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who's sitting at the dinner table?
a weird therapy thought about family, history, and the people who came before us.
read moreJuly 6, 2026
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was genghis khan the original girl dad?
genghis khan, father's day, and the world's most "successful" family tree. how one ruler's descendants, daughters, and empire continue to influence the world centuries later.
read moreJune 21, 2026
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the story we've been told about black fathers
how politics, policy, and public narratives shaped one of north america's most persistent stereotypes.
read moreJune 20, 2026
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living with neurodivergence in the digital age
why constant stimulation feels different for neurodivergent nervous systems.
read moreDecember 18, 2025
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why typical workflows don't work for neurodivergent brains
if you’re neurodivergent, you’ve probably noticed something that’s hard to put into words: the typical 9-to-5, the back-to-back meetings, the “efficient” to-do lists, the rigid expectations...
read moreDecember 8, 2025
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so... what does it really mean to be neurodivergent?
why more people are realizing they don’t quite fit the “typical” mold… and why that makes sense!
read moreDecember 3, 2025
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soft socializing: reimagining connection for the anxious and tender
there are nights when i scroll through my phone and see messages from friends I haven’t replied to in days, sometimes weeks, and i feel that familiar tug of guilt and shame.
read moreNovember 30, 2025
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our nervous systems are still in 2020
there are mornings when i wake up and my chest still feels heavy… not anxious exactly, but braced. it’s like my body never got the memo that the crisis is “over.”
read moreNovember 21, 2025
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agoraphobia: living, learning & finding my way back
when people hear the word agoraphobia, they often picture someone who is just “afraid to leave the house.” but the reality is typically much more layered than that.
read moreNovember 8, 2025
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stolen childhoods: understanding the sixties scoop
after the residential school system began to wind down, canada didn’t stop taking indigenous children; we unfortunately just changed the method...
read moreOctober 6, 2025
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canada's residential schools: a closer look
this story is not mine to tell, but one that is important to listen to. something that requires us to slow down and really listen.
read moreOctober 3, 2025
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living with the Indian act: a story of law, land, and loss in Canada
content warning: on truth and reconciliation day, this post touches on the indian act and colonial policies that caused harm to Indigenous peoples. i invite you to read with care & learn with care...
read moreSeptember 30, 2025
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bell hooks: intersectional feminist, thinker, and healing guide
bell hooks is a founding matriarch of intersectional feminist therapy to me... and also my inspiration for committing to my lower case vibes.
read moreSeptember 22, 2025
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rosemary brown: canada's trailblazing politician & advocate
in 1972, history was made when rosemary brown became the first black woman elected to a canadian provincial legislature.
read moreSeptember 20, 2025
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hogan's alley: vancouvers lost black community & it's revival
tucked away in vancouver’s strathcona neighbourhood was a vibrant cultural hub known as hogan’s alley!
read moreSeptember 14, 2025
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angela davis: from birmingham to global liberation
when i think of ruby bridges and dorothy counts (which if you don’t know who they are, go read about them in my last posts!), i think of angela davis.
read moreAugust 15, 2025
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dorothy counts: a teenage who walked through hate so we could walk freely
when i think of ruby bridges, i think of dorothy counts. another young black girl who faced everyday courage and violence, simply for going to school.
read moreAugust 11, 2025
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ruby bridges: courage, education and the power of representation.
have you heard of ruby bridges? i hope so! if you haven’t she’s a very important person to learn about and remember.
read moreAugust 8, 2025