to see that if drag is gender play,…

February 12, 2019

By Kate Belton | @k8beee

By Kate Belton @k8beee After a year-long hiatus, our favourite comedian/therapist/best friend, Kate Belton, is back

January 31, 2019

By Brittany Tiplady | @yellowbird888

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 Here's what happened in the world of celebrity this month.

January 31, 2019

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

January 29, 2019

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag February has a full list of culture and womxn-focused events! Check out what's happening in Vancouver this month

January 21, 2019

By Nikki Sanchez | @nikkilaes

By Nikki Sanchez @nikkilaes The streets of downtown Washington, DC were filled with medicine as a prayer service started off the inaugural Indigenous Peoples March; the largest…

January 8, 2019

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

January 2, 2019

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag The New Year is here! Start your January off right with new and exciting events. Check out what's happening in Vancouver this…

January 1, 2019

By Seryna Myers | @serynamyers

By Seryna Myers @serynamyers Between having had some time to rest and recover over (and from) the holidays, a fresh chapter begins. Before you take off toward…

December 23, 2018

By Brittany Tiplady | @yellowbird888

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 We spoke to leading psychologist Dr. Khush Amaria PhD, CPsych, an expert in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and a Clinical Director of the…

December 14, 2018

By Brittany Tiplady | @yellowbird888

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 In the spirit of the holidays, we've rounded up ten local and woman-focused businesses that are deserving of your hard-earned cash

December 11, 2018

By Erin Davidson | @erin.e.davidson

By Erin Davidson @edavid7 I come to you with a story of a bizarre research study. The hope was that they would identify an algorithm that could…

December 6, 2018

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round-up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items and…

December 1, 2018

By Seryna Myers | @serynamyers

By Seryna Myers @serynamyers As we make our way to the end of the year, there’s a desire to tie up loose ends and bring closure to…

November 29, 2018

By Brittany Tiplady | @yellowbird888

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 My quest for health is still ongoing. I’m angry that I was not believed, and I’m angry that my very real pain—and very…

November 29, 2018

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee I guess the big question to all this is: how has my health been affected by your brother’s illness? The answer is:…

November 29, 2018

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Here are five helpful resources for Vancouver-based mamas, whether you're thinking of this new journey, are expecting, or already have multiple tiny…

November 29, 2018

By Samantha Lego | @samanthalego

By Samantha Lego @samanthalego Seed cycling benefits women who experience heavy periods, irregular periods or no periods, and all the host of side effects that come with…

November 27, 2018

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag The holiday season is finally here! Stroll the cold streets of Metro Vancouver for all the festive and jolly events you could…

October 30, 2018

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips mag @looselipsmag Winter is fast approaching and showcasing all the warm and cozy events Vancouver has to offer. Check out this month's collection of…

October 11, 2018

By Lixia Lisa Liu | @lixia.ll

By Lixia Lisa Liu @lixia.ll  At seventeen-years-old, after years of holding in anger, confusion, and mostly shame, I want to tell anyone who has experienced the atrocity…

October 10, 2018

By Megan Lau | @meganmklau

By Megan Lau @megan_lau Vancouverites ask the 70 candidates for Vancouver City Council (and 21 for mayor), their platforms and perspectives on increasing equity and ensuring safety and justice…

October 1, 2018

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

October 1, 2018

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Mystic Sandwich aka Andrea Javor @mystic_sandwich October may bring shocks and sudden shifts to our physical life, and may challenge our values. With the Full Moon…

September 29, 2018

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag October is here and bringing in some fresh Autumn vibes. Check out this month’s roundup of festive, womxn focused, and culture based…

September 3, 2018

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Mystic Sandwich aka Andrea Javor @mystic_sandwich The Virgo New Moon on September 9th opposes Neptune in Pisces, offering a spiritual vibe to what otherwise looks to…

August 31, 2018

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

August 30, 2018

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag A new season is dawning on Vancouver and with it arrives more market, film, art, and music festivals galore. Check out what's…

August 1, 2018

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Mystic Sandwich aka Andrea Javor @mystic_sandwich This lull in the ordinary business-as-usual-forward-movement of the energy offers us some time to get our affairs in order, do…

August 1, 2018

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items

August 1, 2018

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag The Sunday of summer has arrived and with it comes new festivals, markets, exhibitions, and events to check out. Here’s what’s happening…

July 30, 2018

By Carlie Blume | @carlie_blume

By Carlie Blume @bjergen_kjergen The commodification of motherhood as a lifestyle brand, as opposed to a job or higher calling, is becoming more pervasive than ever. And it’s not doing great…

