Kristyl Clark

Columnist Kristyl Clark writes about her desire to get comfortable with feeling uncomfortable.

Valley Mom: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable

I used to decline anything sweet after a meal, claiming that my wine was my dessert

Columnist Kristyl Clark writes about her desire to get comfortable with feeling uncomfortable.
COLUMN: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable

COLUMN: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable

I’ve discovered I’m not alone with this problem of medication-induced weight gain.

COLUMN: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable
COLUMN: Feeling down? Don't wait to get help

COLUMN: Feeling down? Don’t wait to get help

Unfortunately, many people don’t open up about mental illness because they feel ashamed or scared.

COLUMN: Feeling down? Don't wait to get help
Columnist Kristyl Clark writes about the importance of blowing the whistle on mental illness.

Valley mom: I didn’t know I was suffering from anxiety and depression

It was during my eldest daughter’s Christmas concert that I had a suspicion something was wrong

Columnist Kristyl Clark writes about the importance of blowing the whistle on mental illness.

Pink Laundry: ‘It was liberating to blame the illness’

It seems like yesterday when mental illness rolled in fast and furious like an angry thundercloud

COLUMN: My story, free of stigma or shame

COLUMN: My story, free of stigma or shame

According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 20 per cent of Canadians will personally experience a mental illness in their lifetime.

COLUMN: My story, free of stigma or shame
With the click of a mouse, a photo of our ‘perfect’ little family standing in front of our ‘perfect’ Christmas tree was online for all to see.

Pink Laundry: Behind the scenes of our holiday highlight reel

With the click of a mouse, a photo of our perfect little family standing in front of our perfect Christmas tree was online for all to see

With the click of a mouse, a photo of our ‘perfect’ little family standing in front of our ‘perfect’ Christmas tree was online for all to see.
COLUMN: Behind the scenes of our holiday highlight reel

COLUMN: Behind the scenes of our holiday highlight reel

Sometimes I feel like I'm living two versions of my life – one online, one off.

COLUMN: Behind the scenes of our holiday highlight reel

Pink Laundry: Straight outta (our complex)

The kids were finally asleep, the house was quiet and Tucker was tuckered out on the sofa, furry belly in air.

COLUMN: Kids say the darndest things, but also the creepiest

COLUMN: Kids say the darndest things, but also the creepiest

Is my family being haunted? Do we have some sort of ability to see the paranormal?

COLUMN: Kids say the darndest things, but also the creepiest

Pink Laundry: Kids say the darnedest things, but also the creepiest.

Columnist Kristyl Clark returns with a few ghost stories to give you chills this Halloween

COLUMN: Learning to trust the maternal instinct

COLUMN: Learning to trust the maternal instinct

Second-guessing every single parenting choice isn't productive.

COLUMN: Learning to trust the maternal instinct

Pink Laundry: Learn to love what makes you unique

Columnist’s hope for her daughters is that they will embrace the attributes that set them apart from their peers

Back Country Horsemen ready to Rendezvous

The Aldergrove chapter is saddling up to celebrate the not-for-profit organization’s 25th anniversary

Langley’s newest all-day pre-Kindergarten is holding a grand opening celebration on Saturday.

Grand opening to celebrate new junior Kindergarten in Langley

Mural depicting what City of Langley means to children will be unveiled as part of grand opening celebrations on April 26

Langley’s newest all-day pre-Kindergarten is holding a grand opening celebration on Saturday.
Aldergrove’s Alliance Concrete Pumps filled a special order, painting a concrete truck pink upon request for a customer in New York. The order was to honour Jarrad Garone’s wife Tara, a cancer survivor. The local company also presented a cheque for $10,000 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Pink paint pays tribute to cancer survivor’s journey

Custom paint job draws plenty of attention as concrete truck drives from Aldergrove to New York

Aldergrove’s Alliance Concrete Pumps filled a special order, painting a concrete truck pink upon request for a customer in New York. The order was to honour Jarrad Garone’s wife Tara, a cancer survivor. The local company also presented a cheque for $10,000 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
COLUMN: Confessions of a bad butterfly

COLUMN: Confessions of a bad butterfly

I’m sure I’ve been unfollowed, unliked and forgotten in cyberspace by many fed-up friends.

COLUMN: Confessions of a bad butterfly

Pink Laundry – This social butterfly’s wings have been clipped

Back in the day (not really all that long ago) I used…

Parenting is all about survival of the chillest

She's a Valley Mom blogger and Pink Laundry columnist talks about the day she 'lost it' on her unruly daughters

COLUMN: Mastering the big chill

COLUMN: Mastering the big chill

Adventures in parenting include zipping your lips before saying something you'll regret.

COLUMN: Mastering the big chill