Blog Posts
10/28/20
Dr. Kim on Organizational Allyship
The events of 2020 have seen organisations across the world denounce systemic racism, but dismantling racial bias is complex and time-consuming work. Canvas8 spoke to Dr. Anatasia Kim to discuss the concept of allyship and how it can be fulfilled at an organisational level.
4/26/20
Children, Teens, and Anxiety
The current COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically magnified the collective anxiety of an already restless world. As we attempt to navigate the stormy seas of uncertainty, children and teens are suffering greatly, leaving many caregivers wondering what they can do to help. Here are 10 easy ways parents and adults can help.
9/13/19
Can we all get along?
We can be fiercely passionate and also respond from a place of grace and wisdom. Constructive conversations about challenging and even controversial topics are possible. But first and foremost, we need to start with ourselves.
7/1/20
True Allyship
Most people understand a social justice ally as one who is in support of or sympathetic to someone who is unjustly targeted. However, a “sympathy” definition turns allyship into a feel-good enterprise, a performative art to be manipulated and exploited for self-adulation and to exonerate oneself from culpability and accountability. We must instead interrogate ourselves and actively seek, speak, and enact truth.
4/5/20
How Do I Manage My Fear in the Era of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed a tsunami of epic proportions, and it seems we are collectively drowning in tidal waves of emotions—stress, worry, anxiety, irritation, anger, depression, and fear. As the number of cases and deaths keeps climbing, fear, in particular, has come to dominate and debilitate. Here is how our craving for certainty has resulted in near paralyzing fear.
7/22/19
Are Constructive Conversations about Culture and Politics Possible?
Yes, absolutely. As long as you’re not looking to mainstream news or social media for the answers.
5/6/20
4 Steps to Tackling Mental Health Distress
In this midst of fear, upheaval, and isolation, we are at the precipice of a mental health crisis – one that far exceeds the current bandwidth of underfunded, fractured, and in many cases around the world, non-existent mental health systems. So, what can we do at home to tackle our growing psychological distress? Shifting our thoughts can be a game changer.
12/31/19
Forget New Year's Resolutions
Studies have found again and again that an overwhelming majority (80-90%) of New Year’s resolutions fail by the end of the first month. By any measure, these are horrible odds. Do something really “new” this year and forgo the same old New Year’s resolutions.
5/12/16
Developing Professional Identities in Legislative Advocacy and Leadership
What is the role of legislative advocacy and policy in my capacity as a clinical psychologist?