Unless you live under a rock, we are all well aware that the world seems in extreme disarray these days. What’s worse, most of what’s happening has become polarized and politicized in public discussion, even climate change, which you’d hope would be the least controversial of all the challenges the world is facing. Sadly, politicians…
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Eve: the evolution of the female body and why it’s been largely ignored by science
Non-fiction is not always the easiest form of reading for me. I tend to make up for that by watching all the interviews and reading all the articles about whichever non-fiction catches my eye. However, this time might be different. This book is about female evolution and why the female body has been ignored by…
Two children travelling around the world on a boat with their parents for 10 years: an adventure, or abuse of power?
Children are sometimes listened to, their desires granted by their parents, but most of the time, everyone knows that a household is generally not a democracy. Parents have the final say. What if that final say means sailing around the world for 10 years during your prime childhood years against your will? That is exactly…
The future of baby-making
The majority of people I know that are having babies are doing so late into their thirties. It’s an obvious trend, in my opinion. Work-life balance, for the most part, doesn’t make it easy for any parent. In addition, life in general has simply gotten more expensive. And lastly, maybe more people are actually sitting…
Animals have superpowers!
When you share a home with an animal, you learn how to communicate with them, read their moods, and understand their needs through observation. You also get a glimpse into how they exist in this world and what stimulates their interest and why. Interspecies relationships are so special that I feel sorry for people who…
The misdiagnosis of ‘imposter syndrome’
Have you heard of it before? Imposter syndrome? Have you ‘suffered’ from it? If I’m really honest, I don’t actually think that I have. I feel as though I’ve spent most of my life trying to prove myself more than anything else. However, there are plenty of people, especially women, who have experienced it throughout…
Deconstructing white supremacy culture
I recently listened to a podcast episode where the guest being interviewed was Tema Okun. I learned from the interview that back in 1999, while facilitating workshops about racial equity in the workplace, Tema Okun wrote an article where she listed the ways in which white supremacy culture is manifested at work. That article has…
The Power: a feminist fantasy or a wannabe?
This book was given to me as a gift and a priori, it seemed right up my alley: sci-fi, fantasy, feminist. But, I’ll be honest, I struggled with it. Evidently, it has been a huge success, and I’ve recently learned that it’s being made into a TV series. I will be giving the series a…
Being accountable for what comes next: how to ensure a nourishing future for us all
This short text by adrienne marie brown gives us a lot to discuss, some of which will challenge our conception of freedom and free choice. How accountable do we want to be for the here and now? What about the future? Rather than facing these questions, I tend to want to stick my head in…
A modern-day apprenticeship of a centuries-old tradition: bonsai horticulture
The New Yorker is infamous for publishing eloquent and engaging profiles. This one is dedicated to a young Californian who dedicates his life, freedom, and sometimes happiness, to the study of bonsais. The writing takes you on the young man’s journey to Japan and his gruelling 6-year apprenticeship under one of bonsai’s greatest masters. It…