A woman with short gray hair and glasses sitting on the ground in front of a large red wooden wall, smiling at the camera, with a round mirror leaning against the wall beside her, and patches of grass and dirt on the sidewalk.

Welcome, I’m Shelagh.

Squarespace designer, mentor, rest facilitator

I help you reconnect with your wisdom, nurture your unique gifts, and step into a life that feels authentically yours.

LET ME SUPPORT YOU
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Some people call me a fairy godmother for the 21st Century. Here’s why…

I’m passionate about helping women in midlife and beyond share their gifts and build businesses that feel spacious, authentic, and alive.

With over three decades of experience as an adult educator, facilitator, mentor, and online learning specialist, I’ve always been passionate about helping women step into their fullest expression.

Today, I weave these threads into my work as a web designer (specializing in Squarespace), mentor, and rest facilitator—supporting women to share their stories and shine online.

There’s nothing I love more than supporting women to claim their voice and take up space.

Let’s connect if you’re ready to create a business, and a life, that feels true to who you are.

Book your free 30 minute consultation
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More about me

    • Over 25 years of experience in adult education & facilitation

    • 10 years experience as an online learning specialist at a post-secondary institution where I developed synchronous & asynchronous online training programs, courses, webinars, and online communities.

    • Squarespace Circle member

    • Bachelor of Arts, Honors in Women’s Studies & Sociology

    • Bachelor of Applied Arts, Journalism

    • Certificate in Adult Education, E-Learning Specialist

    • Professional aromatherapist, Canadian Federation of Aromatherapists

    • Veriditas trained labyrinth facilitator

    • Certified Daring to Rest Yoga Nidra facilitator

    • Years of experience mentoring women just like you - who long to bring their vision and beauty into the world

    • Phone calls with my two adult children who live far away

    • Reading a good book in a hot bath - currently reading my way through all of Louise Penny’s books

    • The roses and peonies that grow in my garden

    • The scent I diffuse in my home office - a blend of spearmint, eucalyptus and patchouli

    • Listening to Neo-Soul, jazz, 80s New Wave, and Willie Nelson

    • My morning cafe latte in my special mug

    • My long-term relationship with my partner

  • Authenticity

    • I believe in living from a place of deep authenticity, where all of me - the messy, the beautiful, the tender and imperfect - is welcome and seen.

    Beauty

    • I believe that beauty restores and deeply nourishes. That’s why I love creating websites that are steeped in beauty.

    Rest

    • I believe rest is a revolutionary act, essential medicine for me and for our world. It is the foundation of all that I do.

    Devotion

    • I believe that life becomes richer, more meaningful, and more tender when we feel a deep sense of devotion to our bodies, our hearts, our communities, and the land we live upon.

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Web Design

Collaborative Squarespace design for women solopreneurs. I guide you through strategy, content, and design to create a website that feels authentically you.

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Mentoring

Mentoring for women in business and midlife. I blend practical strategy with soulful support to help you find clarity, direction, and purpose.

DISCOVER MENTORING

Moon Pause

Showing up fully in the world requires nurturing yourself first. Join me every New Moon for an online rest retreat & get on the waitlist for my book!

EXPLORE MOON PAUSE

  • "I cannot recommend Shelagh enough. She is supportive, helpful, thoughtful and goes above and beyond in supporting to create a website that captures the essence of YOU!"

    KRISTA RESNICK

  • "I have found the rest circles to be a wonderful way to nourish myself. Life (and my mind) is busy. The guided yoga nidra is a real gift. Shelagh’s voice and guidance is very calming. It is lovely to listen to the recording as often as possible for the month following the live event. That is one of the added benefits of signing up for the new moon and/or full moon events. They help my nervous system immensely. "

    CAROLYN

  • "Shelagh is like a balm for the soul - her voice, her gentle way, and her way of holding space feels like honey and has been so healing to my nervous system. Being in her presence feels truly sacred."

    ISABELLE GRIFFITH, Founder of The School Of Somatic Leadership For Women™

  • "Partnering with Shelagh is always such a joy. She has such a delightful way of creating and holding our container and the work we do in it. It feels spacious, permissive and authentic. With Shelagh in my corner, I truly feel my circle expanded with a modern-day, tech-savvy fairy godmother with practical business tools up one of her sleeves and magic up the other. She shares her wisdom from her heart in ways that feel generous and abundant. Whether it's mentoring, website or strategy sessions, her presence feels expansive, safe and nourishing. Her guidance always makes me feel seen, held and celebrated in every way!"

