Authentic Steph

Hello Facebook friends and family!!

I am so excited to share that I will be performing in Flipside Opera Company’s “Opera Idol 2023” Friday December 1st! Eeek! 🎆

Opera Idol is all about showcasing performer skills, talents, personality, and their personal take on Opera.

A panel of “judges” support the competition including: Lizzy Hoyt (classical & folk singer), Simeon Rusnak (Classic 107 host), and Donna Fletcher (Dry Cold & U of M).

That being said the winner of Opera Idol is selected by the audience! So if you’re free I would love to have your support in the audience!! 🙏✨

Tickets are on sale now at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/opera-idol-2023-tickets-745762805627?aff=oddtdtcreator.

Feel free to extend an invite to anyone you think might enjoy this evening of amazing emerging opera artists! 😊♥️

**Early bird prices are available until November 24th!**

For more details about the competition check out their website: flipsideopera.com.

Flipside Opera Independant Manitoban Opera Company

Hello friends!!

I am performing in a show with the MB Underground Opera Company!

Can you believe it’s been 5 years since I’ve been in a production of any kind?!? 🤯

AND I get to perform on the Nonsuch?!

If you’re in Winnipeg please come check us out! ♥️

Space is limited and tickets are selling fast! 🔥

Would love to sing to you (in my lowest bass notes 😉)

Daily practices that help me tune in to Self, and clear out the busy-ness of day-to-day life. ♥️

- Daily gratitude and reflections in this great 5 min journal from my mom 💕

- Journalling. 3 Pages (ish) of free writing to get clear on my present headspace and look at my thoughts objectively.

- Breathwork with 🔥

These 3 practices have become staples over the last few weeks as I start to ween off smoking w**d. For those that don’t know I’ve been smoking w**d pretty regularly and consistently for probably over 10 years now. A coping mechanism to help me function daily, as I felt my internal turmoil would render me useless as a functioning human without it.

This pst week I went 5 days without smoking and for the first time in those 10 years it felt easy to choose saying “no, I don’t think I will today.”

Last night I enjoyed 1 small hit with my boyfriend so we could giggle and watch cartoons in bed. I couldn’t believe how easy it was to just have one hit and feel that that was enough. With no desire to get higher and higher, I was able to enjoy it in the moment without totally disassociating out of my experience. This morning I felt a bit groggy but again, it was easy to decline the wake & bake, and instead, choose these (much healthier) daily practices.

Even two months ago I had difficulties even inviting this transition. Letting go of this habit. But sitting with myself, and processing some deep inner child emotions has really helped me release my toxic dependency on this vice.

I am so proud of being in this place and am so excited to see what changing this habit with open up or transform in my life ♥️

The Star 🌟 of my Garden 🪴 today 🦋💕

They were camera ready 📸😘✨

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