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Cutting My Hair Gave Me Back Control

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiyFt5NtxLG/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Sometimes it's a big change, other times it's a little change, but it's always an act of change, that brings us back to ourselves and makes us feel healthy again. Before I cut my hair I wasn't healthy, I'm still not 100% but I'm getting there. Before I got my hair cut I was … Continue reading Cutting My Hair Gave Me Back Control

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Do You Know Who Built This House?

I did. And I checked the foundation, and it's perfect. No cracks, not a single one, and do you know why? Because as a human being I carry all of my cracks. I've been listening to music for weeks now, which if you know me is fairly abnormal, I mostly keep my music to when … Continue reading Do You Know Who Built This House?

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I’m Not Drusilla

So many people read a blog that someone they know has written, and they make all these judgements that come out in rumour or casual conversation, and when it happens to me, and it has over the years, I just smile. I am always consistently reminded that no one on this planet knows Devon J … Continue reading I’m Not Drusilla

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Why Are Grown Women Still Using Toilette Paper for Pads?

I am not an educated woman by regular standards. I am educated by the streets that I volunteered on, grew up in, and lived on for years. As a child I would "escape" my house in the middle of the night, and go for 2-3 hour walks, talking myself, because none of the adults would … Continue reading Why Are Grown Women Still Using Toilette Paper for Pads?

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Gangs: Don’t Use Fear “Expert Says,” Expert Used Loosely By @CityNewsVAN Because To Be An Honest One Must Have Lived Experience

Yesterday local news station City News Vancouver, published this article on gangs, and so, of course, I had to check it out, because I have just enough anger in me at gang life, that I felt it was important to see what others are saying about the topic. First problem? Kids don't give a flying … Continue reading Gangs: Don’t Use Fear “Expert Says,” Expert Used Loosely By @CityNewsVAN Because To Be An Honest One Must Have Lived Experience