Thoughts

It took two years for my coworkers to get my name right. With a name like Adriana, the mispronunciation wasn’t malicious — it’s just not a common name. And the consistenc…

No refunds or exchanges — the shocking truth about periods and perimenopause  Menopause brings an end to menstruation, but leading up to this “rite of passage,” m…

Lucie Gauthier on her Harley Davidson motorbike My lungs were full of blood, and I was drowning, gasping for air.  I remember the moment that the social worker…

Zandra consulting at the UOHI’s Women’s Heart Health Clinic I am frustrated with how familiar this patient story has become: It took four emergency room visi…

Growing up, I was keenly aware of the silence that surrounded certain topics — periods being one of them. As a young brown girl navigating through life, I constantly grap…

My dad and I on my 18th birthday June 6, 2002, started with so much promise. There was brilliant sunshine and not a cloud in the sky. Tony, my fiancé, was playing…

Mom and SCAD survivor, Nadia, with her three beautiful children.  As September approaches, SCAD survivor Nadia shares her story, and challenges you to advocate fo…

DEI (short for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is all the rage these days. It is used to mean positive affirmative action by some and as a mean put-down by others who c…