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Words are my medium.
Spoken, written, whispered into a mic. sometimes hurled at a page.

i write to reclaim. perform to connect.

I teach to help others find their own way through the dark.

Here’s where some of my work lives now.

writing

How we navigate school dress codes matters now more than ever | CBC First Person
CBC asked for a first person take. I gave them a quiet manifesto dressed as a school story. Read it.
Slow Motion Urgency | Juxtaprose Magazine
On parenting, performance, and the moments we never prepare for. Read it.
Let kids wear what they want. It matters more than ever | Motherwell Magazine
Yes, it’s about dress codes. But also power, softness, and control. Read it.
Improv classes helped me learn to live with ADHD | The Globe and Mail
How a stage without a script helped me finally feel at home in my own mind. Read it.
Let's find ways to make Regina safe outside during pandemic | Regina Leader-Post
A public call to expand access to parks during the pandemic—practical solutions & historical context. Read it.

Essays, op-eds, and fragments of a larger truth.

INTERVIEWS

Parents & teens conflict over physical distancing amid coronavirus pandemic | The Globe and Mail
Quoted in a national feature on mental health impact of COVID on teens...& parents trying to hold the line. Read it.
Sask. parents left with questions after province says kids will return to school this fall | CBC SK
Spoke to CBC about the real risk of fall 2020 school plans; a crisis in kids’ mental health. Read it.
Experience Regina apologizes after criticism over new slogans 'sexualizing' the city | CBC SK
Quoted in CBC coverage calling out Regina’s sexist tourism rebrand—because “the city that rhymes with fun” isn’t funny when your kid can’t say it out loud. Read it.
Regina’s tourism campaign gone wrong| About That | CBC
Featured on CBC National, challenging Regina's rebrand for mistaking innuendo for identity. Watch it.
‘Experience Regina’ campaign faces backlash for sexualizing city | CBC News | The National
Addressed how Regina's rebrand blurred the line between clever and inappropriate. Watch it.

Guest on Talk of the Town with Lisa Peters—three times and counting.

FEATURED, QUOTED, AND OCCASIONALLY INTERRUPTED.

selected performances

stage, mic, lights.

Spoken Word Showcases | Halifax & Toronto | 2019-2020
The Inspired Word | NYC | 2019
Joshua Tree Comedy Festival | Improv | 2019
Stand Up Comedy & Spoken Word | The Cure | various
CBC Morning Edition | Guest segments | 2023-2024
Prairie People’s Poetry | Featured poet in Chapter 10 of this spoken word series, suppored by Creative SK Business Capacity Grant Program. Watch it.

receipts, in case you wondered.

Workshops & Offerings

  • Creative Writing
  • Humour Writing
  • Grant Writing
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Better Meetings (yes, really)
  • Private Writing Retreats

Comms Instructor

  • Saskatchewan Polytechnic
  • University of Regina, Centre for Continuing Education

Consulting & Strategy

  • Strategic communications
  • Content development
  • Grant writing & advancement services
  • Higher education, research, technology, healthcare

Specializing in media strategy and relations, content development and editing, interpersonal skills, interview and job search coaching, resume building, business communications, intercultural communication, and creative writing (fiction and non-fiction).

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