Readings and Speaking Engagements
Book me to read my poetry or speak about my lived experience with Multiple Sclerosis, co-morbid chronic illnesses, navigating medical systems, work accessibility, writing about disability and the body, and health acceptance and uncertainty.
Available in person in the Toronto area, or anywhere through Zoom.
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January 2025: Reading “MS Clinic” at the launch of the Feels Zine Disability Issue
October 2024: Reading my poetry and talking about my lived experience for the Enabling Accessible Healthcare Delivery Project with the School of Disability Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University
November 2023: Reading my poetry and delivering a talk entitled “I am not an MS Warrior: DMTs and my relationship with my body” for Roche International Clinical Researchers and clinical operations team
February 2023: Reading my poetry and speaking about episodic disability and employment for Realize Canada
September 2022: Reading my poetry and Panelist for “Importance and Impact of Patient-Centered Work” at Roche Canada National Conference
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April 2024-present: I have developed curriculum and facilitated a 6 week creative writing program “Wordplay Creative Writing for People with Disabilities” presented by The Centre for Independent Living in Toronto
March 2024-present: I run a monthly virtual Disabled Writers’ Drop-In for The Centre for Independent Living in Toronto. I provide prompts and facilitate a cross-disability group of writers connecting and writing in community.