18
Aug
In the midst of a custody battle, single motherhood, and the frantic search for a new home, an unexpected night beneath the stars and the kindness of friends and strangers remind me that the...
Posts by Ellise
25
Apr
18
Apr
Last night, on April 16 from 7 pm to 8:30 pm, I facilitated a WRITETOGETHER workshop for "Writers Collective of Canada.
I had just spent an 8 hour day at work where my pain throbbed...
18
Mar
I did not mean for this post to be so fucking dark, but it's what I wrote about in today's workshop and the picture is cool, so yes. Enjoy.
"How to open up our minds...
02
Mar
Finally! My first publication of the year and it's about my shitty heart-broken life. Is this what they call tragic-comedy?
You can read the piece at Unspoken Words Magazine here:Â
Some highlights:
I knew he would in fact,...
17
Feb
"this one, you did not miss
and it made me trust you for years after,
the kind of trust that blinds,
that distorts,
denies all else."
Read more at: https://bipolarandmotherhood.ca/2026/02/17/it-only-has-to-happen-once/
07
Jan
https://bipolarandmotherhood.ca/2026/01/07/unkept/
On gender and friendships, but ultimately about loneliness, which seems to be an ongoing theme in my blog.
29
Nov
November 29: Four Walls & a semi-critique of Vance’s Appalachia – Bipolar and Motherhood
A personal exploration of poverty, class mobility, Appalachia’s decline, and the political myths shaped by JD Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy and modern...
24
Nov
https://bipolarandmotherhood.ca/2025/11/23/on-writing-time-and-legacy/
10
Nov
Exploring addiction through Buddhist philosophy—the realm of hungry ghosts, craving, and the search for peace in sobriety and creative healing.