July 18, 2018

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen | @tayvieeee

By Tayvie Van Eeuwen @tayvieeee Check out what you can do during Vancouver's best month of the year

June 30, 2018

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Mystic Sandwich aka Andrea Javor @mystic_sandwich The astrological energy this summer may not be light, but it’s ripe with opportunities for inner work and evolution

June 29, 2018

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @Looselipsmag Summer is here and the city is buzzing with festivals, outdoor cinemas, markets, and more. Here’s what’s happening in July

June 25, 2018

By Nicole Gaudet | @nicgaudet

By Nicole Gaudet @nicgaudet I decided to take the leap and bought a ​Diva Cup​. Here’s why I’m never switching back

June 20, 2018

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy There are plenty of charities on the ground working hard to protect and support these families, here are a few that accept international donations

June 13, 2018

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms.andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items.

June 1, 2018

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Mystic Sandwich aka Andrea Javor @mystic_sandwich Something is yet to come to light. Inner truth is radiant while external truths are hard to discern. Venture into…

May 31, 2018

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Open up your Google Cal! Here's what's happening in June

May 1, 2018

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms_andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

April 30, 2018

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Mark your calendars! Here's what's happening in May

April 30, 2018

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Mystic Sandwich aka Andrea Javor @mystic_sandwich May is relatively quiet astrologically speaking until the New Moon in Taurus mid-month. Unlike your typical mellow Taurus Moon, this…

April 3, 2018

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @ms_andreajoy A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

April 1, 2018

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Mystic Sandwich aka Andrea Javor @mystic_sandwich The potent Full Moon in Libra on March 31st carries us into April. This is a powerful and radical new…

March 31, 2018

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag In order to show some love to all of the woman-powered events happening in our city, we introduce The Marquee: a monthly…

March 12, 2018

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

February 28, 2018

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Andi Astre @mystic_sandwich What does March have in store for you? Resident astrologist at Gastown’s The Good Spirit and Loose Lips, Mystic Sandwich, charts the skies

February 1, 2018

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items and…

February 1, 2018

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Andi Astre @mystic_sandwich What does February have in store for you? Resident astrologist at Gastown’s The Good Spirit and Loose Lips, Mystic Sandwich, charts the skies

January 8, 2018

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items and take it down,…

December 31, 2017

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Andi Astre @mystic_sandwich What does January’s astrological shift portend for you? Resident astrologist at Gastown’s The Good Spirit and Loose Lips, Mystic Sandwich, charts the skies

December 11, 2017

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

December 4, 2017

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag What the fuck is a gift guide anyway? Who knows. But in the spirit of the holidays, we've rounded up ten local…

December 2, 2017

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Andi Astre @mystic_sandwich What does December’s astrological shift portend for you? Resident astrologist at Gastown’s The Good Spirit and Loose Lips, Mystic Sandwich, charts the skies

November 21, 2017

By Jess Procter | @north_west_jess

By Jess Procter @north_west_jess I know I said earlier that happiness is all I want for my child, but happiness is no longer good enough

November 7, 2017

By Kate Belton | @k8beee

By Kate Belton @k8beee Kate kills it again. Need some advice yourself? Send in your question to submissions@looselipsmag.com

November 6, 2017

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

November 1, 2017

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Andi Astre @mystic_sandwich What does November's astrological shift portend for you? Resident astrologist at Gastown’s The Good Spirit and now Loose Lips, Mystic Sandwich, charts the…

October 24, 2017

By Chelsea Noel

By Chelsea Noel Today, this scrappy little girl isn't standing down. She is telling her story

October 24, 2017

By Brittany Tiplady | @yellowbird888

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 May you be triggered, or empowered, or saddened or strengthened, we are here

October 24, 2017

By Kristi Alexandra

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Placated complacency is eroding and the Me Too movement is taking down the patriarchy

October 2, 2017

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

September 30, 2017

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Andi Astre @mystic_sandwich What does the current astrological shift portend for you? Resident astrologist at Gastown’s The Good Spirit and now Loose Lips, Mystic Sandwich, charts…

September 7, 2017

By Kate Belton | @k8beee

By Kate Belton @k8beee Shit gets real. Need some advice yourself? Send in your question to submissions@looselipsmag.com

September 1, 2017

By Andrea Javor | @mystic_sandwich

By Andi Astre @andi_astre What does the current astrological shift, September's Mercury retrograde and a new moon in Virgo portend for you? Resident astrologist at Gastown's The…

