The Patterns of My Heart
April 14, 2016 I don't understand love. Maybe as a Two-Spirit male I've wasted too much time on dysfunctional men so deep in the closet....
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Aug 30, 2020
I’ve been known to become angry.
June 12, 2016 I always think of the seven teachings...courage, wisdom, respect, love, honesty, truth, humility...I am never in balance...
Aug 28, 2020
Don't Let Hurt Hide Hope
August 20, 2014 (photo: donna bellingham) the one thing I've learned from these social movements is that the circle is sacred...I have...
Aug 28, 2020
Bad Spirits
*trigger warning: suicide* My aunt said suicide was like a bad spirit. She said this during a funeral service of my cousin who committed...
Aug 27, 2020
“I was waiting for them to high jack my soul for Jesus”
April 12, 2016 (Camilo Freedman/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images) Today I did something I haven't done since childhood. I attended church. I had...
Aug 25, 2020
There was always something wrong with yesterday.
*TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE* July 9, 2016 (image found on google) There was always something wrong with yesterday. There has been something I...
Aug 24, 2020
Cree Identity
I had written this at 19 years old in 1995. The university class assignment was to write about what Cree identity meant to us. This was...
Aug 24, 2020
Brother & Sisters
December 7, 2014 My counselor and I were talking about something or other when I mentioned that my sisters were technically my...
Aug 24, 2020
Social Work
May 19, 2017 Why did I want to become a “social worker”? Some might suggest it was due to my environment or the plight of First Nations...
Aug 24, 2020
I Was Born Into Alcohol
*Trigger Warning* June 17, 2014 I was born into alcohol. Well, that is what it felt like looking back. My father was in the bar...
Aug 24, 2020
Addiction & Recovery
November 21, 2013 How do we help those who are addicted? How do we understand addiction? The story of a strong First Nations 2spirit man...
Aug 24, 2020
This is NOT my 'coming out' story...
June 22, 2015 This is not my coming out story. I tend to share a lot about my personal journey on this page which of course was my point....
Aug 24, 2020
WARNING: *Graphic Depictions of suicide*
*Trigger Warning* February 28, 2014 A part of the healing journey is to slowly let go of the painful stories. Please do not read if the...
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