Healing In Real Time

Category: Childhood Beginnings

  • Healing in Real Time: My New Year Without Resolutions

    A quiet ice rink , soft golden morning light spilling across the empty stands. A single pair of skates rests on the bench, laces loose, with a notebook and pen beside them. The atmosphere feels calm, reflective, and hopeful—symbolizing healing, change, and the small moments that matter. New Year. What does it even mean anymore?…

  • Christmas: Hard, Healing, and Honest

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  • Christmas: Hard, Healing, and Honest

    A warm, softly lit Christmas scene with a slightly messy living room — board games on the table, a few scattered ornaments, a half-empty mug of hot chocolate, and a small but glowing Christmas tree. This Christmas wasn’t wrapped in shiny paper or overflowing stockings. It wasn’t the picture-perfect holiday I used to create, the…

  • The State of Inclusion in BC Schools: Why the System is Still Broken

    From Segregation to “Inclusion” In the 70s, 80s, and 90s, children with diverse learning needs were often segregated into special education classrooms, cut off from their peers. Fast forward to today, and the pendulum has swung the other way: students are placed in mainstream classrooms under the banner of “inclusion.”But inclusion without support is not…

  • Longing for Connection

    Looking back, I watched my childhood best friend move into her own apartment, experiencing parties, different friend groups, and dating. I envied her confidence and independence, especially when she began working with my mom at a dental clinic 45 minutes away from our little village. It was another blow to my relationship with my mother…

  • Messy “No Frosting”

    #1 Growing Up Different: My Early Journey I am now 51, but my journey began long before I understood what words like ADHD, PTSD, or Autism meant. At the age of 5, I was diagnosed with hearing loss. In kindergarten, teachers described me as shy, quiet, and withdrawn — probably because I couldn’t hear what…