September 1, 2017

By Erin Davidson | @erin.e.davidson

By Erin Davidson @edavid7 As I learned from a swimsuit, sometimes things just do not fit

August 21, 2017

By Samantha Lego | @samanthalego

By Samantha Lego @samanthalego Some people find their solace in religion, others in spirituality and devotion. I found mine in the vastness and glory of mountains

August 17, 2017

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Loose Lips Magazine was created with the intention of elevating our fellow women, not taking up space where our fellow women ought…

August 17, 2017

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items and…

August 5, 2017

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

July 12, 2017

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

June 30, 2017

By Samantha Nock | @sammymarie

By Samantha Nock @sammymarie As a duty I have to my kokum as her granddaughter, I carry her stories with me and her stories include her being…

June 12, 2017

By Alli Hayes

By Alli Hayes @alliwildcard Halifax-born Anne Bérubé has created a memoir that awakens the essential living in your soul with Be Feel Think Do

June 7, 2017

By Brittany Tiplady | @yellowbird888

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 The tug of war on this topic is a never ending battle: feminism and marriage, is it possible to have both?

May 30, 2017

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

May 29, 2017

By Samantha Lego | @samanthalego

By Samantha Lego @samanthalego I am woman, hear me - and my IUD - roar

May 11, 2017

By Jess Procter | @north_west_jess

By Jess Procter @north_west_jess//@thenewprocters Warning: this birth story will not bring tears to your eyes

May 1, 2017

By Andrea Loewen | @ms_andreajoy

By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

April 29, 2017

By Samantha Lego | @samanthalego

By Samantha Lego @samanthalego Yes, ghosting sucks. Yes, it’s savage, but no, it’s not wholly inadmissible

April 25, 2017

By Michelle Gaudet @michellegaudet From loving herself first, to fighting off male comedians who refused to see harmful rape jokes as such, Lindy West speaks up with…

April 22, 2017

By Kate Belton @k8beee Who can afford therapy? Literally no one. Luckily for you, we've got Kate Belton.

April 18, 2017

By Laura Collins | @lauradcollins

By Laura Collins @lauradcollins Work, life and social balance is the key to a healthy mind and healthy lifestyle

April 17, 2017

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Loose Lips Mag is honoured to work in Vancouver's iconic Dominion Building, soaking up all of that female hustler energy

April 4, 2017

By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items…

March 1, 2017

By Andrea Loewen @andreaxuaxua Every month I’ll share my Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items

February 27, 2017

By Jess Procter @north_west_jess//@thenewprocters A new mom emerges from the newborn bubble and asks “WTF just happened!?”

February 22, 2017

By Katie Lawrence @bluejaygal Nothing makes you realize just how much your last name means to you until you’re asked to change it

February 8, 2017

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag With feminism on the rise, self-identifying women are finding new ways to smash the patriarchy Leslie Knoppe style

February 1, 2017

By Samantha Lego @samanthalego I am at war with my own body. And I’m not alone. There are an estimated 53,000 British Columbians currently living with a…

January 30, 2017

By Alli Hayes @alliwildcard With 85 percent of sexual assaults reports coming from women, is ordering the Angel Shot as code for a bad date really effective?

January 30, 2017

By Megan Renaud @meganbrigette My mental health, as I saw it, was definitely not as important as the trauma my family had endured.

January 25, 2017

By Kate Belton @k8beee Oh, she's at it again

January 20, 2017

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 New Westminster is a locale that thrives on small business. Many of our most-loved boutiques, listed below, are run by Royal City #girlbosses.…

January 14, 2017

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 A journey from fast-fashion poster woman to conscious consumer.

December 30, 2016

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 As first seen on My Modern Closet, co EIC shares her secret for ringing in the New Year

December 14, 2016

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag Find troves of treasures for your fellow feminists this Christmas season. We've got a list of goods that are at Tyra-levels of…

December 14, 2016

By Kate Belton @k8beee Our resident comedian is back to give some sage advice to get you through the holidays

December 14, 2016

by Larenna Page @larennadrawingthings New Zealand social artist illustrates 11 awkward thoughts and moments that might ring true to you this season

December 13, 2016

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 Believe it or not, there are little ways to battle consumerism around the holidays

November 28, 2016

By Michelle Gaudet @michelle_gaudet Jessica Bennett's Feminist Fight Club is “a classic fuck you feminist battle manual"

November 28, 2016

By Laura Collins @lauradcollins Never have I had to be so vulnerable in order to be so powerful

