Do Whatever it Takes – A Better Future Awaits

Writing is a funny thing. I love writing. In fact, writing is a passion of mine. I have always enjoyed creatively weaving together webs of words that would leave a reader feeling like what they just read was significant—that it really meant something. Not only that, but writing is extraordinarily cathartic for me. It shapes …

My Manifesto: An Unnamed Poem from the Past

It is the final day of Eating Disorder Awareness week here in Canada, and I felt I should contribute one more time. I wrote the following piece of poetry on January 9th, 2003. At this time, at age 16, I was entering a day treatment program for adolescents with eating disorders in the Psych Health …