Writing
My personal essays primarily focus on queerness and people-pleasing. Topics have included coming out later-in-life, midlife adolescence, belonging, love, overcoming people-pleasing, the need to be “nice,” and perfectionism.
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In Life and Writing. The New Quarterly. (upcoming)
This Year, Don’t Be a People-Pleaser. Globe and Mail. (2023, Dec 30). https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-this-year-dont-be-a-people-pleaser/
Why We Need to Take Comedy Seriously. Globe and Mail. (2023, June 14). https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-why-we-need-to-take-comedy-seriously/Erika Casupanan Is Canada’s First-Ever Survivor Winner—But She’s Still Fighting For Representation. Chatelaine. (2023, May 25). https://chatelaine.com/living/culture-living/survivor-winner-erika-casupanan/
Karaoke as Pitch-Perfect Self-Care. Globe and Mail. (2022, Sept 8). https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-as-lockdowns-lift-amateur-lead-singers-are-using-karaoke-for-pitch/
When Being In Love Has Burned Away. Xtra
Magazine. (2022, July 25). https://xtramagazine.com/love-sex/love-that-burns-out-227372
Who Can Wear Gender-Fluid Fashion. FASHION Magazine. (2022, June 30). https://fashionmagazine.com/style/gender-fluid-fashion/
Heteronormativity is Institutionalized within Healthcare: This Needs to Change. Globe and Mail. (2022, June 4). https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-heteronormativity-is-institutionalized-within-health-care-this-needs/
On Being a Cry Baby: How I Found My Way Back to Feeling. FASHION Magazine. (2022, March 8). https://fashionmagazine.com/flare/identity-politics/on-being-too-emotional-international-womens-day-2022/Perfectionism Made Me Feel Like I Was Never Good Enough. FASHION Magazine. (2022, Jan 14). https://fashionmagazine.com/flare/identity-politics/overcoming-perfectionism/
Women are Taught to Be Nice: Here’s What Happened When I Stopped. Huffpost Personal. (2022, Jan. 7). https://www.huffpost.com/entry/women-socialized-to-be-nice_n_61d7612be4b04b42ab7d7196
Confessions of a Recovering People-Pleaser. Huffpost Personal. (2021, Nov. 1). https://www.huffpost.com/entry/people-pleaser-how-to-stop_n_61786fc8e4b0657357419f73
How I Stopped Being a People-Pleaser. FASHION Magazine. (2021, Oct. 8). https://fashionmagazine.com/flare/identity-politics/people-pleaser/
Crushes and First (Same-Sex) Kisses: Coming Out in My 30s Made Me Feel Like a Teen Again. Refinery29. (2021, Oct. 4). https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/coming-out-in-my-thirties-crushes-first-kisses
I Came Out Later in Life – I’ve Never Felt More Free Nor More Alone. Xtra
Magazine. (2021, July 23). https://xtramagazine.com/power/late-life-coming-out-lesbian-queer-205505The Physics of a Failed Relationship. Xtra Magazine. (2021, June 22). https://xtramagazine.com/love-sex/love-like-mine-physics-failed-relationship-203322
What It’s Like to Come Out as Queer in Your Late 30s. Chatelaine. (2021, Feb. 24). https://www.chatelaine.com/living/coming-out-later-in-life/
Conspiracy theories are coming between parents: Here's how to bridge the gap. Mother.ly. (2020, Dec 16). https://www.mother.ly/life/conspiracy-theories-are-coming-between-moms/