November 10, 2016

By Marissa Del Mistro @_not_marissa Loose Lips created a map that highlights the safe spaces around Vancouver that offer gender neutral facilities

November 2, 2016

By Christina Lukeman @xtinalukeman The 2016 Election is like a really bad relationship that America can't get out of

October 30, 2016

By Samantha Lego @samanthalego Fall is the perfect time to grab your camera and discover the delights of cloudy mood lighting that the grey weather brings

October 24, 2016

By Erin Davidson | @erin.e.davidson

I grew up watching The Oprah Winfrey Show most days after school. Oprah deserves part, if not full, credit for my choice to pursue counselling as a…

October 19, 2016

By Michelle Gaudet @michelle_gaudet Of the feminist memoirs out there, Valenti’s is accessible, infuriating, and brave

October 19, 2016

By Leah Scheitel | @leah_schei

By Leah Scheitel @leah_schei When the best thing you get out of an old relationship is a newfound affinity for baseball

October 17, 2016

By Christina Willis @discoverybird We’re all creatures of habit and sometimes it’s tough to get out of our comfort zone to explore somewhere we’ve never been before,…

October 14, 2016

By Nicole Gaudet @nicgaudet We have some feminist friendly costume ideas so that you don't have to dress up as a sexy nurse this year.

October 13, 2016

By Leah Scheitel @leah_schei Let’s just talk about Hillary Clinton, the first woman to win the nomination of a major party to run for the office of…

October 10, 2016

By Leah Scheitel | @leah_schei

By Leah Scheitel @leah_schei So I got dumped and then quit my job, and exactly in that order

September 25, 2016

By Brittany Tiplady | @yellowbird888

By Loose Lips Mag @looselipsmag We are two girls who, like all girls, have had some outrageous comments thrown at us by the opposite sex

September 12, 2016

By Samantha Lego | @samanthalego

By Samantha Lego @samanthalego Everyone loves to ask me if I have ever fallen in love travelling

September 12, 2016

By Laura Collins @lauradcollins The birth control hunt can be a confusing one and trying to find the right option for you and your body is key

August 21, 2016

By Samantha Lego | @samanthalego

By Samantha Lego @samanthalego In true Vancouver fashion, here is a compiled list of outdoorsy date ideas to help break the ice. Not literally though, that’s for…

August 21, 2016

By Kristi Alexandra @kristialexandra Co-EIC Kristi Alexandra explores South East Asia and a newfound appreciation for feminism

August 1, 2016

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 Co-founder and Co-editor of Loose Lips Mag gets real about her first year of business in a tell-all narrative

August 1, 2016

By Jess Procter @thenewprocters You buy local. You eat local. Why don’t you name local? Luckily I did the work for you, mining our fine city for…

July 25, 2016

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 Aprons for Gloves celebrates the fifth year that local bartenders, baristas, barbers and butchers trade in their aprons for boxing gloves and raise…

July 11, 2016

By Samantha Lego @samanthalego Having your period brings up a whole new set of challenges while travelling. So if you’re expecting a period on your next backpacking…

May 30, 2016

By Laura Collins @lauradcollins My mom is my best friend and my rock. And now I have to be hers.

May 23, 2016

By Miranda Victoria The word Naturopath often brings every hippie and every pharmacist out of the woodwork and into a controversial argument

May 23, 2016

By Jess Procter @north_west_jess A first time mother-to- be on the hopes, joys, and unexpected surprises of being pregnant.

April 28, 2016

By Jess Procter @north_west_jess The newlywed has a couple tips for couples who are broke, in love, and averse to big weddings

March 11, 2016

By Laura Collins @lauracollins A single girl's guide to navigating through the bounty of men and rubbers

March 11, 2016

By Jess Procter @north_west_jess While waiting tables may sound laughably easy, if you’re a server, you know the truth

March 11, 2016

By Sarah Foot Hating your body is like dragging around ankle chains. Pointless, frustrating, constant and, beyond all else, exhausting. Yet, we live in a culture that…

February 12, 2016

Elizabeth Barr @elizabethbarr This year for Valentine's Day, I decided to gift some of the special people in my life with an excuse to go ahead and…

February 8, 2016

By Elizabeth Barr @elizabethbarr Download these free PDF printables and add some quick wit to your Valentine's Day gift.

