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This is Sheena’s Place’s Participant-Centred Blog that features our recovery stories, art, struggles, poetry, interviews, and many more, which all follow a set of safe space guidelines. We recognize that everyone is at a different place in their recovery. Food, weight, dieting, calories, specific eating disordered behaviours, or exercise behaviours can often be triggering, and are therefore not published on this blog. To submit your work, please email Kmccarthy@sheenasplace.org and read about Sheena’s Place’s blog moderator, Kira, here.

Is it Really Recovery if I’m Still Hiding?

Dear Blog Readers, This piece comes from Jessica, a student at MSU, who has generously shared a personal reflection on what summer feels like when…

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What Returns after forgetting the self

Dear Blog Readers, The Artist Series has been on hold due to technical details accessing the interviews conducted. I sincerely apologize and the posts will…

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To Be Seen Artist Spotlight: Melissa Sherman

To Be Seen Artist Series: Melissa Sherman I have always created art.  Even as a very small child, I began building things out of mud,…

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To Be Seen Artist Spotlight: Anita Majumdar

Dear Blog Readers, Here is our next artist in our To Be Seen series: Anita Majumdar I started seriously exploring illustration when I was about…

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To Be Seen: Artist Spotlight

Dear Blog Readers, Sheena’s Place is excited to present To be Seen, a thought-provoking group exhibition & silent auction where art becomes the mirror reflecting our collective experience…

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Don’t Cry

Dear Blog Readers, In this post, Ellen describes the feeling of not letting yourself cry. I can imagine myself holding my breath, biting my lip…

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Even in the darkest starry night

Dear Blog Readers, It is interesting how quickly we can build a narrative in our minds based on previous experiences, our inner critic, our fears,…

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Eating Disorder Awareness

Dear Blog Readers, We would love to hear from you this week. What does Breaking Barriers, Facilitating Futures mean to you? What does Eating Disorder…

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Connected Through my Phone

Dear Blog Readers, I have always taken for granted that I grew up in a large city. If I couldn’t go somewhere by walking I…

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Capsules of Radiance

  Dear Blog Readers, As Summer clings to us and we enjoy the sunshine and warm weather, there are times we sit with our thoughts….

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Place Where She Truly Felt at Peace

Dear Blog Readers, Where is your place you feel truly at peace. When I was a child, my peaceful place was in my closet. I…

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That Show

Dear Blog Readers, A facilitator at Sheena’s Place once said, a trigger is a wound that hasn’t healed. That image has stayed with me for…

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