You are Worth It
You have to do this yourself. For yourself. You are worth it. I’ve spent years trying to find peace in a body that still carries the memory of child sexual violence (CSV), from age three to 18. No one is going to show up for you. They just aren’t. Our Canadian government can’t even provide […]
Sensitive People
I’m creative. I’m deeply sensitive. And that means I feel everything — especially pain — more intensely. For children who are sexually assaulted, that pain is unimaginable. In this eye-opening video, Dr. Gabor Maté explores the unique challenges and hidden strengths of gifted and sensitive children. Discover how heightened sensitivity can be both a remarkable […]
Tea and Consent
If someone doesn’t want tea, don’t pour it down their throat. Shocking, right? Apparently not to rape culture — it’s been steeping in excuses for centuries. Time to dump the pot. Stop serving the lies.
Your Dress Got You Raped
Originally Published Oct 27 2025 It’s graduation season—degrees, pride, celebration. You buy the dress, take the photos. But in a rape culture, even that dress can be turned against you. Rape culture thrives on contradiction—it keeps women trapped by demanding the impossible, then blaming them for failing to achieve it. It didn’t just appear out […]
The Magic Waiting for You
Originally Published Oct 28, 2025 Even though I have written a book, Breathing the Night Out, to help me find peace, my healing journey will never end. I am deeply grateful for the consistent support I receive in one-on-one therapy with Pauline Nunn, Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner. Through her guidance, […]
Falling Tree Poses: Breathing Through Pain
Breath is life. I’ve been doing yoga on and off forever. My mom taught yoga in a community center when I was six. This was the 1970s, back when yoga was just starting to land in North America because the Beatles got curious and George Harrison went to India in 1966. By the time I […]
Basketball vs. Soccer: Why Weak-Link Thinking Saves Lives
Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker. He’s been writing for The New Yorker since 1996, and he’s published eight books that changed how we talk about psychology, culture, and human behaviour. Drawing from Chris Anderson and David Sally’s book The Numbers Game, Gladwell breaks something down that’s dead simple. Basketball is […]
Tina Turner: Choosing Life, Choosing Herself
Tina Turner met Ike Turner when she was just 17. For years, he controlled every note she sang—until the day she finally recorded River Deep – Mountain High without him hovering over her. In that studio, for the first time, Tina found herself. It took time, fear, and unimaginable strength, but she eventually walked away […]
Attunement, Attachment & Authenticity
Originally Published: Nov 17, 2025 When Dr. Gabor Maté speaks or writes, I lean in. His work reshaped the way I understand love, trauma, and connection—especially the triad he teaches so clearly: attachment, attunement, and authenticity. Here’s a clip with Maté explaining attachment and authenticity. Attachment is our earliest survival bond.Attunement is the felt sense […]
When Survivors Walk Into Hospitals: What No One Warns Us About
Originally Published: Nov 18, 2025 In my fight to end child sexual violence (CSV), far too often, survivors who are fighting to navigate the aftermath of CSV share stories of medical malpractice. Why so many? It may have something to do with managing Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on top of a current medical crisis. The […]