My Story

We all have a story to tell. We have shared experiences based on the ups and downs, joys and losses on this journey we call life.  For me, the past several years have been unlike any other years in my lifetime.

Grieving the loss of my beautiful daughter, Kait, in the prime of her life at only 23 years old in 2018 is something life never prepared me for.

I never imagined NOT singing or performing anymore – something that has always been like breathing to me. As my friends say – not forever but for now.

But I can write. As the fog in my brain slowly lifts, the stories call out to be told.

And so, pen in hand, it begins.

Newest Story

A Note to My Kait

Six years ago my little spark flew off to celestial skies to be among the stars, the supernovas, nebulae and the mysterious black holes where she promptly lit up the purple night sky with her special glow.  She and I talked long into the night so...

Let’s Go Play!

Artwork by Jessica Bell and her 2 sons,, Aiden, 11 and Isaac, 8.   Welcome to Episode 12 in my 2024 Monday Music Matters “Song-A-Week”series of stories in memory and in honour of my daughter, Kait Today’s featured song is an instrumental song...

Dreamwalk

Artwork by Jessica Bell and her 2 sons, Aiden, 11 and Isaac, 8. Welcome to Episode 7 in my 2024 Monday Music Matters “Song-A-Week” series of stories in memory and in honour of my daughter, Kait. Today’s feature song is “Dreamwalk”, an original...
Malaika
Malaika

Happy New Year 2024! January 1st is a day of resolutions earnestly made but too often self-disappointedly not kept.  Our spirit is willing but it has a short attention span. Every year I say to myself: “OK as of today I am going to eat better, exercise more, finish those unfinished projects,...

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Journey of Resilience
Journey of Resilience

Photo by Sarah Kirby Fall 2023 Returning to the Stage Welcome to my journey of resilience and moving forward. 2023 was a changing year. I had not performed in 5 years after losing my sweet Kait in 2018.  In March of this year, I came to realization that I could never move on but I could move...

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Healing Journey in a Hurting World
Healing Journey in a Hurting World

Moving Forward. Not moving on. It's time.  It's not something I planned but it's something that the Universe planned for me. Photo by Sarah Kirby @2023 Early one morning this past March, I woke up and felt different.  Like something had changed.  I couldn't put my finger on it.  I just...

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By My Side
By My Side

A Song for Kait (and for those of you missing a special someone) I don’t know just what to sayI don’t know just what to doI just want to be with youWish you were here by my side I just want to hold your handI just want to touch your cheekBut I can’t find the words to speakWithout you right here by...

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Mon premier spectacle en 5 ans
Mon premier spectacle en 5 ans

Après que ma fille, Kait, est décédée en 2018, j’étais convaincue que je n’allais plus chanter.  Je me sentais comme si j’avais perdu l’esprit de la musique.  Je n’avais plus le coeur à chanter. Je crois que c’est pour une bonne raison qu’on dit: «il ne faut jamais dire jamais ». J’ai reçu un...

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First Concert in 5 Years
First Concert in 5 Years

After my daughter passed away in 2018, I was sure that I was never going to sing again.  I felt like I had lost my spirit for music and I just didn’t have the heart for it anymore. Kait Shannon @2011 Picton, ON Well, I guess there is a reason why they say “Never say never”.   I received a call in...

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Jeanette Arsenault in Montreal

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