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  • Heading in the Right Direction: Fixing a Broken System, One Reform at a Time

    When Prime Minister Mark Carney announced sweeping bail and sentencing reforms on 16th October, it felt—for the first time in a long time—like the Canadian justice system might finally be listening. For years, survivors of domestic violence, coercive control, and sexual assault have lived in fear while their abusers walked free under promises that were…

  • Institutional Complicity and Systemic Harm: Silence Is Not Neutral

    This week I have been on a mission.I have witnessed too much abuse, too many people turning blind eyes, saying nothing because they “don’t want to get involved.” Because they “don’t want to take sides.” But here is the truth:If you don’t choose a side, you have already chosen his.Silence is not neutral. Silence condones.When…

  • The Calm Before the Storm?

    After Monday’s court, the rest of this week slipped into quietness. It’s left me wondering—is this the calm before the storm, or is this what life is supposed to feel like? I’ve done a lot of waiting. Nothing new there. But there were bright moments too. My friend celebrated one year of finally having her…

  • One Battle Won – The War Rages On

    Before: Walking Into Hell — After: Truth, Laughter, and a Mic Drop The Docket Tells the Truth – Before Today was another reminder of how broken and disconnected the system can be. This morning, there was still no online confirmation that my emergency motion was before the court. Nothing on the portal. Nothing my lawyer…

  • Strap In and Buckle Up: I Am on the Rollercoaster of Law

     A relentless ride of injustice and abuse — and there’s no way off. It has been a week. I was served with an “emergency” motion in family court with only three days’ notice. To make it worse, it was filed in such a way that my lawyer had just ten minutes to respond if…

  • When the Court System Finally Tilted My Way – for once.

    It has been a week. I was served with an “emergency” motion in family court with only three days’ notice. To make it worse, it was filed in such a way that my lawyer had just ten minutes to respond if we wanted even the chance of an adjournment. We scrambled and filed in eighteen…

  • One Hour for a Lifetime of Security

    How making my will gave me peace of mind and protection for my kids Today, I checked off one of the biggest items on my bucket list: I made my will. This isn’t about giving up, and it isn’t about dark thoughts. (I know I wrote recently about suicidal thoughts, but this is not that.)…

  • I Don’t Want to Play Anymore

    TRIGGER WARNING – This post discusses depression, intrusive suicidal thoughts, parenting conflict, perimenopause, and legal struggles. Please take care reading — and see the resources at the end. There’s a phrase that’s been running through my head lately: I don’t want to play anymore. It sounds childish, maybe even selfish. But in truth, it feels…

  • Navigating the Justice System: A Maze Without a Map

    I never realized how impossible it is to navigate the justice system until I was thrown into it myself. You would think there would be one place to go for answers, or at least a central point of information, but that simply isn’t the case. Instead, the justice system is a patchwork of different departments,…

  • From Calm to Chaos in Five Minutes

    This week I was feeling so positive. I had been tackling things that usually drain me — clearing paperwork, checking items off my list, even completing an online interview. For once, I felt like I was standing on solid ground. I could almost believe in a future where I wasn’t drowning in stress, legal battles,…