Recently, I’ve been grappling with the ways in which I’ve found racial and colonial trauma have manifested in my day-to-day life. It’s been a difficult task, and in many ways, I feel like coming to terms with the parts of me that are still affected by this has mirrored my experiences of grief and shame.

Coming from a culture that so deeply sows its roots in interdependence, nurturing and companionship, moving to Canada broke my heart time and time again when it would prove to be cultivating a society that lives wholly for itself.

Burnout is the unfortunate cost of dedication to doing any meaningful work. It carves out the slope leading us from being fueled by purpose to being silenced by hopelessness.

The systems we live within alter our perceptions, and the way we perceive things dictates the way we choose to interact with them.