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His Name Was Swan. He Asked Me: “Why are you here?”
I’ve been in France for a little over two months now, and of the many memories that this trip has added to my life, one stands out very vividly for me. It was during this memory, that I met a man named...
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“I decided to trust that things would turn around…” My conversation with...
Spencer Teeter is a Canadian born actor, singer, songwriter, and composer currently based in Vancouver BC. Most notably working on Bravo’s “Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce”, recurring on Discovery’s...
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After Three Months in France, I’m Back in Vancouver. This is What I Want to...
“We know that we will have to burn to the ground in one way or another, and then sit right in the ashes of who we once thought we were, and go on from there.” – Clarissa Pinkola Estés When I first...
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Vancouver Safe Injection Comedy Fundraiser – Attend In-Person or Watch From Home
There have been over 175 overdoses within the past week in the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, BC. The state of emergency declared by the government has not made things move faster for folks on the...
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Looking Back on 2016, and Looking Forward to…
I spent last new year’s eve drinking Perrier with a very close friend, sharing with her (and her with me) the most detrimental beliefs that I had about myself. I said these phrases – terrifying phrases...
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I’ve carried my laptop like a heart from cafe to cafe – Explorations into...
I had a lot of plans for this first day of 2016. I didn’t do any of them. I’d planned to wake up early, set some intentions with some girlfriends, jump in the ocean, and then dance on the beach. It...
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An evening at the Kaya Mayla Bistro
Roti Canai Last Wednesday, I went to Kaya Mayla Bistro with YVR Foodies. Before delving in to my experience at the restaurant, I’d like to tell you about YVRFoodies. They are a chapter of YVRbloggers,...
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‘On Falling… Some Safety Considerations’ — a Spoken Word LOVE Poem
I wrote a poem about love, and I’d like to share it with you. After writing ‘Between the Lines‘, I was fairly nervous to write another poem. That first one had happened so effortlessly. The entire...
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On my first day back in Vancouver, I fell on an escalator.
“There would be going away and the coming back, and whatever would greet me on returning I would take stoically, accepting the responsibility of my own will, be it free or predetermined by my nature...
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I don’t know how to write about death.
I’ve tried to write this reflection so many times over the last few weeks. Unsuccessfully. A friend of mind died unexpectedly. He’s all I can think about right now — every morning, his name, on repeat...
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My ambition, and why I deleted Instagram, Twitter, and deactivated my...
“How can I tell Bob that my happiness streams from having wrenched a piece out of my life, a piece of hurt and beauty, and transformed it to typewritten words on paper? How can he know I am justifying...
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The Conclusion to my 5 1/2 Year-Long Experiment with Self-Help
In April 2012, I wrote my very first reflection for this blog. I was 22 years old, and had just moved to Vancouver, BC from Fredericton, New Brunswick with my partner to pursue my dream of being an...
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Left Opened — Exploring anxiety through poetry, music, and dance
On February 18th I will be filming a poetry and improvised music collaboration about my personal experience with anxiety. — Classically trained pianist, Craig Addy will be accompanying me on the grand...
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Left Opened Teaser Trailer
Left Opened is a poetry, improvised piano and dance collaboration about the experience of anxiety. We filmed Left Opened on February 19th at the Orpheum Annex in Vancouver; the film is currently in the...
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Premiere of Left Opened, Featuring a TalkBack with Creative Team
Back in February 2019, I joined up with an incredible cast and crew to bring a project I’d been working on for the last 2+ years with Craig Addy to life. Left Opened is a poetry (Christine...
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Understanding Anxiety Using Metaphor
There are certain me:against metaphors that are quite entrenched in the way we think about many forms of mental illness. This is an exploration of the container and enemy metaphors for anxiety.The post...
View Article5 Questions to Inspire Your New Year’s Resolution Writing Ritual
If you attempt to answer these New Year’s resolution freewriting questions literally, you may experience some frustration. These 5 questions are inspired by poetry; they require your imagination, as...
View ArticleMy Approach to Teaching Poetry Writing (and why mindful creativity is important)
“She has said that when she writes the first line of a poem, she does not know what the second line will be; each line, image, or segment gives rise […] The post My Approach to Teaching Poetry Writing...
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