I got my period for the first time on a Saturday morning in late December. It was the initial day … More
Tag: personal stories
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 … More
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 … More
Hate Bait
Content Warning: This blog post contains information about experiences with anxiety, misconceptions of body image and unhealthy relationships with food, … More
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 … More
When Fear Does Flourish: A woman’s story of loss, love and pressing the limits
Erika Haigh moved to Canada from Japan on her own to pursue post-secondary school. Since graduation, she’s endured hundreds of … More
Why you should learn your mother tongue
I used to be really fluent in Tagalog when I was younger—or so my dad tells me, shaking his head, … More
National Volunteer Week: The importance of donating time
Sunday, April 6 kicked off the 11th annual National Volunteer Week 2014 – a time to celebrate the 13.3 million volunteers … More