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“Girls and Their Monsters,” by Audrey Clare Farley, recounts the tragic story of the Genain sisters, seeing the subjects at the crossroads of psychiatric and societal forces.
By Bailey Sherrah Photo by Arthouse Studio / Pexels Etiquette, what is it? Think of it as polite actions: things you would enjoy if someone else did them for you. Historically known as a guide line of how to treat others with respect, including yourself. Adeodata Czink is the owner of Toronto etiquette consultancy, Business of Manners . Czink says good etiquette begins the moment you walk through a door. “You want to commend attention by your presence. You want to look tall with great posture, open the door wide, step in and give yourself a moment to look around. You have arrived...
I have a confession to make — I cringe every time I hear the word, “crazy”. My confidence plummets to the soles of my shoes. A wave of shame overtakes me. I am whisked back in time to the behavioral health unit: Danei Edelen. As you walk off the psych ward, you think, “I guess I am one of the crazies now”. As a woman, I felt neutered. Who could love somebody like me? I psychologically wore a mantle of shame everywhere, apologizing for taking up space and breathing air.” The power of stigma As Terri Cheney writes in Modern Madness: An Owner’s Manual, stigma can be deadly. “Se...