Today, October 11th, marks ten years since my son, Josh Hanson, was taken from us in an unprovoked, violent attack. Ten years. It’s a date that sits heavily in my heart, not as an anniversary to celebrate, but as a sombre milestone marking a decade of a life fundamentally split into before and after. For…
I know self-care is important for our well-being but having said that I am not good at it. Self-care means sitting with my grief which I avoid. My complicated grief and trauma are easier to manage when I work as many hours that I can physically fit in. If I am busy and not alone…
This year just like 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 it has been just as hard to navigate the criminal justice system as a victim of crime. If anything, every year seems to get harder especially as I learn more and more about a system that is set up to fail victims. I discovered I…