Pouring Fuel on the Hypomanic Fire
How bipolar mood episodes and alcohol abuse wreak havoc
Reprinted from the "Responding to Feelings" issue of Visions Journal, 2021, 16 (4), pp. 14-15
Energy in Motion
Understanding and embodying our emotions as self-care through ancestral medicine
Reprinted from the "Responding to Feelings" issue of Visions Journal, 2021, 16 (4), pp. 12-13
Don’t simply survive. Live!
Reprinted from the "Responding to Feelings" issue of Visions Journal, 2021, 16 (4), pp. 9-11
The Politics of “Feeling Fat”
Reprinted from the "Systemic Racism" issue of Visions Journal, 2021, 16 (3), pp. 40-42
The role of “fatness” and the perception of fatness in our society are changing.
Parenting During a Pandemic
Reprinted from the "Systemic Racism" issue of Visions Journal, 2021, 16 (3), pp. 37-39
My nine-year-old son, the oldest of my three children, was diagnosed with an unspecified anxiety disorder presenting as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) at the age of three.
The Police Senselessly Shot and Killed our Beloved Brother, Kyaw Naing Din, in His Own Bedroom
Reprinted from the "Systemic Racism" issue of Visions Journal, 2021, 16 (3), pp. 33-36
Random Journey in the Life of an Indigenous Former Foster Child
Reprinted from the "Systemic Racism" issue of Visions Journal, 2021, 16 (3), pp. 29-32
It’s Time for Change
Speaking out about racism in BC’s health care system
Reprinted from the "Systemic Racism" issue of Visions Journal, 2021, 16 (3), pp. 26-28
A Person of Colour in Recovery
Personal perspectives on finding acceptance and support
Reprinted from the "Systemic Racism" issue of Visions Journal, 2021, 16 (3), pp. 22-25
I was born in 1957. A lot of times I say I’m Mulatto. My dad is Black and my Mom is white. I had loving parents. I live in Campbell River. But I grew up in Vancouver, on the East Side.