Women of Peterborough working to heal minds
Imagine waking up one morning and feeling like your life is not your own. Confusion, embarrassment, sadness and worst of all the isolation. Your mind ravaged and reduced to a …
Health and Wellness
You are what you eat, so learn about it: the organic food debate
If you are like me, going to the grocery store has become less of a chore and more like a navigation of the minefield that is today’s food products. Numerous …
Reasons why you should talk to the black girl in your yoga class
A commentary on the new age propagation of racialized self-hate As I flippantly perused the Internet the other day, I stumbled upon an article that made me feel a full …
Self-Love: Learning through Bodily Experience
I am big believer in our bodily experiences producing our knowledge. Okay, this could open up some philosophical debate about the mind-body problem, but even if you disagree, grant me …
From Self Harm to Self Love
*Trigger warning for sexual assault, self-harm, suicide, eating disorders* It’s really hard for a self-recovered person to open up about the struggles they’ve faced in the past, but I feel …
The True Meaning of Sexual Freedom
Recently, I have come across this phenomenon where people are claiming that they are “sexually free.” As a first-year who is just delving into the realm of feminist research and …
Are you really really really really sad?
While almost everyone wishes that summer would come just a little bit sooner, for some individuals, the wintertime presents its own set of health challenges. It has been estimated that …
Food Bank Report Released
Food Banks Canada released their national study, HungerCount 2013, this past month with data indicating that food banks are continuing to be used at a record high. Currently, 750,000 people …
Shots Shots Shots: It’s Flu Season Again
It’s that time of year again! Groggy-eyed students are sniffling into tissues, coughing behind cupped hands, and swallowing down medicine as they fear they have been hit by a flu …
Teas to Calm You Down
Hello November! Now that this month is well underway (shh, don’t tell me how close we are to the end, I’ve far too much left to do before it’s …