Books by Ky-Lee Hanson

Canada thrives as a diverse country with a very unique culture. Lighting The North will help shed light on equality, freedom, and what it means to be a woman in Canada. The struggles and unrecognized achievements we face as women are just as present today as they were in the past. The Women of the North share their secrets to their successes, the spirited stories of their failures, as well as incredible tips and insights for thriving in our multicultural country.Are you a born and raised Canadian? Are you indigenous to this land? A newcomer to Canada? Do you hear stories of your elders'' fight for this land, or their journey to relocate to Canada? This book illustrates the diverse search for identity and belonging each woman faces and the collective spirit she is building among her Northern sisters, the day-to-day grind, and the behind closed doors secrets we face in our nation.Coauthors: Ky-Lee Hanson; First Nations, Scottish, Canadian | Charleyne Oulton; Canadian, Scottish, Prussian | Crystal Hardy Zongwe Binesikwe; Rocky Bay First Nation | Eldyka Simpson; French-Canadian, Ukranian, Polish, Russian, Norwegian | Karen Swyszcz; Filipino, Chinese, Spanish | Sasha Rose; Kwakiutl First Nations, Scottish, Canadian | Shirin Ariff; Indian, Bengali | Nadia Dedic; Czechoslovakian | Angel Kibble; Dutch, Scottish, CanadianFeaturing: Mia Martina, Multi-Platinum Recording Artist | Miss Emily, Multi-Award-Winning Musician | Susan Musgrave, Award-Winning Author, and Nominee of The Governor General''s Literary Award for English-language fiction | Krysta Lee crew member on the Canadian tv series Workin'' Moms | Steph Clark | Mlle Elizabeth Ann | Karla Smith

I'm 30, Now What?! is a discovery through the perception of women born between 1977 - 1987. At the time of writing this book, we are in our thirties. There is something about our generation that never quite fit in a traditional sense. Our authors are from, or have lived in, Canada, USA, Turkey, Germany, Barcelona, and Europe, yet there is a common feeling of displacement across the globe within our "lost" generation. We were the first generation to have vast choices around education, career, and our role in the household. We were able to stumble off the traditional path, and survive. We were raised in a very transitional phase from single to dual income households, and grew up during the rise of broken-homes. We saw war for its true colors - an industry and not an act of "freedom," the creation of the internet and watching it "burst," followed by an economic, banking, and housing crash. We also saw positive change: rapid gentrification, spirituality, equal rights, gay rights and same-sex marriage, the-everyday-feminist and females running the workplace, male nurses, stay at home dads, and moms to mompreneurs to childless-women-by-choice finding commonalities outside of mommyhood. As adults, we view diversity and open-mindedness as our way of life. We didn't start all these trends, but we are the outcome. We were born to be a generation of change; a generation of options. Maybe instead of being the lost generation, we were the born - Choice Makers. Yet, we don't fully own this… We CAN choose a life outside of a cookie cutter mold, and we have the right to be unapologetic when doing so.This book is a heavy, controversial eye-opener, while being a tool for healing, growth, owning your power, and embracing choice.