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  • Blog,  Expat Life

    Crash Course in Canadiana

    September 27, 2012 /

    I know that working your way through the latest tome from Lonely Planet isn’t for everyone, that’s why I’m bringing you this…

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    Insulation by Cadburys

    “Life is like a box of chocolates…”

    January 17, 2013

    Requiem for Jenna Morrison

    November 15, 2011
    Closeup of a pile of vintage family photos

    Grandad’s Ghost, or, How To Fuck Up A Funeral

    December 17, 2015
  • Blog,  Bridging Cultures,  Islam

    The truth about Islam

    September 25, 2012 /
    The Truth About Islam

    As someone who became a muslim by choice I look around sometimes and think “What have I done?” So much of what I researched and felt a connection with is misrepresented in the world. Did I misunderstand? Was there something I missed?

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    Where do butterflies go to die?

    November 9, 2011
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    Mindfulness in Depression Relapse Prevention – Thoughts are not facts

    October 22, 2012

    Missing you….

    October 2, 2011
  • Blog,  Mental Health,  Mindfulness

    The science behind Mindfulness

    September 24, 2012 /

    For those who remain unconvinced or sceptical of the benefits of mindfulness, here’s Professor Mark Williams, director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre, explaining the scientific studies that prove unequivocally how it can help with depression. Quite why they interviewed him in a storage-cupboard is unclear, but it’s great to be part of research that results in such positive findings and can potentially take the treatment of mental illness in a new direction. Visit these posts on my participation in the Toronto study: Mindfulness in Depression Relapse Prevention, for more information. Research into the prevention of depression relapse Mindfulness in depression relapse prevention – Autopilot & raisins Mindfulness in depression relapse prevention…

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    A-Z of Canada: E is for Emerge

    June 17, 2013
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    Skater Girl

    November 22, 2011
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    The (Supermarket) Help

    August 27, 2013
  • Blog,  Uncategorized,  Writing

    Do you live to write or write to live?

    September 23, 2012 /
    Family on the deck

    Whatever made me think I’d be immune? I’d read the blog posts about pressure sapping creativity and the danger of writing for your audience instead of yourself and shrugged it off with nonchalant naivety - that didn't sound like me at all...

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    7 things to remember when moving to Canada

    March 7, 2012

    The Lake At The Centre Of My World

    August 21, 2013
    Family at the beach, Ajax, Ontario

    The most precious things

    January 25, 2012
  • Blog,  Expat Life,  Living in Canada

    Drive-Thrus Done to Death

    September 19, 2012 /

    Today at school pick-up, as I described the goldfish experience of being scrutinised by the drive-thru queue while having coffee at Tim Hortons, a friend happened to mention drive-thru wakes in the US. Yes, you heard me right - drive-thru wakes...

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    Dead Leaves on wood

    Story of A Miscarriage (Part 2)

    October 17, 2013
    Insulation by Cadburys

    “Life is like a box of chocolates…”

    January 17, 2013
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    Ungrateful Bitch (Part 2)

    March 6, 2012
  • Blog,  Uncategorized,  Writing

    Five Books to Boost your Writing

    September 18, 2012 /

    Sometimes, when the very act of writing has become painful drudgery and you think "I can't be any good - surely it's not meant to be like this...", all you need to get going again is a little inspiration and a reminder of why you love doing what you do...

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    Driving License Transfer – Time to make a Will…

    September 14, 2011

    Point & Shoot: Polar Plunge

    December 30, 2013
    Triceratops-eye view

    In my head, I’m normal

    February 7, 2013
  • Autobiographical Posts,  Blog,  Mental Health

    Choking on the memory

    September 9, 2012 /
    Buzzard soaring

    When the kids to wrap their fingers around my neck in play I’m transported back in time to the day a man strangled his daughter on the stairs of their home while her mother and siblings watched...

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    Calm, Lake Ontario

    Freedom & Fear – two sides of the same coin

    August 30, 2013
    The Model School, Athy

    The Model School, Athy

    November 19, 2012
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    Borderline Personality Disorder – getting a diagnosis

    December 13, 2012

TOPICS

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      • Living in Canada
    • Interracial Marriage
    • Islam
  • MENTAL HEALTH
    • Aspergers
    • Bipolar
    • Mindfulness
  • PHOTOGRAPHY
  • WRITING

Top Posts & Pages

  • Bangles, Betrothal & ‘A Good Pakistani Girl’
    Bangles, Betrothal & ‘A Good Pakistani Girl’
  • Battling BPD
    Battling BPD
  • O Canada, O What do I do?
    O Canada, O What do I do?
  • How to stay unique in a world that demands conformity
    How to stay unique in a world that demands conformity
  • Marrying into a different culture – The clash of East and West
    Marrying into a different culture – The clash of East and West
  • Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto
    Nude yoga: Now available in Toronto
  • How People With Autism Fake It
    How People With Autism Fake It

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