Episode #58: Finding Hope Even In the Smoke with Tiffany Faught, Teacher, Artist, Medical Parent and Mother Artwork

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Episode #58: Finding Hope Even In the Smoke with Tiffany Faught, Teacher, Artist, Medical Parent and Mother

July 04, 2025 • Working Mother Experience

Meet Tiffany Faught- an incredibly thoughtful, honest and soulful mother of three. I was struck by Tiffany's ability to lean into the incredibly awful while simultaneously remaining grounded and authentically connected to the present moment. And connected to the present moment she must be for Tiffany is the firefighter for her family as they move through a never-ending blaze of medical facilities, practitioners and treatments. Her young son has cancer and treatments will continue for another few years.

My path crossed with Tiffany at the Kick Ass Mothers Retreat, hosted in at the incredible Camp Kindle just outside of Calgary. This retreat, geared towards mothers who have children moving through cancer or who have lost children to cancer, offers mothers a moment to relax, unwind, paint, drum, walk and rest.

When Tiffany shared her piece at the workshop, a forest fire, shivers ran down my spine. I was deeply moved by the piece and the story Tiffany had to share, hoping that one day to better understand how one still has the hope that regrowth after the fire will come.

Thank you, Tiffany, for sharing a piece of your soul, for highlighting the losses that come with a diagnosis, and not always the losses you expect, and the profound impact it has had on you and your family. I am so grateful for this conversation and your willingness to have it.