Exploring the process between guilt and grief, and the relationship between mourning and COVID-19, with the goal of understanding these complex layers and levels in the midst of a pandemic.
This Year’s Secret
There is an ongoing, sometimes frowned upon, trend to tweet 2019 achievements and accomplishments in a neat listicle format. Things…
Menstruation Education is Fundamental and Must Become Cyclical: An Essay by a Person with a Period
I got my period for the first time on a Saturday morning in late December. It was the initial day…
Part II: Playing Pretend – ADHD and Creative Living
We left off at the beginning of a very dark chapter. In 2016, I spent a solid four months on…
Part I: Playing Pretend – ADHD and Creative Living
I have always felt like I am too much. Too much for most people. One of my first memories of…
Hate Bait
Content Warning: This blog post contains information about experiences with anxiety, misconceptions of body image and unhealthy relationships with food,…
A Recipe for Intuition and Sequential Thinking: Alvia Giash, accountant and maker of minimalist jewellery, talks structure, self-awareness and simplicity
I met Alvia Giash shortly after moving into my west-end Toronto condo. We spotted one another a few times on…
Usha Rajpal Cheddi on cravings for creative curation and redefining a “work in progress” brand voice
Usha Rajpal Cheddi is a hand lettering artist in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), curating an online hub where diverse…
Creative Intersections and Collective Crossroads: Philadelphia’s Ashley Burk manages full-time work and evening freelancing, all while investigating how to better manage pressures to keep connected
Ashley Burk is the Founder and CEO of Steady Hand Creative Co., an organization that sells one-of-a-kind plant hangers and…
Romana Kassam: A Toronto multimedia artist using visual storytelling to commemorate South Asian history and experiences
Romana Kassam is a self-taught artist and storyteller, creating visual art, installations and sound and light experiences. Her vision is…
Heartbreak, Self-Marriage, Unique Abilities and Healing: Danette Relic’s journey to Founder of Radical Creative Sanctuary, Artist and Personal Life Coach
Danette Relic is a personal life coach, artist and writer in Toronto, who works with her clients on surviving breakups,…
Balance for Better: Alicia Jenelle Events hosts second annual International Women’s Day style shoot in Toronto
Toronto’s Alicia Jenelle Events launched in 2012 and continues to be an event production and creative design firm focused on…
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