Scars We Share Kayleen Jean Johnson

Denise is an Award Winning Author, photographer, poet, and artist. She was sexually abused as a child for many years. She talks about some of her experiences around healing from the abuse. She used her beautiful artistic ability to create a book to help other people on their healing journey.

Kathrin talks about growing up in a home that was not a safe space and having absent parents. She went through a lot that a child should never have to. It was becoming a mother herself that pushed her to make a lot of changes. Parenthood comes up a lot in this episode, for obvious reasons!

Marilyen Kriete talks about being a ward of the province, losing a love, and not dealing with her core grief until later in life.

O.E. Tearman is a writing duo made up of E.S. Argentum and Olivia Wylie. They talk a lot about mental health, supporting others/community, and so much more.

Doug Lawrence is an amazing man. He talks in-depth about mental health and how he discovered he suffered from PTSD. TW: He also talks about a suicide.

JJ is a transgender man who lives in California and is a successful actor. He talks about his experiences around being transgender, top surgery, and how he is now.