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Mondays: Music, Memories & Medication
Along with music and memories, I’ve chosen the third “M” word for Monday’s themed posts to be medication. It’s the largest reason I am still alive today, still breathing, and functioning enough to...
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So It Goes
Last night I sat down to write post four of The Twelve Days of Christmas to discover that it was 1am. DAMMIT. Only four days into the Twelve Days of Christmas I broke my promise of a daily post because...
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Art as Gift
I’ve given crafts as gifts many times before but I can only think of one or two times in my life that I’ve given collages to friends and/or family. This year I was really broke and lacked the energy to...
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Thanks, Mr. Publisher
This post is part two of my story detailing just what happened when I met with a book publisher this week. Read part one here! To recap, a publisher out of Toronto approached me at the Indie Media Fair...
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My Favourite Mental Health Books
Why do I write when I could become a therapist and earn a steady pay cheque? Because before speaking to any therapist about anything, I go to the library. Books are my number one therapist. I was...
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I Wrote a New Zine & So Did Digby!
Is anyone else feeling a little overwhelmed right now? I think we all are. There is so much to stress about during the holiday season and it’s really affecting me. A lot of people this time of year buy...
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Ned Vizzini: Suicide Ends the Story
Ned Vizzini, the author of It’s Kind of a Funny Story, died by suicide on Thursday. I just found out and burst into tears. He wrote other things which are of importance, too, but most of us know his...
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Dear Younger Self: We Have Two Lives
Dear younger self, I am learning that there are two lives we have to work with. The first one is the one we sculpt from the moment we learn to talk, the life we plan to have. Mine was incredible: My...
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Free SCARS Download Today & Tomorrow!
SCARS is a phenomenal book by local Cheryl Rainfield. I took it out from the library and had it finished within two days! Here’s a summary from Amazon: “Kendra, a sexual abuse survivor, cuts to cope...
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Just Breathe
When I’m stressed out — which is pretty much always — I can get into a place emotionally that prevents me from breathing deeply. I physically can’t fill my lungs up with air. It’s gotten to the point...
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