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7 Ways Highly Sensitive People Can Protect Their Energy In Uncertain Times
I remember having dinner with a colleague. He, like me, is highly sensitive and introverted. Amongst the chatter and noise in the restaurant, my colleague asked me a single question: "How do you protect your energy as a person who identifies as highly sensitive?"- my...
Your Inner Historian: Why the 2019 Global Pandemic Is Not Unprecedented
No, we are not living in unprecedented times. Unprecedented is defined as "never done or known before."If we had a better relationship with the past and if we honoured our Inner Historian, we'd know that a global pandemic, like the one we're experiencing now, has...
Red Button Fatigue: A Source of Irritation for Highly Sensitive People Even In Times of Uncertainty & Chaos
I feel my agitation rise at yet another notification…It could be a text, a Whatsapp notification, or breaking news from a news outlet.I have no clue. All I know is that the buzzing sound makes my heart beat wildly.I'm not nervous at the ever-changing news...
Get Tokénoir! Conquer Accusations of Tokenism Rooted in Anti-Blackness By Collecting One (or More) of These Most Sought After Cards
Do you hold skin colour privilege? Have you been accused of anti-blackness or racism? If you've said "Yes!" to both questions, then it's time to Get Tokénoir! First, What is Tokénoir? Styled after the word misogynoir coined by Moya Bailey, tokénoir is a combination of...
The 4 Types of Ancestors: How to Leave a Legacy Even If You Are a Childless or Childfree Adult
If you’re one of the millions of childfree adults, you may believe you have nothing to pass on to future generations. As such, you may see doing the work of unpacking your unconscious biases as a waste of time. While having no biological children of your own may make...
Dear Descendants of the Colonizers: Letters of Liberation
A few weeks ago, I started posting letters on my Facebook profile addressed to those who are the descendants of the colonizers. I'm surprised at how widely the letters have been shared, prompting one of my patrons, Tawnya Brown, to post the following: I write a lot...
How the Church Makes Single People Feel Lonely
"The only time I feel lonely as a single person is when I come to church." I expressed those words to my pastor. He was facilitating a discussion around the advantages and disadvantages around being a single person in the church. The room was filled with a variety of...
The 11 Lessons I Learned Writing Half a Million Words Over 365 Consecutive Days
There are 11 lessons I learned writing half a million words over 365 consecutive days. Before I tell you what they are, indulge me as I share one of my favourite "jobs." I've played the organ at 150 funerals over the past three years. Let's just say I love this...
9 Reflective Writing Prompts to Explore White Fragility, Spiritual Bypassing or White Privilege
UPDATE (2023 February 2): Five years after writing this blog post, I wrote some reflections on the BIGGEST lesson I learned. My body of work has matured and shifted since writing this post, e.g. I no longer call myself an expressive writing coach and the weekly...