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For years, I wore my engagement and wedding rings. Then the pandemic hit and I started thinking about what those rings actually mean to me.
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How The Pandemic Made Me Stop Wearing My Wedding Ring (3-minute read)

For years, I wore my engagement and wedding rings. Then the pandemic hit and I started thinking about what those rings actually mean to me. I got engaged in a botanical garden in Egypt. I was waiting in a gazebo while he used the bathroom. When he came back, he Read more…

By sumonsleeve, 4 yearsSeptember 21, 2021 ago
saying sorry when you shouldn't and not saying it when you should
Asian Culture

Stop apologizing for the wrong reasons and start apologizing when it matters

When should you apologize? What happens when we don’t and when we do? Sorry not sorry… I love the urban dictionary’s definition.  Sorry not sorry: “A sarcastic way of acknowledging that someone might not like whatever you’re saying or doing … but you don’t really care.” Saying sorry can either be Read more…

By sumonsleeve, 5 yearsApril 9, 2020 ago
Asian Culture

Getting To Know Our Vaginas By Doing A 28-Day Kegel Challenge

Let’s get comfortable talking about our vaginas, breaking through taboos and redefining how we think about women’s health Vagina. Kegels. Vulva. Clitoris. Labia. Female genitalia. How do you feel when you hear these words? Skirmish? Icky? Giggly? Growing up as an Asian Canadian Growing up as an Asian Canadian, talking about Read more…

By sumonsleeve, 6 yearsMay 9, 2019 ago
when you're a woman and you get labelled a bitch
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WHEN YOU’RE A WOMAN AND YOU GET LABELED AN RBF (RESTING B*TCH FACE)

EPISODE 15: WHEN YOU’RE A WOMAN AND YOU GET LABELED A “B*TCH” Ladies, have you ever been in a public location (like waiting for the bus, buying groceries or getting your fix at Starbucks) and a man comes up to you and tells you to smile? Like he says, “Turn Read more…

By sumonsleeve, 6 yearsMarch 24, 2019 ago
women period
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How Teaching Your Husband or Boyfriend About Your Period Can Make Your Relationship Better (3 minute read)

The men in our lives, our boyfriends, friends, husbands, brothers, fathers will never understand what getting a period feels like. I hate being a woman sometimes because I get periods. I menstruate; I bleed every month for several days on end. **Click Below To Listen** I’ve been doing this for Read more…

By sumonsleeve, 8 yearsSeptember 8, 2017 ago
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What Happens When Maternity Leave Ends (2 minute read)

I knew my maternity leave was going to end. I just didn’t know how I would feel in that moment I had to go back to work. **Click Below To Listen** All throughout my 11 months of maternity leave, I only counted forward; I didn’t count down the days I Read more…

By sumonsleeve, 8 yearsAugust 31, 2017 ago
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Katharine Chan has over a decade of experience working in healthcare. She’s worked in emergency health services, mental health, women’s health, facilitating, coaching, and promoting honest conversations among healthcare leaders to enable organizational change. She’s passionate about putting words to her feelings despite growing up in a culture that hides them. She empowers others by teaching them how to love themselves, embracing their culture and improving relationships.

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