Rise Beyond Hardship, Embrace Positive Change
Award-Winning Speaker | Bestselling Author | TEDx Storyteller
The road from heartbreak to healing is paved with grace.
Coming May 27, 2025
Hello
I'm Lydia
I’m an award-winning speaker, bestselling author, and TEDx storyteller—but more than anything, I’m someone who believes deeply in the power of the human spirit to heal and grow.
My journey hasn’t followed a straight path. As a mother to three amazing daughters, I was widowed unexpectedly and then diagnosed with cancer just 18 months later. Those experiences cracked me open—and ultimately led me to a life of deeper purpose. Today, I help others find their way through life’s hardest chapters with G.R.A.C.E — Gratitude. Resilience. Acceptance. Connection. Evolution.
I speak and lead workshops on topics close to my heart: holistic well-being, self-discovery, resilience, and positive change. I have volunteered with Lighthouse for Grieving Children, served as a spokesperson for Bereaved Families of Ontario, and facilitate healing workshops at Camp Widow.
With degrees in nutrition and communications and a certification in grief education, I bring both lived and learned experience to every space I enter. I call Toronto home, and I’m grateful every day for the chance to connect, uplift, and walk alongside others on their healing journey.