Writer/Essayist/Memoirist, Prof, podcaster, speaker, Tiktoker, recovering people-pleaser & later in life queer *currently writing two essay collections*
Toronto, Ontario
Joined April 2011
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I was on CBC radio today talking about the mundane mixer I organized at the grocery store —- Metro Morning with David Common - Oct. 15, 2024: Looking for love in Toronto? Try your grocery store cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-3…
I’m beyond honoured to have made this shortlist for The International Amy McRae Award for Memoir. Not only is it a beautiful contest, but after a year of steady rejections, this feels particularly special. alisonwearing.com/2024-longl…
Wrote this people about people-pleasing (and the gendered nature of it) for the Globe and Mail. Let’s be more honest and less “nice” in 2024 theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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Happening now for the #QTQ2023 Leadership Track: "How to Stop People-Pleasing at Work and in Life" with @APapayanis ✍️💡
"Some of us people-please because we felt small as kids. Others do it to feel needed. The goal is not to let guilt be our compass or to guide our decisions."
I’m starting an advice podcast called Dear Queer, and we’re taking your questions and comments. You can find us at dearqueer.ca or on Instagram at @dear.queer.podcast or you can just reply here!
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Laughter makes life feel lighter and is one valuable way that @APapayanis processes both personal and societal woes.
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Why you should take comedy seriously, written for the @globeandmail #comedy #globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/life/art…
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Thank you @APapayanis and @Chatelaine. It's a dream come true to be featured! 💖
Very grateful to have learned more about the person behind the @survivorcbs win in this @Chatelaine feature on @erika_cas
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Very grateful to have learned more about the person behind the @survivorcbs win in this @Chatelaine feature on @erika_cas
chatelaine.com/living/cultur…
Been thinking a lot about the difference between hope and expectation. This is from a piece I’m writing about it right now:
Expectation applies pressure and holds on too tight, whereas hope has a gentle comforting grip; it’s the difference between being strangled and being held.
Used to enjoy listening to @jayshetty and @LewisHowes podcasts but they feel increasingly patronizing and out-of-touch (in that order). What podcasts should I be listening to instead?
I’m so happy when Steve Martin and Martin Short are in a show together because I don’t have to pause and think about which Martin is the right Martin to mention
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Starting off with @APapayanis's piece about coming out later in life. #NationalComingOutDay
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Karaoke is back after it was deemed a risky activity during the pandemic. On the surface, it might seem like people are just singing and dancing along to prerecorded music, but something more collective happens at karaoke nights.🎤
@APapayanis explains: tgam.ca/3B7RF4O
I wrote a piece for @globeandmail on post-pandemic karaoke 🎤 theglobeandmail.com/life/art…