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Rupununi Red Road: Intersection of Art + Research

Art came to find me in every aspect of my research in the Rupununi of Guyana. I studied the impact of Wildlife Clubs on the young members as well as on their communities. In my fieldwork, soaking in...

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PowerShift Our Vision to See Unseen Others: Moving Beyond Factory Farms

Before you read this, can you do me a favour? Please take a big, deep breath. Hold that precious air for a few seconds. OK, exhale. Ahhhh. What you just did was one of the most intimate interactions...

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For Our Sisters: Release on Solstice, #IdleNoMore, and the Shift!

I’m delighted to release my first single on Solstice (Friday 21 December 2012).  For Our Sisters is an unflinching heart-felt call to compassion and action from a non-Indigenous, non-Family member Ally...

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Sacred Fire: Song for Chief Spence

I had the honour of singing “Sacred Fire” to Chief Spence yesterday. I hope it gave her Spirit energy, and gave her yet more evidence of all the Love and Light being sent her way. I hope many songs...

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Hungry For Our Landscapes

We humans are adapted for the sensory world Nature provides. The sun-dappled non-linear entanglements of a forest, the feel of the sun on our hands stroking tawny blades of savannah, the scents and...

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Mind Over Medicine: Time to Renew My Prescription!

Beautiful Rupununi just outside my wooden window. ©juliecomber.com I lay in bed crying, under my mosquito net, one infected knee so swollen and painful I could barely walk, my ear infections aching,...

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Raspberry Placebo

I gently pick each raspberry with gratitude and with the Intention that the berry will be Medicine. A delicious, natural, side-effect free Medicine for me and anyone else who consumes the raspberries....

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#TarFree613 Song & Video Project!

I was minding my own business, diligently doing data analysis, when a Song came along. And one thing lead to another. And now its a project I hope you can help with! Like many people in Ottawa, I first...

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Opportunity to Honour Sacred Chaudière Falls and Nearby Lands

Do you love waterfalls? I know I do! I love being near falls and rapids. Recently, I feel I understand better why I love waterfalls. Of course they are beautiful and powerful and sound amazing. But...

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River Dialogue

I have a confession.   I talk with rivers.         Mostly with the Kichi Sipi (Ottawa River) because I live near Britannia Beach and watch the sunsets there, and travel from the west end of Ottawa by...

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Job-Hunt Adventure Series: Overqualified

I began my job hunt in January 2016 with high hopes. I had just handed in my PhD Dissertation. With only my oral defence left to do, this freed me up to finally return to full-time work. This was my...

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The Little Grief: Losing the Exclusive Relationship of Pregancy

I was breastfeeding my 6-day-old daughter, Éléa, side-line (both on our sides) when I was overcome with sadness and love. She is a beautiful, healthy, robust little creature with a hearty appetite, and...

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Just A Bird

11 October 2016 In the spring, I heard strange noises that seemed to be in the ventilation system of my apartment. Perhaps some sort of rodent? I was pregnant and overwhelmed at the time, and also...

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Mixed Feelings on Halloween

I LOVED Halloween when I was a kid. Getting dressed up? Getting free candy?! What’s not to love? But now I know how dangerous and addictive sugar is. Given the epidemic of obesity in children, it seems...

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Trump Elected: USA Returns to the Dark Ages?

I woke up this morning to the bad news. I still can’t quite believe Trump was elected President of the United States. I’m processing the shock. It seems like a terrible joke. It seemed unbelievable...

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Non-Violent Communication: Lesson for Business

I’m on maternity leave and massively in debt thanks to my PhD. I also love Mother Earth. And I have a baby, so of course care about her health and about the planet she will inherit. And I needed a mop....

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Choosing to Soften

Nap Trapped Thoughts: For my baby shower, friends and family wrote me advice and well wishes on cards. My sis-in-law wrote that our children challenge us, and we can choose to harden or soften towards...

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Gratitude for my Body

Nap Trapped Thoughts: There were times when I felt so broken. I even questioned whether I deserved to live, because it seemed to take so many more resources for me to function. If another person took...

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Words Fail

Words Fail I am A writer, A singer A poet A songwriter Words are my medium Words are my turf Words are my home But when I became Your Mother Words could not express How much I love you I cannot bend...

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Faith Is Peace: A Story And Invitation

Imagine that there was a sudden shift in Canada’s social and political landscape, and your religion or spiritual practice was outlawed. Those of you who attempt to maintain your faith are persecuted if...

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