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Soldier, Warrior, Survivor, Hero, Philanthropist, You Know…Your Average Canadian Woman
The words we use to describe ourselves matter. They change our brains and change the way that we think about ourselves. I haven’t done mirror work in years, but today I looked in the mirror until I couldn’t anymore, and I realized…I’m really fucking amazing. Like many of you out there, there is no reason…
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There is War Everywhere…Where Do We Start To Clean Up The Mess?
If War means that in some places in the world, people forget what is happening, then I choose to be one who remembers. I know what is happening in Ukraine is important right now, but until there is peace in Palestine until the Palestinian people can return home safely, the banner on this website will…
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Services Page Up and Running
When you’ve come to a place of acknowledging your trauma, it can throw you for such a loop that you completely forget what you are capable of. At the moment it’s easy to remember because you need to to survive, but after you’ve survived, it’s really easy to forget that you have skills and talents…
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It’ll Get Done Quicker if You Quit Bitching About It Is Really Bad Advice
Here’s the thing, I didn’t use to be so tired and lazy. I used to get stuff done, mostly, when I wanted to, okay yeah I’ve been lazy in the past, but this is on a whole new level. This is just “I function just fine like this so leave me alone,” kind of procrastination,…
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Good News…It Didn’t Kill You
Okay, folks, we took the time we needed. We took a break off, or maybe that was just me, but it’s time to get back to work, it’s time to get back to life. Tonight I was talking with miss red shoes, also known as me’ mum, and it occurred to me…the reason that I’m…
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If It’s Permission You Need, Then Permission You Have, To Turn Off The Television and Check Out From GeoGlobal Politics
You don’t have to be tuned in every second of the day. I’ll do it for you. I’ll keep you updated when you’re ready for the news, or we can talk about something else. This idea that we constantly have to be on alert is bad conditioning. When you’ve been hit with trauma, sometimes all…
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Sunflowers for Ukraine
In the 90s “the world is going to Hell in a handbasket” was kind of the saying of the day. Every day there was some new trauma I didn’t understand as a child, that I do understand now. The basket has broken down…we’re in Hell…or some of us are. I still won’t go so far…
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Is It Just Me…or Have We Seen This Before?
I’m serious. Book banning, abortion bans, hunting down trans folk because they’re different than you, making sure that it’s illegal to even try to protect trans kids. I mean seriously, it feels like our society has already visited this Hellmare, and what I can’t figure out is how the fuck we allowed ourselves to believe…
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White People Asked Me How They Can Help
Educate Yourselves For A Change This is probably going to be one in a long line of posts that repeat what I’ve said before, because apparently some people don’t listen, but part of it is that I am constantly these days encountering white people who just don’t know where to look. It’s not all white…
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Dreams and Nightmares and Mental Health
Last night I had a dream that I was stuck in a bed with one of the men who abused me, and I couldn’t get up even though there was a cellphone right in front of me. When you’re dealing with mental health issues, everything is a sign or a symptom of some undiagnosed problem.…
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Dear Ottawa: Welcome to the Front Lines
For the better part of three weeks the citizens of Ottawa have been held hostage by Freedom Protesters – and yes I use that term loosely. Finally, Canada is seeing the white supremacy that I’ve been talking about for years, and honestly? I don’t feel sorry for you. When people in Vancouver marched to show…
Loud Mouth Brown Girl 