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New paths in the Netherlands
When we left off, I was still in Nice figuring out what to do next. Luckily for me I was able to call up a friend and after a long nice chat, Stefanie said “come stay with me for a bit.” So, I booked a ticket 20 minutes after hanging up to Eindhoven from Nice...
London to France to change in circumstance- new adventure awaits
Lately I’ve been trying to live by one quote- “I go to seek a great perhaps”. I believe in the need to push myself to try new things and explore even if everything is a great big maybe. It’s a perhaps, there is no certainty, no clear answers or path. I loved...
Time for Forgiveness
I started to write poetry again. I have always found that the easiest way to release my pain was to put my pen to paper and write until the words died from my lips and the tears stopped falling from my eyes. In the fall of 2020 after grieving for the loss of a loved...
7 Streamable Shows to Bring Out Your Inner Feminist
(Image/SID GENTLE FILMS)Currently available on streaming platforms such as Netflix, Crave, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, these bingeworthy shows are guaranteed to bring out your feminist side. From strong female leads, to tackling controversial topics about women and what...
Under Construction: How Romanticizing Love Creates a Shaky Foundation
(image/Netflix)An opinion piece on romanticizing love based on comedian Daniel Sloss’ Netflix special, and the consequences it creates in our lives. By Shaela Dansereau How many times have you gone home for the holidays just to be berated by relatives you see every...
Inner Reflections
Shaela Dansereau/ YoutubeEverybody has insecurities. In this short film project I did while getting my journalism degree I focussed on how societies standards and expectations placed upon our bodies, both male and female, impact our own self of worth. A Short Film by...
Positivity Looks Good on You
Skylar Stephan. Photo/ Shaela DansereauSkylar Stephan, 22, says, “I vividly remember my grade eight high school dance and nobody wanted to dance with me.” She remembers going home that night heartbroken and telling herself that she never wanted to feel that way...
How We Hold Ourselves
Shaela Dansereau photographyBody image is something that many people struggle with. From elementary school to university and beyond, society’s impressions about the ideal female body leaves an impact on woman far beyond their adolescent years. Models in magazines and...
Consumer Culture
In today’s society the focus on being small isn’t just reinforced through magazines and social media. Any time you walk into a mall or store, mannequins with lithe limbs and impossible thigh gaps will gawk at you. Daring you to dig through the pile of jeans labelled...
Part of Your World
I have never been able to call myself skinny. Nope, not once. I grew up with friends lean as bean stalks, friends that never understood what a different body type felt like. A six year old should never have to be hyperaware that they are ‘bigger’ than their friends,...