Healthy family dynamics are not something I am used to. It is always a somewhat jarring experience when I visit extended family (by marriage) and feel loved and welcomed by them wholeheartedly. Growing up in trauma meant having to constantly be on high alert for the next blow up. It…

This past weekend I started feeling like I was being pulled back into that that darkness I spent so much time trying to pull myself out of. Of course this is cyclical, a familiar dance. I know this darkness well, and it knows me. …

Growing up I didn’t have much control over my own life, let alone any body autonomy. Surviving in an abusive household meant that you had to make yourself as small as possible, that left no room for much self-expression and creativity. The last thing you wanted to do was stand…

On July 21st I made the decision to finally have piercings done. (More piercings rather, because at this point I already had three in each lobe). I booked an appointment at New Tribe Piercing and Tattoo in Toronto. I initially booked three piercings online, one Helix (cartilage) on my left…

With all the news about the Western Hemisphere burning under sweltering temperatures, I thought about my own relationship with Summer. I loathe it. I am a Summer baby, born in July, and I find it to be the absolute worst month of the year. …

Bracing myself for the inevitable crash. Having lived abroad for almost two decades, and consistently struggling throughout, can lead to a lot of tears when one goes “home” during the summer loses themselves in the blissful familiarity, and then returns to where they live, only to be confronted with the…