    SARA BIANCHI, Founder & Chief Pathfinder of Driftwood

  • "Shelagh shows up 100% for everything she does - and she will for you. Her offerings are of the heart. "

    KAREN BRODY, founder of Daring to Rest

  • "I came to Shelagh for technical guidance and received so much more. I was tired of not being able to move forward with marketing or website maintenance tasks because I simply didn't have the patience to learn it on my own. She gently guided me on how to use Squarespace email campaigns, create private pages on my website for my retreats & classes and set up automated systems to make my life easier. "

    HESTER BROOKS, Rest with Hester

  • "Shelagh is a wise woman. Her presence and integrity create an intuitive and deeply nourishing rest journey. Her guidance invites you to come home to self with ease."

    LEISHA LAIRD, Flourish Wellness

  • "Shelagh's experience, wisdom and tenderness make her an incredible mentor. "

    ERIKA HOWARD, Somatics, Meditation & Yoga Teacher

  • “Magical. Transporting. Healing. Divine. Meaningful. Powerful. Shelagh is a divine creator and artiste. It is like she has been doing this work for lifetimes.”

    CATHY BYERS

  • "Shelagh's online retreats and rest circles invite thought, reflection, and offer a unique learning experience. I highly recommend the retreats for anyone interested in developing healthy skills to navigate life’s twists and turns. The experience itself was gratifying and what I learned will allow me to improve my own quality of life."

    TRISH BRISTER, Advocate & Entrepreneur

  • "I treasure the Goddess perfumes and use them often. The Goddess Collection is grounding, uplifting, nurturing and crafted with intuition and wisdom. I use my perfume oils when I need to centre myself, take a deep aromatic breath, or be reminded of beauty."

    SASHA SINGER-WILSON, theatre artist & writer

  • "New moms are often told to sleep when the baby sleeps. It can be hard to actually sit down and carve out a moment to yourself, let alone rest when chores and obligations sit in wait. Shelagh’s seasonal retreat allowed me to invest time in myself and in resting. I found myself sinking into meditation during my baby's afternoon nap, and coming out the other side a more relaxed and restored version of myself. This was not only good for me, but for my baby and my relationship with my partner as well."

    Madeleine, Career Advisor

  • "Highly and enthusiastically recommended! I found myself sinking deeper into autumn physically and spiritually as Shelagh guided us week by week. She put so much thought into each session so that the resources she provided flowed easily from one to the next. The variety of poems, guided meditations, images, aromatherapy, and music suggestions were spot on for me. I have already told my friends to join me for the next retreat."

    DANAE ASHLEY, Marriage and Family Therapist at Soul Spa Seattle, LLC

  • "The retreat facilitated by Shelagh was the change I needed. It was beneficial to my overall health and specifically my emotional health. This was my first introduction to yoga nidra and I was skeptical at first. But what an amazing experience. Shelagh has all the training and knowledge but most importantly she has the kindness to welcome you into this amazing practice. I can't wait for the next retreat."

    LUCIE HAMEL, Strategy Facilitator

  • "I joined Shelagh's retreat out of desperation. After months of “emergency-level” overwork during COVID, and after having several in-person retreats and vacations canceled, I knew I was near my breaking point. This online and at-home retreat has been as important and useful to me as most any other in-person retreat I’ve been a part of."

    HELEN SVOBODA BARBER, priest, mentor & coach

Discover the art of everyday pleasure.

A free five-day journey designed to bring more pleasure into your life.

Each day, you’ll receive a pleasure gem—an email to open and unwrap—filled with a practice to inspire and cultivate everyday pleasure.

 Treaty 7 Territory Land Acknowledgement

I would like to acknowledge that I live, work, rest, and play upon traditional territories of First Nations Peoples.

In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, I honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. I acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland.  Finally, I acknowledge all Nations, indigenous and non, who live, work and play and help us steward this land, honour and celebrate this territory.

-Land Acknowledgement is adapted from the Calgary Foundation