February 5, 2016

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 Tracking down the right women's health clinic can be a daunting task. We've narrowed down the various women's health clinics in Vancouver into…

February 3, 2016

By Jess Procter @north_west_jess Thirty isn’t old. While I’m excited to be entering a decade with some financial and emotional security, I also experience pretty frequent reminders…

January 6, 2016

By Claire Matthews | @ce_matthews

Claire Matthews @ce_matthews Single in Vancouver? It seems like anybody who’s nobody (that’s all of us) is online dating.

December 31, 2015

by Sarah Foot As feminism continues to grow, so, too, should our vocabulary

December 22, 2015

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 Some are confident that colouring has led to mindfulness, meditation, and stress relief. But does it really work?

December 21, 2015

By Elizabeth Barr @elizabethbarr Instead of stuffing your present in a gift bag or getting it gift-wrapped at the mall – try some of these new ideas…

December 14, 2015

By Elizabeth Barr @elizabethbarr To kick off the holiday season, here is a DIY that will make your home holiday-ready in under an hour.

December 9, 2015

By Cassidy Scott | @cass.scott

By Cassidy Scott @cass_scott Before it was cool to have food allergies, it was really hard to have food allergies.

December 8, 2015

By Rachelle Lachland @RLachland Academie Duello teaches women’s self-defense through a gentlemen’s Victorian era martial art

December 2, 2015

By Leah Scheitel @leahschei My obsession with dating shows began when I was recovering from oral surgery. Then I ended up being on TV.

December 2, 2015

By Kate Belton @k8beee In this issue, Kate Belton gets serious about strapping it on.

December 2, 2015

By Kelsey Dech @kelseyy_d What American Thanksgiving looks like through Celeb Instagrams

December 2, 2015

By Shannon McLachlan & Kelsey Dech Loose Lips' resident fashionistas take to the streets for December style inspo.

December 2, 2015

By Samantha Lego @SamanthaLego Being in great shape was one of the worst things to ever happen to me.

December 2, 2015

By Rachelle Lachland @RLachland Combat the effects of winter on your mind and emotional body.

November 30, 2015

How I learned to love my locks. By Laura Collins @lauradcollins

November 18, 2015

Photos and writing by Linnéa LeTourneau @theonlylindayouknow Terror seems to be with us as much as ever, if not more than ever. Maybe it is time to…

November 18, 2015

By Kristi Alexandra

Must-have items for the newly-identified feminist.

October 23, 2015

It didn’t matter how small I tried to make myself — I was noticed.

October 23, 2015

By Leah Scheitel @Leah_Schei I was once known for my teeth: perfectly straight and naturally charming.

October 23, 2015

By Faye Alexander @fawnafloraFAYE The first time I really moved, I was seventeen. And rather than just moving to a new home in within 1,000 km, my…

October 23, 2015

Don't’ you think it's time we empowered our women? By Kat Karpoff @katkarpoff

October 23, 2015

Celeb news without a hint of sarcasm, because, honestly, we're hoping these rumours are true! By Kelsey Dech @kelseydech

October 23, 2015

By Shannon McLachlan and Kelsey Dech @semclachlan, @kelseydech

October 22, 2015

By Kate Belton @k8beee We’ve asked our friend Kate Belton to get drunk and answer your questions. Expect honesty. Expect crazy.

October 22, 2015

By Irina Gabriela | @thebeautyvault

Stuck on your Halloween makeup this year? The Beauty Vault's Irina Gabriela features her clown painting makeup tutorial.

October 22, 2015

By Kelsey Dech @Kelseydech You can always bet on Hollywood stars to bring their A-game on Halloween. From Nicole Richie to Queen Latifah just to name a…

October 16, 2015

By Claire Matthews | @ce_matthews

By Claire Matthews @ce_matthews I had to stop sleeping with my fuck buddy because he was a Conservative.

October 16, 2015

By Leah Scheitel @Leah_Schei We are a few days away from arguably the most influential election in recent Canadian history and when it’s over it will be…

October 15, 2015

By Sarine Gulerian @sarinegulerian This year’s election will determine our government in the next four years. It will also determine what we, as women, are willing to…

September 25, 2015

By Brittany Tiplady @yellowbird888 When I was 14, during a summer at the American Ballet Theater School, I was introduced to public body shaming.

September 25, 2015

By Kelsey Dech @kelseydech Celeb gossip with a hint of thankful sarcasm.

September 25, 2015

By Kate Belton | @k8beee

By Kate Belton @k8beee We've asked our friend Kate Belton to get drunk and answer your questions. Expect honesty. Expect crazy.

September 25, 2015

By Loose Lips Mag | @looselipsmag

A rolling catalogue of come-ons and catcalls our writers had hurled at them this month.