
Olivia
Kabelin
Freelance Journalist
Hi, I’m Olivia Kabelin. I’m a journalist who’s obsessed with digging into what we feel and how we can feel better.
As a journalist, I have covered the rise in demand for teletherapy amid the COVID-19 pandemic and have taken readers inside a meditation studio, a therapy dog session and a youth yoga class.
While working at Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga, where I ran their daily blog, I wrote numerous stories about the cumulative impact of societal waste and Habitat’s environmental initiatives to address this issue.
My environmental journalism has covered the benefits of purchasing used furniture, the downside of Halloween pumpkin waste “doorstep-to-landfill horror show” and the mass-disposal of brand-new paper roll-up-the-rim cups by Tim Hortons.
I’m a Carleton journalism graduate, who has been trained as a multimedia journalist. I also have an honours degree in law.
Outside of journalism, I’m a yoga and hiking fanatic and a small business owner, where I create hand-painted and stitched canvases and provide dog sitting and daycare service in my neighbourhood.
Work Experience
October 2022 – Present
Freelance Writer at Snuggle Bugz
Writing articles to promote organization’s products, meeting all deadlines for quick turnaround assignments.
May 2019 - August 2019
Communications Assistant at Habitat for Humanity HM
Creating messaging to support organization’s mission (including blog and social media posts, newsletters and website content), interviewing donors for articles, working collaboratively with all departments.
Education
September 2017 - April 2022
Carleton University
Combined Honours Journalism and Law
Achievements:
Dean's List (2017 - 2022)
Carleton Richard Lewar Prestige Scholarship (2017 - 2021)
K. Phyllis Wilson Scholarship in Journalism (2018 - 2021)
September 2013 - June 2017
Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School
High School Diploma
Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) in Social Justice
Achievements:
Honour Roll (2013 - 2017)
Governor General's Academic Medal
Canadian Law Award of Excellence
Business Leadership Award of Excellence
Halton Proficiency Award